High School Sports

Shakeup in 5A rankings, plus rest of this week’s high school football media poll

Here are the rankings for the S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Oct. 14. First-place votes and the team records are in parentheses.

Class 5A

1. Irmo (17) (7-0)

2. Northwestern (3) (7-1)

3. Dutch Fork (5-1)

4. Summerville (6-1)

5. Greenwood (6-1)

6. Ridge View (5-2)

7. James Island (6-1)

8. Gaffney (5-2)

9. Indian Land (7-0)

10. TL Hanna (6-1)

Others receiving votes: Dorman, Stratford, Spartanburg, White Knoll, Sumter, Greenville, Byrnes

Class 4A

1. South Pointe (19) (6-1)

2. South Florence (1) (6-1)

3. AC Flora (7-1)

4. Gray Collegiate (5-2)

5. Daniel (6-1)

6. North Augusta (6-1)

7. Hilton Head Island (6-1)

8. Seneca (7-1)

9. Camden (6-2)

10. May River (6-1)

Others receiving votes: Wren, Midland Valley, Hartsville

Class 3A

1. Belton-Honea Path (14) (7-0)

2. Oceanside Collegiate (5) (6-2)

3. Newberry (1) (8-0)

4. Loris (7-0)

5. Mountain View Prep (7-0)

6. Woodruff (6-1)

7. Orangeburg-Wilkinson (7-0)

8. Marlboro County (6-1)

9. Swansea (7-0)

10. Dillon (4-3)

Others receiving votes: Powdersville, Christ Church

Class 2A

1. Central (20) (6-0)

2. Clinton (5-3)

3. Strom Thurmond (6-1)

4. Timberland (6-1)

5. Hampton County (4-3)

6. Phillip Simmons (5-2)

7. Fairfield Central (5-3)

8. Saluda (5-2)

9. Batesburg-Leesville (4-3)

10. Chester (5-3)

Others receiving votes: North Central, Andrew Jackson, East Clarendon, Chesnee

Class A

1. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (18) (7-0)

2. Abbeville (2) (5-2)

3. Cross (7-1)

4. Ware Shoals (7-0)

5. Carvers Bay (8-0)

6. Johnsonville (5-1)

7. Latta (5-1)

8. Lamar (5-2)

9. Lewisville (4-3)

10. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (5-2)

Others receiving votes: Dixie, Scott’s Branch, Baptist Hill

Voters this week: Mac Banks, Fort Mill Prep Sports; Lou Bezjak, The State Newspaper; Jed Blackwell, SC Prep RedZone; Travis Boland, Times and Democrat; Dennis Brunson, High School Sports Report; Scott Chancey, Florence Morning News; Chris Dearing, The State/SC Prep RedZone; Jordan Ferrell, Fox Sports Spartanburg; Justin Jarrett, LowcoSports; Travis Jenkins, The News & Reporter; Wes Kerr, LowcoSports; James McBee, Boiling Springs Journal; Chris Miller, WRHI; David Shelton Post and Courier/High School Sports Report; Brett Shugart, Fox Sports Spartanburg; Brandon Stockdale, SC Prep RedZone; Pete Yanity, WSPA

This story was originally published October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM.

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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