Dutch Fork begins season at No. 1, seven Midlands ranked in preseason high school football poll

S.C. Prep Media Preseason Football Poll

First-place votes in parentheses

Class 5A

1. Dutch Fork (15)

2. Dorman

3. Gaffney

4. Fort Dorchester

5. T.L. Hanna

6. Spartanburg

7. Spring Valley

8. (tie) Hillcrest

Summerville

10. Berkeley

Receiving votes: Byrnes, Greenwood, Sumter, Northwestern, Westside, Boiling Springs, Chapin.

Class 4A

1. South Pointe (12)

2. Hartsville (3)

3. Greer

4. (tie) Belton-Honea Path

Myrtle Beach

6. North Myrtle Beach

7. Greenville

8. Westwood

9. South Aiken

10. York

Also receiving votes: North Augusta, Brookland-Cayce, Eastside, Ridge View, Wren

Class 3A

1. Dillon (15)

2. Emerald

3. Gilbert

4. Chester

5. Chapman

6. Strom Thurmond

7. Newberry

8. Broome

9. Seneca

10. Fairfield Central

Also receiving votes: Bishop England, Wade Hampton (H), Union County, Cheraw, Chesnee

Class 2A

1. Abbeville (15)

2. Barnwell

3. Carvers Bay

4. Bamberg-Ehrhardt

5. Saluda

6. Timberland

7. Southside Christian

8. (tie) Batesburg-Leesville

Lee Central

10. Whale Branch

Also receiving votes: Latta, Gray Collegiate, Chesterfield, Blacksburg, Central, Calhoun County, Woodland, Hannah-Pamplico, Buford, Andrews

Class A

1. Lamar (15)

2. Lake View

3. Ridge Spring-Monetta

4. Williston-Elko

5. Hemingway

6. C.E. Murray

7. Baptist Hill

8. Wagener-Salley

9. Dixie

10. McCormick

Also receiving votes: Green Sea–Floyds, Scott’s Branch, Cross, St. John’s, Timmonsville, McBee, Blackville-Hilda

This story was originally published August 14, 2018 at 3:22 PM.