The latest Midlands top 10 football poll includes two new teams

Here are this week’s Midlands top 10 high school football teams, as voted on by a panel at The State. Blythewood and River Bluff are new additions to the poll.

1. Dutch Fork (0-0)

Previous Ranking: 1

Last Week: Game against Mallard Creek was canceled

This Week: vs. Spring Valley

2. Hammond (1-0)

Previous Ranking: 2

Last Week: Defeated Charlotte Country Day (N.C.), 15-12

This Week: at Trinity-Byrnes

3. Gilbert (1-0)

Previous Ranking: 4

Last Week: Defeated Gray Collegiate, 35-28

This Week: at Batesburg-Leesville

4. Spring Valley (0-0)

Previous Ranking: 4

Last Week: Off

This Week: at Dutch Fork

5. Westwood (1-0)

Previous Ranking: 7

Last Week: Defeated Lugoff-Elgin, 53-14

This Week: at Blythewood

6. Brookland-Cayce (1-0)

Previous Ranking: 8

Last Week: Defeated White Knoll, 42-35

This Week: at Airport

7. Lexington (1-0)

Previous Ranking: 10

Last Week: Defeated Irmo, 28-21

This Week: vs. Dreher

8. Blythewood (1-0)

Previous Ranking: NR

Last Week: Defeated Ridge View, 38-21

This Week: vs. Westwood

9. Newberry (0-0)

Previous Ranking: 7

Last Week: Off

This Week: at Abbeville

10. River Bluff (1-0)

Previous Ranking: NR

Last Week: Defeated Fort Mill, 61-34

This Week: at Richland Northeast

Also receiving votes: Lower Richland, Gray Collegiate

Dropped out: Fairfield Central, Ridge View

This story was originally published August 20, 2018 at 11:16 AM.