Hilton Head Island High's performance in last season's soccer playoffs is reflected in the S.C. High School Soccer Coaches Association's preseason rankings released on Friday.
The girls team is No. 1 in Class 3-A after the Seahawks defeated Eastside, 1-0, to win the state championship, their second in a row and third in five seasons. The Seahawks, led by Faith Lifer and Emily Crick, recorded 18 shutouts last season on their way to a 25-2 record.
The boys, led by returning All-State defender Chris MacMurray, are ranked second in Class 3-A after falling 3-1 to Fort Mill in their first state championship match to finish as the runner-up at 17-4.
The Beaufort Academy girls are ranked third in the SCISAA Class 2-A/1-A poll. The Eagles, led by Miranda Weslake and keeper Charlotte Delfosse, finished 11-6 and fell, 2-1, to Oakbrook Prep in the state championship match last season.
In the SCISAA Class 3-A girls poll, Hilton Head Christian is ranked fifth. The Eagles fell 5-1 to Porter-Gaud in the semifinals last season.
S.C. High School Soccer Coaches Association Preseason Rankings
BOYS
Class 4-A: 1. J.L. Mann; 2. Wando; 3. Dutch Fork; 4. Fort Mill; 5. South Aiken; 6. Irmo; 7. Clover; 8. Mauldin; 9. Northwestern; 10. South Pointe
Class 3-A: 1. Eastside; 2. Hilton Head; 3. Chapin; 4. Myrtle Beach; 5. Gilbert; 6. Seneca; 7. Brookland-Cayce; 8. Socastee; 9. Walhalla; 10. Wren
Class 2-A: 1. Academic Magnet; 2. Bishop England; 3. Indian Land; 4. Waccamaw; 5. Barnwell; 6. Ninety Six; 7. Andrews; 8. Bamberg-Ehrhardt; 9. Batesburg-Leesville; 10. Newberry
Class 1-A: 1. St. Joseph's; 2. Christ Church; 3. Dixie; 4. Southside Christian; 5. Governor's School.
SCISAA Class 3-A: 1. Porter-Gaud; 2. Pinewood Prep; 3. Cardinal Newman; 4. Hammond; 5. Wilson Hall.
SCISAA Class 2-A/1-A : 1. Northwood Academy; 2. Oakbrook Prep; 3. Thomas Sumter Academy; 4. James Island Christian; 5. Cathedral Academy.
GIRLS
Class 4-A: 1. T.L. Hanna; 2. Riverside; 3. Wando; 4. South Aiken; 5. Mauldin; 6. Spring Valley; 7. Irmo; 8. Blythewood; 9. West Ashley; 10. Dutch Fork.
Class 3-A : 1. Hilton Head; 2. Eastside; 3. St. James; 4. Wren; 5. A.C. Flora; 6. Woodruff; 7. Myrtle Beach; 8. Greenville; 9. Brookland-Cayce; 10. Seneca.
Class 2-A/1-A: 1. Academic Magnet; 2. Bishop England; 3. Waccamaw; 4. Barnwell; 5. Indian Land; 6. Wade Hampton-Hampton; 7. Pendleton; 8. Marion; 9. Andrew Jackson; 10. Andrews.
SCISAA Class 3-A : 1. Cardinal Newman; 2. Porter-Gaud; 3. Pinewood Prep; 4. Heathwood Hall; 5. Hilton Head Christian.
SCISAA Class 2-A/1-A: 1. Oakbrook Prep; 2. Lowcountry Prep; 3. Beaufort Academy; 4. James Island Christian; 5. Trinity Collegiate


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