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Who’s No. 1? A look at top teams in SC Basketball Coaches preseason rankings

Keenan’s celebrate after beating Camden in the South Carolina High School League Championship at USC Aiken on Friday, March 4, 2022.
Keenan’s celebrate after beating Camden in the South Carolina High School League Championship at USC Aiken on Friday, March 4, 2022. online@thestate.com

The South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association released its preseason basketball rankings for the 2022-23 season.

Here is a look at the who is in the top 10 in each classification.

Class 5A Boys Poll

1. Lexington: 2. Dorman; 3. Goose Creek; 4. Byrnes; 5. Summerville; 6. TL Hanna; 7. Fort Mill; 8. Conway; 9. Sumter; 10. Cane Bay

Class 5A Girls Poll

1. Rock Hill; 2. Stratford; 3. Mauldin; 4. Stall; 5. Lexington; 6. Dorman; 7. Summerville; 8. Spring Valley; 9. Woodmont; 10. Sumter

Class 4A Boys Poll

1. Wilson; 2. North Augusta; 3. Lancaster; 4. West Florence; 5. Ridge View; 6. James Island; 7. Greenville; 8. AC Flora; 9. Riverside; 10. Midland Valley

Class 4A Girls Poll

1. North Augusta; 2. South Florence; 3. Westside; 4. Westwood; 5. Bluffton; 6. South Pointe; 7. AC Flora; 8. Greer ; 9. North Myrtle Beach 10. (tie) Greenville; 10. (tie) Northwestern

Class 3A Boys Poll

1. Orangeburg-Wilkinson; 2. Powdersville; 3. Daniel; 4. Crestwood; 5. Dreher; 6. Beaufort; 7. Travelers Rest; 8. Clinton; 9. Wren; 10. Manning

Class 3A Girls Poll

1. Camden; 2. Southside; 3. Wren; 4. Orangeburg-Wilksinson; 5. Lower Richland; 6. Blue Ridge; 7. Philip Simmons; 8. Daniel; 9. Chapman; 10. Crestwood

Class 2A Boys Poll

1. Gray Collegiate; 2. Keenan; 3. Oceanside Collegiate; 4. Wade Hampton; 5. Andrew Jackson; 6. Landrum; 7. Abbeville; 8. Mullins; 9. Woodland; 10. Strom Thurmond

Class 2A Girls Poll

1. Keenan; 2. Gray Collegiate; 3. Blacksburg; 4. Fairfield Central; 5. Silver Bluff; 6. Bishop England; 7. Andrew Jackson; 8. Kingstree; 9. Saluda; 10. Barnwell

Class A Boys Poll

1. Calhoun County; 2. Great Falls; 3. Scott’s Branch; 4. Christ Church; 5. Denmark-Olar; 6. Baptist Hill; 7. CA Johnson; 8. Calhoun Falls; 9. Estill; 10. High Point Academy

Class A Girls Poll

1. Military Magnet’ 2. Denmark-Olar; 3. Christ Church; 4. Lake View; 5. Whale Branch; 6. Calhoun Falls; 7. High Point Academy ; 8. McBee; 9. Estill; 10. Carvers Bay

Gray Collegiate basketball coach Dion Bethea celebrates after his team wins the Class 2A state championship game Saturday in Aiken.
Gray Collegiate basketball coach Dion Bethea celebrates after his team wins the Class 2A state championship game Saturday in Aiken. Tracy Kimball tkimball@heraldonline.com

This story was originally published November 14, 2022 at 5:26 PM with the headline "Who’s No. 1? A look at top teams in SC Basketball Coaches preseason rankings."

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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