High School Sports

Two new No. 1 teams in this week’s statewide high school football media poll

Here are the rankings for the S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Sept. 17. First-place votes and the team records are in parentheses.

Class 5A

1. Dutch Fork (18) (3-0)

2. Gaffney (1) (3-0)

3. Northwestern (4-0)

4. Summerville (3-0)

5. Irmo (4-0)

6. Sumter (4-0)

7. Hillcrest (3-0)

8. JL Mann (2-1)

9. White Knoll (2-1)

10. Boiling Springs (3-0)

Others receiving votes: TL Hanna, Spartanburg, Chapin, River Bluff, Blythewood, Greenwood

Class 4A

1. Westside (19) (3-0)

2. Daniel (2-1)

3. Camden (3-1)

4. May River (4-0)

5. South Pointe (2-2)

6. Richland Northeast (4-0)

7. Seneca (4-0)

8. Wren (3-1)

9. South Florence (2-2)

10 Gray Collegiate (1-2)

Others receiving votes: North Augusta, Hartsville, Bishop England, AC Flora, Hilton Head Island, Crestwood

Class 3A

1. Dillon (15) (4-0)

2. Belton-Honea Path (3) (3-1)

3. Mountain View Prep (4-0)

4. Marlboro County (1) (4-0)

5. Woodruff (4-0)

6. Loris (4-0)

7. Oceanside Collegiate (2-2)

8. Orangeburg-Wilkinson (4-0)

9. Swansea (4-0)

10. Pendleton (2-2)

Others receiving votes: Aynor, Newberry, Broome, St. Joseph’s, Chapman, Fox Creek

Class 2A

1. Hampton County (14) (4-0)

2. Clinton (2) (3-1)

3. Saluda (2) (3-0)

4. Batesburg-Leesville (1) (3-0)

5. Strom Thurmond (2-1)

6. Barnwell (3-1)

7. Fairfield Central (3-1)

8. Chesterfield (4-0)

9. Andrews (3-0)

10. Mullins (4-0)

Others receiving votes: Woodland, Phillip Simmons, Timberland, Manning, East Clarendon, Landrum, Columbia, Academic Magnet

Class A

1. Abbeville (18) (3-1)

2. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (3-1)

3. Lewisville (2-1)

4. Blackville-Hilda (3-1)

5. Lake View (2-1)

6. Dixie (3-0)

7. Branchville (1) (3-0)

8. Lamar (2-2)

9. Cross (2-2)

10. (tie) Hannah-Pamplico (2-1)

10. (tie) Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (2-1)

Others receiving votes: McBee, Williston-Elko, Latta, Baptist Hill, Lee Central, Wagener-Salley

Voters this week: Cam Adams Greenwood Index Journal; Mac Banks, Fort Mill Prep Sports; Lou Bezjak, The State Newspaper; Jed Blackwell, SC Prep RedZone; Scott Chancey, Florence Morning News; Chris Dearing, SC Prep Redzone/The State Newspaper; Jordan Ferrell, Fox Sports Spartanburg Ian Guerin, SC Prep RedZone; Thomas Grant, SC Prep RedZone; Justin Jarrett, LowcoSports; Travis Jenkins, Chester News & Reporter; Gene Knight, WRHI; Tim Leible, The Sumter Item; James McBee, Boiling Springs Journal; David Shelton, Post & Courier/High School Sports Report; Brett Shugart, Fox Sports Spartanburg; Brandon Stockdale, SC Prep Redzone; Joe Wedra, My Horry News; Pete Yanity, WSPA

This story was originally published September 17, 2024 at 2:50 PM with the headline "Two new No. 1 teams in this week’s statewide high school football media poll."

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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