High School Sports

A pair of new No. 1s. Plus who moved up, down in latest SC high school football polls

Here are the rankings for the S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Sept. 24. First-place votes and the team records are in parentheses.

Class 5A

1. Dutch Fork (17) (4-0)

2. Gaffney (1) (4-0)

3. Northwestern (1) (5-0)

4. Summerville (4-0)

5. Irmo (5-0)

6. Sumter (5-0)

7. JL Mann (3-1)

8. Hillcrest (4-0)

9. White Knoll (3-1)

10. Boiling Springs (3-1)

Others receiving votes: Spartanburg, River Bluff, Greenwood, James Island, West Florence, Dorman

Class 4A

1. Westside (19) (4-0)

2. Daniel (3-1)

3. Richland Northeast (5-0)

4. South Pointe (3-2)

5. May River (4-0)

6. South Florence (3-2)

7. Seneca (5-0)

8. Camden (3-2)

9. Wren (3-1)

10. Hartsville (2-1-1)

Others receiving votes: North Augusta, Gray Collegiate, Hilton Head Island, Bishop England, Fountain Inn

Class 3A

1. Belton Honea-Path (10) (4-1)

2. Mountain View Prep (5) (5-0)

3. Marlboro County (2) (4-0)

4. Dillon (2) (3-1)

5. Woodruff (5-0)

6. Loris (4-0)

7. Aynor (4-1)

8. Oceanside Collegiate (2-3)

9. Pendleton (2-2)

10. Orangeburg-Wilkinson (4-1)

Others receiving votes: receiving votes: Swansea, Powdersville, Newberry, Keenan, St. Joseph’s Broome, Fox Creek, North Charleston

Class 2A

1. Saluda (8) (4-0)

2. Batesburg-Leesville (5) (4-0)

3. Clinton (1) (3-2)

4. Hampton County (3) (4-1)

5. Fairfield Central (1) (4-1)

6. Barnwell (1) (4-1)

7. Strom Thurmond (3-1)

8. Chesterfield (5-0)

9. Andrews (4-0)

10. Woodland (4-0)

Others receiving votes: Mullins, Philip Simmons, Manning, Academic Magnet, Landrum, Liberty

Class A

1. Abbeville (17) (3-1)

2. Lewisville (1) (3-1)

3. Blackville-Hilda (4-1)

4. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (3-2)

5. Lake View (3-1)

6. Dixie (4-0)

7. Lamar (3-2)

8. Branchville (1) (4-0)

9. Cross (3-2)

10. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (3-1)

Others receiving votes: Hannah-Pamplico, McBee, Williston-Elko, Latta, Baptist Hill

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; Wes Kerr, LowcoSports; Justin Jarrett, LowcoSports; Travis Jenkins, Chester News & Reporter; Gene Knight, WRHI; 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 24, 2024 at 3:20 PM with the headline "A pair of new No. 1s. Plus who moved up, down in latest SC high school football polls."

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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