Who’s No. 1? First SC high school football preseason media poll for 2025 is out
Here are the rankings for the S.C. Prep Football Media Preseason Poll released Monday, Aug. 11. First-place votes and the team records are in parentheses.
Class 5A
1. Dutch Fork (16)
2. Summerville
3. Gaffney
4. Northwestern (1)
5. Irmo
6. Spartanburg
7. Greenwood
8. Sumter
9. TL Hanna
10. (tied) Byrnes
10. (tied) Ridge View
Others receiving votes: White Knoll; Hillcrest; JL Mann; River Bluff; West Florence; Dorman; Berkeley; James Island; Catawba Ridge; Clover; Nation Ford; Boiling Springs
Class 4A
1. South Pointe (10)
2. South Florence (6)
3. Westside (1)
4. Hartsville
5. North Augusta
6. Daniel
7. AC Flora
8. Camden
9. Bishop England
10. Gray Collegiate
Others receiving votes: Seneca, Greer, Wren, Bluffton, May River. Hilton Head Island; Midland Valley; Gilbert; Brookland-Cayce; Fountain Inn
Class 3A
1. Oceanside Collegiate (12)
2. Dillon (2)
3. Belton-Honea Path (2)
4. Woodruff (1)
5. Mountain View Prep
6. Loris
7. Powdersville
8. Newberry
9. Christ Church
10. Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Others receiving votes: Marlboro County, Swansea, Keenan, Broome, Chapman, Aynor, Waccamaw, Crescent, St. Joseph’s
Class 2A
1. Clinton (15)
2. Fairfield Central (1)
3. Batesburg-Leesville
4. Hampton County
5. Chester (1)
6. Barnwell
7. (tie) Manning
7. (tie) Philip Simmons
9. Cheraw
10. Central (Pageland)
Others receiving votes: Strom Thurmond, Saluda, Andrew Jackson, Mullins, Woodland, Liberty, Chesnee, Timberland, Andrews, Ninety-Six
Class A
1. Abbeville (13)
2. Cross (3)
3. Lewisville (1)
4. Lake View
5. Bamberg-Ehrhardt
6. Lamar
7. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler
8. Blackville-Hilda
9. Johnsonville
10. (tie) Hannah-Pamplico
10. (tie) Latta
Others receiving votes: Dixie, Calhoun County, Branchville, Baptist Hill, Ridgeland, Lee Central, Hardeeville, Ware Shoals, Ridge Spring-Monetta, McBee, Carvers Bay, Denmark-Olar, Wagener-Salley, Whitmire, Great Falls
Voters this week: Mac Banks, Fort Mill Preps; Lou Bezjak, The State Newspaper; Jed Blackwell, SC Prep RedZone; Travis Boland, Times & Democrat; Dennis Brunson, High School Sports Report; Scott Chancey, Florence Morning News; Chris Dearing, SC Prep Redzone/The State Newspaper; Thomas Grant, Irmo News/SC Prep RedZone; Ian Guerin, SC Prep RedZone; Travis Jenkins, Chester News & Reporter; James McBee, Boiling Springs Journal; Chris Miller, WRHI; MyHorry News; David Shelton, Post and Courier/High School Sports Report; Brett Shugart, Fox Sports Spartanburg; Brandon Stockdale, SC Prep RedZone; Trey Stewart, Greer News; Pete Yanity, WSPA
This story was originally published August 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM with the headline "Who’s No. 1? First SC high school football preseason media poll for 2025 is out."
