High School Football

Who’s moving up, down in latest SC high school football statewide rankings

Here are the statewide high school team rankings for the S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Oct. 18. First-place votes in parentheses.

Class 5A

1. Dutch Fork (17)

2. Dorman (1)

3. Lexington

4. TL Hanna

5. Gaffney

6. Hillcrest (1)

7. Summerville

8. Sumter

9. Fort Dorchester

10. Byrnes

Others receiving votes: Spartanburg, Blythewood, River Bluff, Clover, Ashley Ridge

Class 4A

1. South Florence (16)

2. AC Flora (2)

3. West Florence

4. Northwestern

5. Catawba Ridge (1)

6. Ridge View

7. South Pointe

8. Greenville

9. James Island

10. Westside

Others receiving votes: Hartsville, Lucy Beckham, Wilson

Class 3A

1. Daniel (19)

2. Dillon

3. Clinton

4. Powdersville

5. Beaufort

6. Belton Honea Path

7. Camden

8. Loris

9. Gilbert

10. Hanahan

Others receiving votes: Chester, Seneca, Manning, Brookland-Cayce. Crestwood.

Class 2A

1. Oceanside Collegiate (14)

2. Barnwell (4)

3. Abbeville

4. Woodland

5. Gray

6. Marion

7. Strom Thurmond

8. Saluda (1)

9. Buford

10. Andrew Jackson

Others receiving votes: Andrews, Silver Bluff, Fairfield Central, Wade Hampton

Class A

1. Johnsonville (11)

2. Christ Church (4)

3. Lewisville

4. St. Joe’s

5. Estill (3)

6. Southside Christian (1)

7. Calhoun County

8. Lake View

9. Bamberg-Ehrhardt

10. Baptist Hill

Others receiving votes: Lamar, Whale Branch, Whitmire, Cross

Voters this week: Sam Albuquerque (Spartanburg Herald Journal), Lou Bezjak (The State), Jed Blackwell (PrepRedzone), Travis Boland (Times & Democrat), Dennis Brunson (High School Sports Report), Scott Chancey (Florence Morning News) Tyler Cupp (WRHI), Joe Dandron (Greenville News), Chris Dearing (Prep RedZone/Cola Daily), Cody Estremera (Greenwood Index Journal), Thomas Grant (Lexington Chronicle), Ian Guerin (My Horry News/Prep RedZone), Travis Jenkins (News & Reporter), Gene Knight (WRHI) James McBee (Boiling Springs Sports Journal). Chris Miller (WRHI), David Shelton (Post and Courier/Prep RedZone/HSSR), Brandon Stockdale (Prep RedZone), Pete Yanity (WSPA)

This story was originally published October 18, 2022 at 3:00 PM with the headline "Who’s moving up, down in latest SC high school football statewide 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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