The three Lowco area teams who have cracked the top 10 in the S.C. Prep Football Media Poll held their ground this week.
Whale Branch remains the area’s highest-ranked team at No. 4 in the Class 1A poll, but the Warriors (1-0) haven’t played since Aug. 20 after having five different opponents cancel prospective games last week. The Warriors are set to open play at St. John’s on Friday.
Beaufort High held steady at No. 7 in Class 4A after an impressive 33-23 home win over Georgia power Benedictine on Friday, while region rival May River is right on the Eagles’ heels at No. 10. The Eagles (3-0) host West Ashley. on Friday, while the Sharks (2-0) play host to Wade Hampton.
This week’s rankings for S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Sept. 6. First-place votes in parentheses.
Class 5A
1. Dutch Fork (17)
2. Fort Dorchester
3. TL Hanna
4. Gaffney
5. Ridge View
6. Northwestern
7. Byrnes
8. Chapin
9. Dorman
10. Ashley Ridge
Others receiving votes: Spring Valley, Woodmont, Riverside, Carolina Forest, Sumter, Mauldin, Blythewood.
Class 4A
1. A.C. Flora (15)
2. Greenville (2)
3. Myrtle Beach
4. South Pointe
5. Greenwood
6. North Myrtle Beach
7. Beaufort
8. South Florence
9. Catawba Ridge
10. May River
Others receiving votes: West Florence, North Augusta, Pickens, Irmo
Class 3A
1. Daniel (17)
2. Dillon
3. Chapman
4. Camden
5. Brookland-Cayce
6. Chester
7. Aynor
8. Clinton
9. Lower Richland
10. Gilbert
Others receiving votes: Powdersville, Union County, Hanahan, Crestwood, Fairfield Central, Pickens
Class 2A
1. Abbeville (17)
2. Gray Collegiate
3. Marion
4. Saluda
5. Silver Bluff
6. Barnwell
7. Andrews
8. St. Joseph’s
9. (tie) Phillip Simmons
9. (tie) Newberry
Others receiving votes: Christ Church, Wade Hampton, Lake Marion, Woodland, Andrew Jackson, Central
Class A
1. Southside Christian (17)
2. Lamar
3. Bamberg-Ehrhardt
4. Whale Branch
5. Lewisville
6. Blackville-Hilda
7. Lake View
8. Great Falls
9. Hannah-Pamplico
10. Baptist Hill
Others receiving votes: Wagener-Salley, Calhoun County, Johnsonville, C.A. Johnson, Ridge Spring-Monetta
This Week’s Voters: Lou Bezjak, The State Newspaper; Jed Blackwell, Prep Redzone SC; Travis Boland, Times and Democrat; Dennis Brunson High School Sports Report; Tyler Cupp, WRHI; Joe Dandron, Spartanburg Herald Journal; Chris Dearing, Prep Redzone SC; Thomas Grant, Lexington Chronicle; Ian Guerin, Prep Redzone SC & My Horry News; Travis Jenkins, News & Reporter; Wes Kerr, Lowcosports.com; Tim Leible, The Sumter Item; Justin Mathis, CastPrep and Boiling Springs Journal; James McBee, Boiling Springs Journal; David Shelton, Charleston Post & Courier and High School Sports Report; Brandon Stockdale, Prep Redzone SC; Pete Yanity, WSPA