HS football state rankings: South Pointe still unanimous No. 1
South Pointe is one of two unanimous top-ranked teams in South Carolina high school football, according to new statewide polls released Aug. 22. The Stallions opened the season with a 39-7 win over rival Northwestern, cementing the opinion of South Carolina high school football media that they were the top team in the state’s 4A classification.
Abbeville was the other unanimous No. 1, the Panthers topping 2A for a second consecutive week.
Lewisville received four first place votes in 1A after handling 2A Andrew Jackson last week. The Lions could pick up more votes with a win this week on the road at 2A’s No. 7-ranked Blacksburg.
Despite its loss to Westwood, Chester remained in the top-10 in 3A football, at No. 9. York received votes in the 4A poll; the Cougars open their 2017 campaign this week at home against Rock Hill.
5A
1. Dutch Fork (14)
2. Fort Dorchester (1)
3. Boiling Springs
4. Greenwood
5. Conway
6. Spartanburg
7. Spring Valley
8. Byrnes
9. Summerville
10. Sumter
Receiving votes: T.L. Hanna, Gaffney, Dorman, Westside
4A
1. South Pointe (15)
2. Hartsville
3. South Aiken
4. North Myrtle Beach
5. Greer
6. Belton-Honea Path
7. Daniel
8. North Augusta
9. Chapin
10. Ridge View
Receiving Votes: Berkeley, Union County, York, Greenville, Westwood, Wren, Myrtle Beach
3A
1. Chapman (14)
2. Dillon (1)
3. Fairfield Central
4. Newberry
5. Brookland-Cayce
6. Strom Thurmond
7. Seneca
8. Timberland
9. Chester
10. Powdersville
Receiving Votes: Bluffton, Manning, Woodruff, Gilbert, Pendleton, Bishop England, Palmetto, Broome
2A
1. Abbeville (15)
2. Batesburg-Leesville
3. Barnwell
4. Bamberg-Ehrhardt
5. Cheraw
6. Carvers Bay
7. Blacksburg
8. Lee Central
9. Chesterfield and Latta (tie)
Receiving votes: Andrews, Central, Woodland, Saluda, Southside Christian, Mullins
1A
1. Lamar (10)
2. Lewisville (4)
3. Hemingway (1)
4. Cross
5. St. John's
6. C.E. Murray
7. Lake View
8. Williston-Elko
9. Wagener-Salley
10. McBee
Receiving votes: Dixie, Baptist Hill, Bethune-Bowman, Green Sea Floyds, Hannah-Pamplico
Voters: Chris Dearing, The State; Bret McCormick, The Herald; Lou Bezjak, The State; Joe Hughes, The Sun News; Tyler Cupp, WPUB radio; Travis Jenkins, Chester News Reporter; Jed Blackwell, Spartanburg Herald-Journal; Bob Castello, Greenville News; Chris Burgin, 100.1 The Fan; Eric Russell, Aiken Standard; Scott Chancey, Florence Morning News; Chris Clark, Orangeburg Times and Democrat; Dennis Brunson, Sumter Item; David Roberts, Greenwood Index-Journal; David Shelton, Charleston Post and Courier; Lake Morris, Anderson Independent Mail.
This story was originally published August 22, 2017 at 3:00 PM with the headline "HS football state rankings: South Pointe still unanimous No. 1."