Little change in Sept. 19 HS football state rankings

The latest South Carolina high school football state rankings are out and remain mostly the same, especially for schools from The Herald’s coverage area.

South Pointe’s impressive road win at Buford (Ga.) certainly did the Stallions’ no harm in the polls. South Pointe remains where it has all season, as a unanimous No. 1 team in 4A football. Chester gained ground with Fairfield Central’s loss, the Cyclones moving up to No. 5 in 3A. And Lewisville is No. 3 in 1A coming off a blowout win over Eau Claire.

5A

1. Fort Dorchester (13)

2. Byrnes

3. Dutch Fork

4. T.L. Hanna

5. Conway

6. Spring Valley

7. Greenwood

8. Boiling Springs

9. Sumter

10. Gaffney

Receiving votes: Spartanburg, Summerville and Ashley Ridge.

4A

1. South Pointe (13)

2. North Myrtle Beach

3. Hartsville

4. North Augusta

5. South Aiken

6. Belton-Honea Path

7. Greer

8. Ridge View

9. Greenville

10. Berkeley

Receiving votes: Eastside, Beaufort.

3A

1. Chapman (12)

2. Dillon (1)

3. Newberry

4. Gilbert

5. Chester

6. Manning

7. Strom Thurmond

8. Timberland

9. Powdersville

10. Brookland-Cayce

Receiving votes: Fairfield Central, Palmetto, Emerald.

2A

1. Abbeville (13)

2. Barnwell

3. Carvers Bay and Cheraw (tie)

5. Bamberg-Ehrhardt

6. Chesterfield

7. Latta

8. Lee Central

9. Buford

10. Southside Christian

Receiving votes: Saluda, Batesburg-Leesville.

1A

1. Lamar (11)

2. Hemingway

3. Lewisville (2)

4. Lake View

5. St. John's

6. C.E. Murray

7. Wagener-Salley

8. Williston-Elko

9. Baptist Hill

10. Cross

Receiving votes: Bethune-Bowman, Scotts Branch, Branchville.

This story was originally published September 19, 2017 at 3:16 PM with the headline "Little change in Sept. 19 HS football state rankings."