South Pointe No. 2 in 3A classification, according to HSSR preseason football rankings
The High School Sports Report has released its first high school football rankings for 2015.
The publication, run by Billy Baker and based in Moncks Corner, picked Spartanburg as the state’s top team in 4A, Greer as the top team in 3A, Dillon as the best in 2A, and Christ Church - winners of a state record 54 straight games - pegged as the No. 1 outfit in 1A.
Defending 3A state champs South Pointe slotted in at No. 2 in that classification. High School Sports Report said the Stallions “are loaded in the (defensive) secondary,” and return the HSSR’s 3A player of the year on the offensive side of the ball, quarterback Greg Ruff.
Northwestern checked in at No. 4 in 4A. York, the defending 4A-Division II state finalists, were ranked No. 9, and Fort Mill, coming off the school’s best season in over 15 years, is ranked No. 13 in 4A. And Great Falls got a nod in the 1A rankings, the Red Devils listed at No. 17.
2015 HSSR preseason football state rankings
4A
1. Spartanburg; 2. Fort Dorchester; 3. Hillcrest; 4. Northwestern; 5. South Florence; 6. Dutch Fork; 7. Dorman; 8. Byrnes; 9. York; 10. Greenwood; 11. Wando; 12. Westside; 13. Fort Mill; 14. Goose Creek; 15. Ashley Ridge; 16. North Augusta; 17. Colleton County; 18. Westwood; 19. River Bluff; 20. White Knoll.
3A
1. Greer; 2. South Pointe; 3. Myrtle Beach; 4. Hartsville; 5. Marlboro County; 6. Hanahan; 7 Daniel; 8. A.C. Flora; 9. Seneca; 10. Emerald; 11. Midland Valley; 12. Berkeley; 13. Swansea; 14. Wren; 15. Chapin; 16. Wilson; 17. Brookland-Cayce; 18. Hilton Head; 19. Beaufort; 20. Broome.
2A
1. Dillon; 2. Timberland; 3. Central; 4. Newberry; 5. Chesnee; 6. Loris; 7. Cheraw; 8. Woodruff; 9. Batesburg-Leesville; 10. Fairfield Central; 11. Keenan; 12. Strom Thurmond; 13. Abbeville; 14. Ninety-Six; 15. Powdersville; 16. Ridgeland-Hardeeville; 17. Pelion; 18. Silver Bluff; 19. Woodland; 20. Chesterfield.
1A
1.Christ Church; 2. McBee; 3. Bamberg-Ehrhardt; 4. Allendale-Fairfax; 5. Calhoun County; 6. Lake View; 7. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler; 8, Lamar; 9. St Joseph's; 10. Estill; 11. Hemingway; 12. St. Johns; 13. Williston-Elko; 14. Fox Creek; 15 St. Joseph's; 16. Cross; 17. Great Falls; 18. Southside Christian; 19. Timmonsville; 20. Carvers Bay.
This story was originally published June 30, 2015 at 12:47 PM with the headline "South Pointe No. 2 in 3A classification, according to HSSR preseason football rankings."