Statewide High School Football Rankings: Week 8

Here are the rankings for the S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Oct. 15. First-place votes and the team records are in parentheses. Teams bolded are new teams in the rankings for this week and arrows up and down show which teams moved up and down from last week.

Class 5A

1. Dutch Fork (17) (6-0)
2. Northwestern (8-0)
3. Gaffney (1) (5-0)
4. Summerville (7-0) ? 1
5. Irmo (7-0) ? 1
6. Sumter (7-0)
7. JL Mann (4-1)
8. Boiling Springs (4-1) ? 2
9. Spartanburg (5-1)
10. Hillcrest (4-1) ? 2

Dropped out: River Bluff

Others receiving votes: Greenwood, River Bluff, Ashley Ridge, White Knoll

Class 4A

1. Westside (19) (5-0)
2. Daniel (4-1)
3. South Pointe (5-2)
4. May River (6-0)
5. Seneca (6-0)
6. South Florence (5-2)
7. Hartsville (5-1-1) ? 1
8. Wren (4-1) ? 1
9. North Augusta (4-1) ? 1
10. AC Flora (6-2)

Dropped out: Richland Northeast

Others receiving votes: Gray Collegiate, Richland Northeast, Fountain Inn

Class 3A

1. Belton-Honea Path (12) (5-1)
2. Mountain View Prep (5) (6-0)
3. Marlboro County (1) (6-0)
4. Loris (6-1)
5. Woodruff (5-0)
6. Dillon (5-2)
7. Swansea (5-2) ? 1
8. Oceanside Collegiate (4-3) ? 1
9. Orangeburg-Wilkinson (5-1) ?
10. Keenan (5-3)

Dropped out: Aynor

Others receiving votes: Newberry, Powdersville, St. Joseph’s, Aynor, Battery Creek

Class 2A

1. Batesburg-Leesville (9) (6-0)
2. Saluda (7) (5-0)
3. Hampton County (1) (6-1)
4. Fairfield Central (6-1) ? 1
5. Clinton (4-2) ? 1
6. Barnwell (1) (6-1)
7. Strom Thurmond (4-1)
8. Manning (5-1) ? 1
9. Philip Simmons (5-2)
10. Landrum (5-1)

Dropped out: Andrews, Chesterfield

Others receiving votes: Woodland, Timberland, Andrews, East Clarendon, Chesterfield

Class A

1. Abbeville (17) (4-1)
2. Lewisville (1) (5-1)
3. Blackville-Hilda (5-1)
4. Lake View (6-1)
5. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (4-2)
6. Lamar (5-2)
7. Cross (6-2)
8. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (5-1)
9. Dixie (5-0)
10. Branchville (6-1)

Dropped out: None

Others receiving votes: Latta, Hannah-Pamplico, Baptist Hill, Lee Central

Voters this week: Lou Bezjak, The State Newspaper; Jed Blackwell, SC Prep RedZone; Scott Chancey, Florence Morning News; Andrew Chodes, Greenwood Index Journal; Chris Dearing, SC Prep Redzone/The State Newspaper; Jordan Ferrell, Fox Sports Spartanburg  Ian Guerin, SC Prep RedZone; Thomas Grant, SC Prep RedZone; Justin Jarrett, LowcoSports; Travis Jenkins, Chester News & Reporter; Wes Kerr,LowcoSports; Gene Knight, WRHI; James McBee, Boiling Springs Journal; David Shelton, Post & Courier/HS Sports Report; Brett Shugart, Fox Sports Spartanburg; Brandon Stockdale, SC Prep RedZone; Joe Wedra, My Horry News; Pete Yanity, WSPA