S.C. Prep Football Writers' Poll-- Nov. 10

Photo By Joe L. Hughes II

Crosstown rivals South Pointe and Northwestern roll into the playoffs ranked highly in South Carolina and nationally, the squads being two of five the Palmetto State recognized in the RivalsHigh 100 weekly countdown.

Apparently, kids in the Palmetto State know how to play them some football.
Five programs -- Dorman, Northwestern, Goose Creek, Greenwood, and the latest entrant Class AAA powerhouse South Pointe -- were listed among the nation's top programs in the latest RivalsHigh 100 poll. Byrnes and North Augusta were previously included in the poll, released weekly by writers with Rivals.com.
While being showered with praise and adoration is great, teams around the state have their eyes fixed toward Columbia, each of them in the home stretch toward a championship.
As for the polls, Class AAAA's top four teams remained as they have for the past several weeks, but following the losses of Irmo and Beaufort in week 11 things up a bit, with the likes of Gaffney and North Augusta being the chief recipients of such good fortune in the opinion of S.C. prep football writers.
Class AAA was relatively unchanged with the exception of the return to prominence for Berkeley and Chester, both of whom returned the poll after impressive road wins the first weekend of the playoffs.
Like a broken record, the Class AA poll again is headed by Dillon and Central, followed by undefeated Timberland and a one-loss Silver Bluff squad. Lake City, Strom Thurmond and Manning follow those teams, with Woodruff breaking into things at No. 8 as it rides the wings of a six-game winning streak.
Everything held to form for the most part in Class A, with the only ranked team to drop out of the poll being Johnsonville, which was replaced by the squad that defeated it last week, Ridgeland.

CLASS 4A
1. Dorman (11-0)-- vs. White Knoll, first round Class AAAA Big 16 playoffs
2. Northwestern (11-0)-- vs. James Island, first round Class AAAA Div. II playoffs
3. Goose Creek (11-0)-- vs. Conway, first round Class AAAA Div. II playoffs
4. Greenwood (10-1)-- vs. Laurens, first round Class AAAA Div. II playoffs
5. Gaffney (8-3)-- vs. Wando, first round Class AAAA Big 16 playoffs
6. North Augusta (10-1)-- vs. Richland Northeast, first round Class AAAA Div. II playoffs
7. Irmo (9-2)-- vs. Spartanburg, first round Class AAAA Big 16 playoffs
8. Summerville (9-2)-- vs. Blythewood, first round Class AAAA Big 16 playoffs
9. Dutch Fork (9-2)-- vs. Clover, first round Class AAAA Big 16 playoffs
10. Beaufort (9-2)-- vs. Easley, first round Class AAAA Div. II playoffs

CLASS 3A
1. South Pointe (10-1)-- vs. Daniel
2. Myrtle Beach (10-1)-- vs. Cane Bay
3. Belton-Honea Path (11-0)-- vs. Chester
4. Fairfield Central (10-1)-- at Union County
5. Greenville (10-1)-- vs. Seneca
6. Bluffton (10-1)-- vs. A.C. Flora
7. Union County (8-3)-- vs. Fairfield Central
8. Berkeley (8-3)-- at Midland Valley
9. AC Flora (10-1)-- at Bluffton
10. Chester (7-4)-- at Belton-Honea Path

CLASS 2A
1. Dillon (11-0)--vs. Wade Hampton (H)
2. Central (11-0)--vs. Chesnee
3. Timberland (11-0)-- vs. Woodland
4. Silver Bluff (10-1)-- vs. Manning
5. Lake City (9-2)-- at Hanahan
6. Strom Thurmond (9-2)-- vs. Mid-Carolina
7. Manning (8-3)-- at Silver Bluff
8. Woodruff (8-3)-- vs. Cheraw
9. Mid-Carolina (10-1)-- at Strom Thurmond
10. Woodland (9-2)-- at Timberland

CLASS A
1. Williston-Elko (10-1)-- vs. Great Falls, Class A Div. II Lower State semifinals
2. Hemingway (11-0)-- vs. Burke, Class A Div. I Lower State semifinals
3. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (11-0)-- vs. Ridgeland, Class A Div. I Lower State semifinals
4. Abbeville (10-1)-- vs. Calhoun County, Class A Div. I Upper State semifinals
5. Lamar (10-1)-- at Chesterfield, Class A Div. I Upper State semifinals
6. Scott’s Branch (9-2)-- vs. Lake View, Class A Div. II Lower State semifinals
7. Calhoun County (9-2)-- at Abbeville, Class A Div.I Upper State semifinals
8. Christ Church (11-0)-- vs. Fox Creek, Class A Div. II Upper State semifinals
9. Chesterfield (8-3)-- vs. Lamar, Class A Div. I Upper State semifinals
10. Ridgeland (8-3)-- at Bamberg-Ehrhardt, Class A Div. I Lower State semifinals

The S.C. Prep Writers’ Poll is compiled by The State with voting by Adam Regan-Anderson Independent Mail, Justin Jarrett-Beaufort Gazette/Island Packet, Bob Castello-Greenville News, Matt Anderson-Greenwood Index-Journal, Shane Bowen-Myrtle Beach Sun News, Barry Byers-Rock Hill Herald, Kevin Melton-Spartanburg Herald Journal and Akilah Nelson-The State.