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Top 25 South Carolina High School Football State Rankings (12/9/2024)

South Florence charges up 11 spots to No. 7; Belton-Honea Path and Clinto also make big jumps into the Top 10

Mike Duprez

South Florence quarterback Messiah Jackson (7) looks to pass during the North Augusta and South Florence AAAA high school football semifinal. South Florence won 27-20.
South Florence quarterback Messiah Jackson (7) looks to pass during the North Augusta and South Florence AAAA high school football semifinal. South Florence won 27-20. / Katie Goodale / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The semifinal round of the South Carolina High School League state playoffs is complete, with one new team in the poll.

Here is the complete breakdown of South Carolina’s best, as we see it, after the semifinals of the SCHSL playoffs.

TOP 25 SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATE RANKINGS

1. Westside (13-0)

Previous rank: 1

Last week: defeated South Pointe 35-14, Class AAAA state semifinals.

Up next: vs. South Florence, Class AAAA state championship

2. Dutch Fork (12-0)

Previous rank: 2

Last week: defeated Spartanburg 24-0, Class AAAAA Division 1 state semifinals.

Up next: vs. No. 3 Summerville, Class AAAAA Division 1 state championship

3. Summerville (13-0)

Previous rank: 3

Last week: defeated Sumter 35-6, Class AAAAA Division 1 state semifinals.

Up next: vs. No. 2 Dutch Fork, Class AAAAA Division 1 state championship.

4. Northwestern (13-0)

Previous rank: 4

Last week: defeated No. 9 Gaffney 58-40, Class AAAAA Division 2 state semifinals.

Up next: vs. No. 6 Irmo, Class AAAAA Division 2 state championship.

5. Hammond School (13-0)

Previous rank: 5

Last week: season complete.

Up next: season complete, SCISA 4-A state champions.

6. Irmo (12-1)

Previous rank: 6

Last week: defeated White Knoll 29-25, Class AAAAA Division 2 state semifinals.

Up next: vs. No. 4 Northwestern, Class AAAAA Division 2 state championship.

7. South Florence (11-3)

Previous rank: 18

Last week: defeated North Augusta 27-20, Class AAAA state semifinals

Up next: vs. No. 1 Westside, Class AAAA state championship.

8. Belton-Honea Path (13-1)

Previous rank: 13

Last week: defeated then-No.8 Mountain View Prep 30-22, Class AAA state semifinals

Up next: vs. Oceanside Collegiate Academy, Class AAA state championship.

9. Abbeville (12-1)

Previous rank: 11

Last week: defeated Lewisville 42-18, Class A state semifinals

Up next: vs. Cross, Class A state championship

10. Clinton (11-2)

Previous rank: 19

Last week: defeated Fairfield Central 32-21, Class AA state semifinals

Up next: vs. Barnwell, Class AA state championship.

11. Oceanside Collegiate Academy (10-3)

Previous rank: 20

Last week: defeated Loris 42-7, Class AAA state semifinals

Up next: vs. Belton-Honea Path, Class AAA state championship

12. Barnwell (13-1)

Previous rank: 16

Last week: defeated Manning 37-14, Class AA state semifinals

Up next: vs. Clinton, Class AA state championship

13. Sumter (12-1)

Previous rank: 7

Last week: lost to No. 3 Summerville 35-6, Class AAAAA Division 1 state semifinals.

Up next: season complete

14. Mountain View Prep (12-1)

Previous rank: 8

Last week: lost to No. 13 Belton-Honea Path 30-22, Class AAA state semifinals.

Up next: season complete

15. Gaffney (10-2)

Previous rank: 9

Last week: lost to Northwestern 58-40, Class AAAAA Division 2 state semifinals.

Up next: season complete

16. Spartanburg (9-2)

Previous rank: 10

Last week: No. 2 Dutch Fork 24-0, Class AAAAA Division 1 state semifinals.

Up next: season complete

17. South Pointe (11-2)

Previous rank: 12

Last week:  lost to No. 2 Westside 35-14, Class AAAA state semifinals.

Up next: season complete

18. Cross (12-2)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: defeated Lake View 36-7, Class A state semifinals

Up next: vs. Abbeville, Class A state championship

19. Loris (11-2)

Previous rank: 14

Last week: lost to Oceanside Collegiate Academy 42-7, Class AAA state semifinals.

Up next: season complete

20. Fairfield Central (12-2)

Previous rank: 15

Last week: lost to Clinton 32-21, Class AA state semifinals.

Up next: season complete

21. North Augusta (12-2)

Previous rank: 17

Last week: lost to No. 16 South Florence 27-20, Class AAAA state semifinals.

Up next: season complete

22. Manning (11-2)

Previous rank: 21

Last week: lost No. 16 Barnwell 37-14, Class AA state semifinals.

Up next: season complete

23. Lewisville (12-2)

Previous rank: 22

Last week: lost to Abbeville 42-18, Class A state semifinals.

Up next: season complete.

24. Daniel (11-2)

Previous rank: 23

Last week: season complete

Up next: season complete

25. Batesburg-Leesville (12-1)

Previous rank: 24

Last week: season complete

Up next: season complete

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Mike Duprez
MIKE DUPREZ

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.

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