Five football teams from York and Lancaster counties appear in the latest state media rankings of South Carolina High School League programs, released Tuesday as teams head into Week 9 of the regular season.
Northwestern leads the local group at No. 2 in Class 5A. Fort Mill and Rock Hill also made the 5A top 10, while South Pointe and Indian Land are ranked in Class 4A. With three of its high schools in the poll, Rock Hill Schools has more ranked teams than any other district in the area.
Northwestern Chasing Dutch Fork in Class 5A
Northwestern (6 and 1) received eight first place votes, two fewer than top ranked Dutch Fork (7 and 0), which collected the other 10. James Island, also unbeaten at 7 and 0, is third, followed by Berkeley and Dorman.
Fort Mill (6 and 1) is No. 9 in Class 5A, one spot ahead of Rock Hill (5 and 2), which rounds out the top 10. Byrnes, River Bluff and Boiling Springs sit between the Trojans and the Yellow Jackets.
South Pointe and Indian Land Ranked in Class 4A
South Pointe is No. 6 in Class 4A, and Indian Land is No. 8. Westside holds the top spot with 13 first place votes, and Gaffney is second with five.
The two area teams met last Thursday at South Pointe, where the Stallions erased a 20 to 7 deficit with 28 unanswered points to beat the Warriors 35 to 20, according to WBTV. The win put South Pointe alone in first place in Region 3 of Class 4A.
Week 9 Schedule
South Pointe travels to Catawba Ridge on Friday, and Indian Land returns home to host Lake Wylie, according to WBTV.
The next state media rankings are scheduled for release Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Area Teams in the Oct. 13 State Media Rankings
Class 5A
No. 2 Northwestern (6 and 1), eight first place votes
No. 9 Fort Mill (6 and 1)
No. 10 Rock Hill (5 and 2)
Class 4A
No. 6 South Pointe (4 and 2)
No. 8 Indian Land (5 and 2)
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Thomas Hyslip lives in Tega Cay with his wife and daughter. After 27 years in the U.S. Army and Federal Law Enforcement, he retired to pursue his passion for teaching. Tom is now an Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida. In 2 short years he has won 10 awards from the South Carolina Press Association, including first place in column writing, education beat reporting and best podcast.
