Region play starts in several SCHSL regions this week
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Region play begins in several regions in the new South Carolina High School League’s five classifications since reclassification on Friday.
Four of the eight regions in AAAAA – 1, 2, 3 and 5 – start up along with regions 2, 3, 4 and 5 in of 6-region AAAA. In AA, Region 7 is the only one of the seven regions in AA starting while 6-region Class A will have regions 5 and 6 opening.
AAA is the only classification not starting region play this week.
One of the big region matchups in AAAAA has undefeated Gaffney going on the road to face fellow unbeaten Boiling Springs in Region II. Gaffney is the top-ranked team in the High School Sports Report’s AAAAA Division II poll while Boiling Springs is fifth in the Division I poll.
Though not a region contest, another big AAAAA matchup has undefeated Chapin going on the road to face unbeaten Summerville. The Green Wave is ranked second in Division I while Chapin is seventh in Division II.
AAAA will have two games involving ranked teams. From Region 3, No. 11 A.C. Flora will travel to Rock Hill to take on No. 4 South Pointe. Region 5 will have defending AAAA lower state champion and fifth-ranked South Florence in Dalzell to take on No. 8 Crestwood.
Region 7-AA has no ranked matchups but still has a couple of interesting games. Mullins, which was winless last season in its first year under head coach Marc Lowery, will be trying to improve to 5-0 against SCHSL newcomer Atlantic Collegiate. The Auctioneers are ranked 10th in AA.
Fifteenth-ranked East Clarendon will play host to Lake City. This is an interesting matchup because of the fact EC was a Class A school last year while Lake City dropped down from AAA to AA.
Some other interesting matchups this week has defending AAAAA state champion Dutch Fork, which just moved to the top of the Division I poll, at home against defending AA state champion and AAA No. 7 Oceanside Collegiate. Defending AAA state champion Daniel, ranked second in AAAA, will play host to former AAA school Clinton, now ranked third in AA.
AAA No. 1 Dillon will be in Kelleytown to take on AAAA No. 10 Hartsville, AAA No. 11 Newberry at AA No. 11 Fairfield Central, Class A No. 3 Bamberg-Ehrhardt at AA No. 6 Woodland and AA No. 5 Chesterfield at Class A No. 13 McBee.
Big games in SCISA will have 2-time defending AAAA state champion Hammond at home against defending AAA state champion Hilton Head Christian Academy, defending 11-man state champion Jefferson Davis Academy playing host to defending runner-up Holly Hill Academy, Class A No. 1 Williamsburg Academy at home against AAA No. 2 Florence Christian School and Class A No. 3 Beaufort Academy visiting Class A No. 4 Dorchester.
REGION CONTESTS
AAAAA
REGION 1
J.L. Mann at Easley
Mauldin at Hillcrest
T.L. Hanna at Greenwood
Woodmont at Greenville
REGION 2
Byrnes at Wade Hampton
Dorman at Riverside
Eastside at Spartanburg
Gaffney at Boiling Springs
REGION 3
Catawba Ridge at Fort Mill
Clover at Rock Hill
Nation Ford at Northwestern
REGION 5
Blythewood at Westwood
Sumter at Spring Valley
West Florence at Lugoff-Elgin
AAAA
REGION 2
Greer at Berea
Pickens at Blue Ridge
Seneca at Travelers Rest
REGION 3
A.C. Flora at South Pointe
Dreher at York
Richland Northeast at Camden
REGION 4
Aiken at Airport
Midland Valley at Gray Collegiate
North Augusta at Gilbert
South Aiken at Brookland-Cayce
REGION 5
Darlington at Lower Richland
Lakewood at Wilson
South Florence at Crestwood
AA
REGION 7
Atlantic Collegiate at Mullins
Lake City at East Clarendon
Marion at Kingstree
CLASS A
REGION 5
Baptist Hill at Bethune-Bowman
Military Magnet at Cross
Scott’s Branch at Branchville
REGION 6
Carvers Bay at Hannah-Pamplico
Green Sea Floyds at Latta
Lake View at Johnsonville
NON-REGION CONTESTS
AAAAA
Carolina Forest at Ashley Ridge
Chapin at Summerville
Myrtle Beach at Irmo
Cane Bay at White Knoll
St. James at James Island
West Ashley at Wando
AAAAA VS. AAAA
Lucy Beckham at Bluffton
AAAAA VS. AAA
Conway at Aynor
Marlboro County at North Myrtle Beach
Oceanside Collegiate at Dutch Fork
Stall at North Charleston
AAAAA VS. AA
Cheraw at River Bluff
AAAA VS. AAA
Beaufort at Battery Creek
Dillon at Hartsville
Fountain Inn at St. Joseph’s
Southside at Carolina Academy
AAAA VS. AA
Clinton at Daniel
Hampton County at Hilton Head Island
Strom Thurmond at Emerald
AAA
Belton-Honea Path at Palmetto
Chapman at Christ Church
Keenan at Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Powdersville at Broome
AAA VS. AA
Andrews at Waccamaw
Barnwell at Swansea
Hanahan at Timberland
Liberty at Walhalla
Newberry at Fairfield Central
Ninety Six at Crescent
Saluda at Southside Christian
West-Oak at Landrum
Woodruff at Chesnee
AA
Blacksburg at Central
Pelion at Mid-Carolina
Philip Simmons at Whale Branch
AA VS. CLASS A
Andrew Jackson at Lewisville
Bamberg-Ehrhardt at Woodland
Buford at Great Falls
Burke at Ridgeland
Calhoun County at Batesburg-Leesville
Chesterfield at McBee
Columbia at Wagener-Salley
Lake Marion at Hunter-Kinard-Tyler
Lamar at North Central
McCormick at Edisto
Ridge Spring-Monetta at Eau Claire
St. John’s at Academic Magnet
CLASS A
Blackville-Hilda at Denmark-Olar
C.A. Johnson at Allendale-Fairfax
Military Magnet at Cross
SCISA
11-MAN
Augusta Christian at Laurence Manning
Beaufort Academy at Dorchester
Ben Lippen at Northwood
Bethesda Academy at Patrick Henry
Calhoun Academy at Andrew Jackson Academy
Camden Military at Wilson Hall
Cardinal Newman at Heathwood Hall
Christian Academy at Hilton Head Prep
Colleton Preo at Clarendon Hall
Faith Christian at Thomas Heyward
Florence Christian at Williamsburg
Hilton Head Christian at Hammond
Northside Christian at Spartanburg Christian
Orangeburg Prep at Greenwood Christian
Palmetto Christian at First Baptist
Pee Dee at St. John’s Christian
Thomas Sumter at Lee Academy
Trinity Collegiate at Dillon Christian
8-MAN
Conway Christian at Cross Schools
Holly Hill at Jefferson Davis
Oakbrook Prep at Newberry Academy
Richard Winn at Wardlaw
The King’s Academy at Cathedral Academy
W.W. King at Laurens Academy
SCHSL VS. SCISA
Porter-Gaud at Bishop England
SCHSL VS. GEORGIA
Josey at Fox Creek
Prince Avenue Christian at Westside
Silver Bluff at Lincoln County
SCHSL VS. NORTH CAROLINA
Andrews at Calhoun Falls
Marvin Ridge at Indian Land
Mountain View Prep at Asheville School
SCHSL VS. INDEPENDENT
Dixie at Anderson Cavaliers
