10 of the 21 highest rated boys teams of 2006 in South Carolina are scheduled to compete in next year's tournament:

#1 Northwestern, 4A
#3 Spring Valley, 4A
#5 Wando, 4A
#7 Fort Mill, 4A
#9 Lexington, 4A
#13 Dutch Fork, 4A
#15 Daniel, 3A
#16 Dorman, 4A
#20 Brookland-Cayce, 3A
#21 Pinewood Prep, SCISA
#48 Airport, 3A

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Ed, regarding your comments on Summerville -- as you know it's very difficult to put together a quality field each year and we appreciate the Green Wave's participation in the past and hope SHS will join us again in the near future. However, some other programs have been "on hold" the past couple of years for various reasons and will be returning several high profile players and this is an opportunity for the Palmetto Cup to showcase these individual and team talents.

One small correction regarding Summerville's record in the Palmetto Cup -- it now stands at 19-17-5 over an 11-year span from 1996-2006 and that run includes a Runner-Up finish in 1997 and five other finishes amongst the top four teams.