Here it is for 1A:
Upperstate:
1. Southside Christian
2. Christ Church
3. Indian Land
4. Greenville Tech
5. Dixie
6. Landrum
7. Fox Creek
8. Great Falls
9. North
10. Ware Shoals
11. Lewisville
I don't think anyone will seriously challenge SSC or CC, although I wish there would be a playoff game involving GT and IL. SSC is for real this year, but I think nerves will undo them and CC will again prevail in the Upperstate Final.
Lowerstate:
1. Academic Magnet
2. Governor's School
3. Lincoln
4. Blackville-Hilda
5. Bamberg
6. Military Magnet
7. Branchville
8. Hardeeville
9. Scott's Branch
No one will come close to Academic Magnet, including in the state final. This is their year. Governor's School should handle any other 1A team. Teams 3-8 are pretty close. Lincoln has a terrible record with some bad losses, but if you just look at their 1A record they are still pretty solid at that level with the only losses being to AM that will beat every 1A team. Lincoln solidly beat Military Magnet who beat Branchville, and Lincoln beat BV twice with only one being close. Blackville-Hilda scraped by Branchville and then won in PKs for essentially a tie. BH barely beat Bamberg and could swap after their last meeting. Military Magnet may justifiably jump BH and Bamberg to 4 based on 1A competition with 2 wins over Branchville, but I don't think so. Hardeeville is an unknown with very few games posted. Overall, the playoff games not involving AM should all be good competitive games.
