Here is the weekly prep writers poll. Myrtle Beach and Carvers Bay are still the only teams to be ranked, but Loris now has five points in Class AA and getting closer to the top 10. Myrtle Beach stayed exactly the same while Carvers Bay fell to sixth in Class A after its loss to Hemingway.
Prep Writers Poll
Listed by total points with records in parentheses. Voting in the poll are Steve Wiseman (The State), Barry Byers (Rock Hill Herald), Justin Jarrett (Beaufort Gazette/Hilton Head Island-Packet), Bob Castello (Greenville News), Shane Bowen (Myrtle Beach The Sun News), Kevin Melton (Spartanburg Herald-Journal), Kenton Makin (Aiken Standard):
CLASS AAAA
1. Byrnes (5-0) 79
2. Rock Hill (5-0) 69
3. Dorman (5-0) 67
4. Berkeley (5-0) 52
5. Clover (4-1) 41
6. Boiling Springs (5-0) 35
t7. Irmo (4-1) 27
t7. North Augusta (5-0) 27
9. Summerville (4-1) 21
10. South Pointe (3-2) 13
Others receiving votes: Beaufort 5, Mauldin 2, Blythewood 1, Hartsville 1.
CLASS AAA
1. Chester (5-0) 78
2. Marlboro County (5-0) 69
3. Lake City (5-0) 64
4. Daniel (5-0) 56
5. Myrtle Beach (4-1) 53
6. Airport (5-0) 37
7. Chapin (5-0) 28
8. Clinton (4-1) 18
9. Lugoff-Elgin (4-1) 16
10. Belton-Honea Path (4-1) 7
Others receiving votes: North Charleston 5, Wilson 5, Midland Valley 3.
CLASS AA
1. Woodruff (5-0) 79
2. Timberland (5-0) 73
3. Abbeville (4-1) 62
4. Dillon (3-2) 45
5. Pendleton (4-1) 38
6. Manning (3-2) 30
7. Columbia (4-1) 27
8. Strom Thurmond (3-2) 25
9. Pageland Central (3-2) 16
t10. Batesburg-Leesville (3-2) 10
t10. Silver Bluff (3-2) 10
Others receiving votes: Chesnee 6, Ridgeland 5, Gilbert 5, Loris 5, Lee Central 3, Keenan 2, Cheraw 2, Hanahan 1.
CLASS A
1. Chesterfield (5-0) 79
2. Calhoun County (5-0) 70
3. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (5-0) 59
4. Williston-Elko (5-0)58
5. Allendale-Fairfax (4-1) 33
6. Carvers Bay (5-1) 32
7. McBee (6-0) 30
8. Blackville-Hilda (4-1) 28
9. Lake View (4-1) 17
10. Lamar (4-1) 15
Others receiving votes: Hemingway 9, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 3, Johnsonville 2, Cross 2, Christ Church 2, Indian Land 1.
