Region play starts in several SCHSL regions this week

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 10^th 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