Why polls are nothing but someone's idea of what will be....

[Rebel-Fan-74]

• Region Rank Team------- Region Average
  1 11 Hillcrest
  1 43 Mauldin
  1 52 Woodmont-------------- 57.6
  1 59 T L Hanna
  1 123 J L Mann
  
  2 4 Dorman
  2 16 Byrnes
  2 23 Spartanburg------------- 64.2
  2 137 Riverside
  2 141 Wade Hampton (G)
  
  3 1 Gaffney
  3 17 Boiling Springs
  3 18 Clover-------------------- 37.4
  3 22 Nation Ford
  3 129 Fort Mill
  
  4 12 Rock Hill
  4 15 Ridge View
  4 24 Northwestern----------- 27.2
  4 36 Spring Valley
  4 49 Blythewood
  
  5 2 Dutch Fork
  5 8 River Bluff
  5 28 White Knoll-------------- 20.2
  5 31 Lexington
  5 32 Chapin
  
  6 5 Sumter
  6 14 Carolina Forest
  6 84 Conway------------------ 77.2
  6 117 St James
  6 166 Socastee
  
  7 38 Berkeley
  7 55 Goose Creek
  7 72 Stratford----------------- 88.2
  7 89 Cane Bay
  7 187 Stall
  
  8 3 Fort Dorchester
  8 48 Summerville
  8 56 Wando------------------- 70.8
  8 109 Ashley Ridge
  8 138 West Ashley

Rank Team
1 Gaffney
2 Dutch Fork - As much as I dislike POLLS, if you are going to have one, don't they have to be #1 until proven different?
3 Fort Dorchester
4 Dorman
5 Sumter
6 Chapman - Lost many good players and the coach, I don't see how they can be #6
7 Greenville - Someone must know something here?
8 River Bluff
9 Dillon
10 Camden
11 Hillcrest
12 Rock Hill
13 Wren
14 Carolina Forest
15 Ridge View
16 Byrnes
17 Boiling Springs
18 Clover
19 Laurens
20 Abbeville
21 BHP
22 Nation Ford
23 Spartanburg
24 Northwestern
25 Greer
26 Union County
27 Flora
28 White Knoll
29 Eastside
30 Irmo
31 Lexington
32 Chapin - Chapin ranked higher than South Pointe????
33 South Pointe - How many of the teams from 1-32 would you take to beat South Pointe?
34 Hammond - Hammond over Myrtle Beach?
35 Westwood
36 Spring Valley
37 Brookland Cayce
38 Berkeley
39 Woodruff
40 Hartsville
41 Myrtle Beach - at #41, and you want to know why I don't like Polls?
42 May River
43 Mauldin
44 Daniel
45 Saluda
46 Wilson
47 Southside Christians
48 Summerville
49 Blythewood
50 Batesburg-Leesville
51 Newberry
52 Woodmont
53 Aynor
54 Chester
55 Goose Creek
56 Wando
57 Green Sea Floyds
58 First Baptist Charleston
59 T L Hanna
60 Airport
61 Greenwood
62 Woodland
63 Barnwell
64 Indian Land
65 Palmetto
66 N Myrtle Beach
67 Broome
68 West Florence
69 Heathwood Hall
70 Westside
71 Thomas Heyward
72 Stratford
73 Strom Thurmond
74 York
75 South Aiken
76 Beaufort
77 Trinity-Byrnes
78 Gilbert
79 Lugoff-Elgin
80 Marion
81 Laurence Manning
82 South Florence
83 Wallhalla
84 Conway
85 Andrew Jackson
86 Catawba Ridge
87 Cheraw
88 Fairfield Central
89 Cane Bay
109 Ashley Ridge
117 St James
123 J L Mann
129 Fort Mill
137 Riverside
138 West Ashley
141 Wade Hampton (G)
166 Socastee
187 Stall

Should it happen that we have two winless teams at 0-whatever
I propose they play a game in week one of the playoffs so that one of them gets a win!

[likeitRnot]

Well one thing they got wrong is having Wren higher than Byrnes

[Deputy]

Problem with most of these high school polls are that much is based on the success the previous year without any idea of what a team may have lost to graduation. Also the sentimental side can come out. How else could one pick Gaffney over either Dutch Fork, or even Dorman? Some may just look at how many players are being recruited. It is a talking point at this time of year. Little else.

[SF Band dad]

Who's poll is that?

I hope our coaches pin it up in the weight room. Just damn.

[Rebel-Fan-74]

Who's poll is that?

I hope our coaches pin it up in the weight room. Just damn.

Maxpreps

[1CANNON]

Problem with most of these high school polls are that much is based on the success the previous year without any idea of what a team may have lost to graduation. Also the sentimental side can come out. How else could one pick Gaffney over either Dutch Fork, or even Dorman? Some may just look at how many players are being recruited. It is a talking point at this time of year. Little else.

Your right about the previous year basing.
Gaffney returns a lot of starters. Including a 3 year starting QB.
I don't think it's sentimental to pick the Indians over DF or the Cavs. They just might know something we don't

[DeCav]

Who's poll is that?

I hope our coaches pin it up in the weight room. Just damn.

LOLOLOL!!!!!

Ruben...if you make a joke it always lands. Not like me throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the wall to see what's sick.

[racincowboy02]

I will say it now Gaffney is the team to beat this year. 3 year starter at QB plus a variety of targets on the outside that have been around and together now since what 9th grade and were very good then. Defense lost a couple of key starters and contributors but when we lost our star LB last year it let younger guys step up and get playing time and that will be tremendous this year. Lets not forget the loss of our all state CB/WR/QB that will be hard to replace but when he was out with injury last year the younger guys stepped in and got valuable playing time. If I was anybody that was playing in 5A this year i wouldn't be overlooking them Injuns this year.