Realignment

[Do_It_Right!!!!!]

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[midstateguy]

Has been sent out to schools.

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[Onion Rings]

too many teams in 5A

regions are too small (only 4 region games for 4A and 5A)

guaranteed playoff spots for region finish will produce a weak playoff with many weak teams getting in

yawn

[dacoach]

This is interesting.... not the numbers, but the release. All I heard anyone saying for weeks was that the official numbers would be released by the High School League sometime mid-Dec. Then the committee would work on the alignment proposal and it would be released in late January or early February... then BOOM... the whole thing drops Dec 19th.

I find that very odd.

[AHS14]

Replying to this thread since it was posted first.

Instant thoughts, glad Abbeville is in a region that is much better for travel, but boy that is a weak football region... will need to schedule some good non-region games. SCHSL punted on private/charter schools, no one in 2A can sniff a trophy in basketball as long as Gray is there. Interesting that Southside Christian bumped down but everyone else stayed in AA. Imagine Bishop England and Oceanside will appeal to go down to AA, maybe.

[bigdog2003]

Interested to see if Region 4 2A is a hybrid upper/lower state region. I like Newberry having Batesburg-Leesville and Saluda in there. We still play BL every year in non region, and Saluda is close, but Columbia and Eau Claire aren't going to bring in a gate. Plus, the shared stadiums down there mean Thursday night games. Gray doesn't even have a stadium, I think they played some games at a recreation field this past season.

[AHS14]

Will also type this out for those that don't want to open attachments....

Class AAAAA

Region 1:
Hillcrest
J. L. Mann
Mauldin
T. L. Hanna
Woodmont

Region 2:
Byrnes
Dorman
Riverside
Spartanburg
Wade Hampton

Region 3:
Boiling Springs
Clover
Fort Mill
Gaffney
Nation Ford

Region 4:
Blythewood
Northwestern
Ridge View
Rock Hill
Spring Valley

Region 5:
Chapin
Dutch Fork
Lexington
River Bluff
White Knoll

Region 6:
Carolina Forest
Conway
Socastee
St. James
Sumter

Region 7:
Berkeley
Cane Bay
Goose Creek
Stratford
Wando

Region 8:
Ashley Ridge
Fort Dorchester
Stall
Summerville
West Ashley

Class AAAA

Region 1:
Easley
Pickens
Travelers Rest
Walhalla
Westside

Region 2:
Eastside
Greenville
Greenwood
Greer
Laurens

Region 3:
Catawba Ridge
Indian Land
Lancaster
South Pointe
York

Region 4:
A. C. Flora
Dreher
Lugoff-Elgin
Richland Northeast
Westwood

Region 5:
Aiken
Airport
Irmo
Midland Valley
North Augusta
South Aiken

Region 6:
Darlington
Hartsville
Myrtle Beach
North Myrtle Beach
South Florence
West Florence
Wilson

Region 7:
Beaufort
Bluffton
Colleton County
Hilton Head Island
James Island
Lucy Beckham
May River

Class AAA

Region 1:
Belton-Honea Path
Daniel
Pendleton
Seneca
West-Oak
Wren

Region 2:
Berea
Blue Ridge
Carolina
Palmetto
Powdersville
Southside

Region 3:
Broome
Chapman
Clinton
Emerald
Union County
Woodruff

Region 4:
Chester
Fairfield-Central
Keenan
Lower Richland
Mid-Carolina

Region 5:
Brookland-Cayce
Fox Creek
Gilbert
Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Strom Thurmond
Swansea

Region 6:
Camden
Crestwood
Lake City
Lakewood
Manning
Marlboro County

Region 7:
Aynor
Dillon
Georgetown
Loris
Waccamaw

Region 8:
Academic Magnet
Battery Creek
Bishop England
Hanahan
North Charleston
Oceanside Collegiate

Class AA

Region 1:
Abbeville
Christ Church
Crescent
Greenville Tech**
Liberty
Ninety-Six

Region 2:
Blacksburg
Brashier MC**
Chesnee
Greer MC**
Landrum
Legion Collegiate (FB Only)
St. Joseph's

Region 3:
Andrew Jackson
Buford
Central
Cheraw
Chesterfield
Legion Collegiate
North Central
York Prep**

Region 4:
Batesburg-Leesville
Columbia
Eau Claire
Gray Collegiate
Newberry
Saluda

Region 5:
Barnwell
Edisto
Pelion
Silver Bluff
Wade Hampton

Region 6:
Burke
Lake Marion
Philip Simmons
Ridgeland-Hardeeville
Timberland
Woodland

Region 7:
Andrews
Kingstree
Latta
Lee Central
Marion
Mullins

**Non-Football School

Class A

Region 1:
Calhoun Falls
Dixie
High Point Academy**
McCormick
SCSDB**
Southside Christian
Ware Shoals
Whitmire

Region 2:
C. A. Johnson
Governor’s School **
Great Falls
Lamar (FB Only)
Lewisville
McBee
Midlands Stem **
Riverwalk Academy**

Region 3:
Blackville-Hilda
Calhoun County
Denmark-Olar
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler
North
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Wagener-Salley
Williston-Elko

Region 4:
C. E. Murray
Carvers Bay
East Clarendon
Hemingway
Scott’s Branch

Region 5:
Coastal Leadership **
Green Sea-Floyds
Hannah-Pamplico
Johnsonville
Lake View
Lamar
Timmonsville

Region 6:
Allendale-Fairfax
Bamberg-Erhardt
Bethune-Bowman
Branchville
Bridges Prep**
Estill
Polaris Tech**
Royal Live Oak**

Region 7:
Baptist Hill
Charleston Math & Science
Cross
Low Country Leadership**
Military Magnet
Palmetto Scholar’s**
St. John’s
Whale Branch

**Non-football school

[AHS14]

Interested to see if Region 4 2A is a hybrid upper/lower state region. I like Newberry having Batesburg-Leesville and Saluda in there. We still play BL every year in non region, and Saluda is close, but Columbia and Eau Claire aren't going to bring in a gate. Plus, the shared stadiums down there mean Thursday night games. Gray doesn't even have a stadium, I think they played some games at a recreation field this past season.

Yes, Gray played most of the season at a small rec field. Could maybe sit a couple hundred. When we played them in the playoffs the game was at Newberry College. In the past they had an agreement with Benedict but that fell through this season. I don't think they're getting a facility of their own anytime soon so I'll imagine they'll try to get a deal signed with a stadium somewhere during the offseason.

[bigdog2003]

Interested to see if Region 4 2A is a hybrid upper/lower state region. I like Newberry having Batesburg-Leesville and Saluda in there. We still play BL every year in non region, and Saluda is close, but Columbia and Eau Claire aren't going to bring in a gate. Plus, the shared stadiums down there mean Thursday night games. Gray doesn't even have a stadium, I think they played some games at a recreation field this past season.

Yes, Gray played most of the season at a small rec field. Could maybe sit a couple hundred. When we played them in the playoffs the game was at Newberry College. In the past they had an agreement with Benedict but that fell through this season. I don't think they're getting a facility of their own anytime soon so I'll imagine they'll try to get a deal signed with a stadium somewhere during the offseason.

I was at the game at Newberry College. I hope they get something, or that they have to come to Newberry next year. If you offer a sport, one of the prerequisites should be having a facility to host the sport.

[Deputy]

Some fairly weak regions. Some very strong. Region 2 4A is an absolute killer.