For the first time in 50 years, South Carolina has added a classification in high school football. Below is how the state’s biggest classification, AAAAA, is aligned for the next two years. The reclassification means that the state will crown five champs this year, instead of its usual seven.
AAAAA
Region I
Easley
JL Mann
TL Hanna
Westside
Woodmont
Region II
Greenwood
Hillcrest
Laurens
Mauldin
Riverside
Wade Hampton
Region III
Boiling Springs
Byrnes
Dorman
Gaffney
Spartanburg
Region IV
Clover
Ft. Mill
Nation Ford
Northwestern
Rock Hill
Region V
Blythewood
Dutch Fork
Irmo
Lexington
River Bluff
Spring Valley
White Knoll
Region VI
Carolina Forest
Conway
Socastee
South Florence
Sumter
West Florence
Region VII
Ashley Ridge
Fort Dorchester
Goose Creek
James Island
Stratford
Summerville
Wando
West Ashley