South Carolina boys soccer playoffs to begin

The South Carolina High School League boys soccer state playoffs begin on Monday. Here’s who made it in the five classifications.
5-A
Upper State
Dutch Fork (7-10-1) at J.L. Mann (13-1)
Nation Ford (14-6) at James F. Byrnes (6-7)
Woodmont (8-10-1) at Lexington (18-3-2)
Dorman (5-8-1) at Clover (16-4-1)
Spring Valley (7-12-1) at Boiling Springs (10-4)
Blythewood (13-7-1) at Mauldin (8-7)
T.L. Hanna (6-11-1) at Fort Mill (12-7-1)
Gaffney (11-10) at Hillcrest (14-3-2)
Lower State
Fort Dorchester (4-11) at Carolina Forest (15-5-1)
West Ashley (10-8-1) at Stratford (14-5)
St. James (8-7) at Stall (14-8)
Cane Bay (4-10) at Chapin (16-3)
Summerville (6-15) at Wando (14-4-1)
River Bluff (14-4) at Socastee (12-4)
White Knoll (4-13) at Ashley Ridge (21-1)
Berkley (4-12) at Sumter (10-5-1)
4-A
Upper State
Berea (15-1) - bye
Northwestern (12-8) at Eastside (12-5)
Wade Hampton (9-8) at Indian Land (16-5-1)
North Augusta (14-3-3) - bye
Aiken (15-6) at Greenville (11-5)
Riverside (11-2) - bye
Easley (15-6) at South Aiken (9-6)
Catawba Ridge (17-2-1) - bye
Lower State
A.C. Flora (15-2) - bye
Lucy Beckham (7-12) at North Myrtle Beach (6-10)
Ridge View (11-10) at West Florence (11-7-1)
May River (12-7) - bye
South Florence (7-13) at Irmo (10-9)
James Island (13-4) - bye
Bluffton (9-12) at Lugoff-Elgin (13-11)
Myrtle Beach (12-5) - bye
3-A
Upper State
Pendleton (9-10) at Powdersville (16-3-1)
Travelers Rest (9-9) at Clinton (8-9)
Southside Christian (8-10) at Daniel (14-4)
Emerald (12-7) at Carolina Academy (12-12)
Blue Ridge (1-10) at Woodruff (10-6-1)
Walhalla (7-7) at Wren (12-6)
Union County (4-9) at Chapman (13-1-1)
Palmetto (9-8) at Seneca (11-4)
Lower State
Loris (7-6) at Crestwood (11-5)
Gilbert (15-5) at Philip Simmons (17-4)
Darlington (3-15) at Waccamaw (17-9)
Hanahan (8-8) at Brookland-Cayce (14-7)
Swansea (10-9) at Beaufort (11-2)
Georgetown (7-10) at Lake City (9-6)
Battery Creek (7-8) at Dreher (12-7)
Camden (8-13) at Aynor (13-5)
2-A
Upper State
Gray Collegiate (18-6-1) - bye
Mid-Carolina (9-11-1) at Columbia (7-5)
Fox Creek (5-11) at Saluda (9-10)
Chesnee (5-10) at Newberry (12-5)
Keenan (6-7) at Greer Middle College (10-4)
Landrum (7-9-1) at Silver Bluff (8-3)
Abbeville (6-9) at Greenville Tech (13-3)
Lower State
Oceanside Collegiate (10-0-1) - bye
Cheraw (9-5) at Edisto (10-4)
Wade Hampton (1-11) at Buford (9-6)
Marion (0-8) at Andrew Jackson (9-6)
Academic Magnet (14-6-1) - bye
Timberand (8-7) at Ridgeland Secondary Academy (7-1)
Barnwell (4-9) at Woodland (9-5)
Bishop England (10-5-1) - bye
1-A
(Second round - all teams had first-round byes)
Upper State
Military Magnet (2-6) at Christ Church (8-3-1)
Royal Live Oaks (7-3) at St. John’s (4-5-2)
Governor’s School for Science and Math (5-3-1) at Brashier Middle College (6-13)
Denmark-Olar (7-3) at Dixie (16-6-1)
Lower State
Ridge Spring-Monetta (4-9) at St. Joseph’s Catholic (13-4-1)
Bamberg-Ehrhardt (12-5) at Palmetto Scholars Academy (9-7)
Charleston Math and Science (7-5-1) at Bridges Prep (13-0-1)
Lewisville (5-11) at Southside Christian (8-11)

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.