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South Carolina High School Football Top 25 State Rankings - Sept. 1, 2025

Ten teams from last week's SC Top 25 high school teams suffer loses; eight new teams are ranked this week

Mike Duprez

Gaffney faces off against Greer Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, during a football scrimmage at Gaffney High School in Gaffney, South Carolina.
Gaffney faces off against Greer Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, during a football scrimmage at Gaffney High School in Gaffney, South Carolina. / Alex Martin/Greenville News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

While the top of the South Carolina Top 25 was mostly unchanged after this week's action, there was a great of movement overall lower in the rankings as 10 teams were defeated. That means eight new teams are in the poll.

1. Dutch Fork (1-0)

Previous rank: 1

Defeated Spartanburg 54-21; next vs, Ridge View

2. Northwestern (2-0)

Previous rank: 3

Defeated Ridge View 35=28; next at No. 3 South Florence

3. South Florence (2-0)

Previous rank: 4

Defeated Summerville 22-21; next vs. No. 2 Northwestern

4. Irmo (2-0)

Previous rank: 5

Defeated James F. Byrnes 35-32; next vs, Butler (N.C.)

5. Gaffney (1-1)

Previous rank: 6

Defeated J.L. Mann 28-0; next at Greenville

6. South Pointe (1-1)

Previous rank: 7

Defeated Rock Hill 28-6; next vs. West Charlotte (N.C.)

7. Summerville (1-1)

Previous rank: 2

Defeated Strarford 35-30, Lost 22-21 to South Florence; next vs. Berkeley

8. North Augusta (2-0)

Previous rank: 11

Defeated Lexington 31-3; next at South Aiken

9. Belton-Honea Path (2-0)

Previous rank: 13

Defeated Greer 42-19; next at Laurens

10. Loris (2-0)

Previous rank: 14

Defeated Conway 28-7; next at South Columbus (N,C.)

11. Camden (2-0)

Previous rank: 17

Defeated Lugoff-Elgin 35-14; next at Hartsville

12. Woodruff (2-0)

Previous rank: 18

Defeated Fountain Inn 46-27; next at Emerald

13. Greenwood (1-0)

Previous rank: 19

Defeated Beaufort 48-8; next at Dorman

14. Batesburg-Leesville (1-0)

Previous rank: 22

Defeated Waganer-Salley 49-6; next vs. Abbeville

15. Newberry (2-0)

Previous rank: 23

Defeated Mid-Carolina 45-0; next at Clinton

16. Dorman (2-0)

Previous rank: 24

Defeated Catawba Ridge 30-7; next vs. Greenwood

17. Berkeley (2-0)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Defeated Winter Park (Fla.) 52-45; next at Summerville

18. Saluda (2-0)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Defeated Ridge Spring-Monetta 34-0; next at Chester on Sept. 12

19. James Island (2-0)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Defeated Hilton Head Island 31-8; next at Goose Creek

20. Carolina Forest (1-0)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Defeated Hartsville 55-33; next at New Hanover (N.C.)

21. Sumter (1-1)

Previous rank: 9

Lost 28-6 to White Knoll; next at Myrtle Beach

22. Midland Valley (2-0)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Defeated Blythewood 38-36; next at Lexington

23. Aiken (2-0)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Defeated Airport 44-0; next vs. Hilton Head Island

24. Crestwood (2-0)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Defeated Richland Northeast 35-13; next at Kingstree

25. Hartsville (0-1)

Previous rank: 12

Lost 55-33 to Carolina Forest; next vs. Camden

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MIKE DUPREZ

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.

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