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South Carolina High School Football Top 25 State Rankings - Sept. 21, 2025

Irmo takes over at No. 1 as Dutch Fork falls; Oceanside Collegiate, Daniel and Mountain View Prep joing this week's Top 25

Mike Duprez

Irmo routed Myrtle Beach to move to 5-0 and take over the No. 1 ranking in the state of South Carolina.
Irmo routed Myrtle Beach to move to 5-0 and take over the No. 1 ranking in the state of South Carolina. / Brian Bodine

There's a new No. 1 in the South Carolina Top 25 State Rankings this week, after Dutch Fork saw its 24-game winning streak snapped in a 24-20 loss to Oceanside Collegiate Academy. The Silver Foxes slid back to No. 5.

Irmo takes over the top spot. Three new teams - Oceanside Collegiate, Daniel and Mountain View Prep - join the Top 25.

1. Irmo (5-0)

Previous rank: 2

Defeated Myrtle Beach 59-21; next idle

2. South Pointe (4-1)

Previous rank: 3

Defeated A.C. Flora 35-12; next idle

3. Summerville (3-1)

Previous rank: 4

Defeated Chapin 50-14; next vs. Goose Creek

4. Northwestern (4-1)

Previous rank: 5

Defeated Nation Ford 75-21; next vs. Catawba Ridge

5. Dutch Fork (3-1)

Previous rank: 1

Lost 24-20 to Oceanside Collegiate; next idle

6. North Augusta (5-0)

Previous rank: 6

Defeated Gilbert 56-14; next at Gray Collegiate Academy

7. Belton-Honea Path (5-0)

Previous rank: 7

Defeated Palmetto 49-0; next at Chapman

8. Loris (5-0)

Previous rank: 8

Defeated Socastee 50-6; next idle

9. Woodruff (5-0)

Previous rank: 9

Defeated Chesnee 52-17; next at Wren

10. Newberry (5-0)

Previous rank: 11

Defeated Fairfield Central 45-34; next at Saluda

11. James Island (5-0)

Previous rank: 13

Defeated St. James 63-7; next idle

12. Sumter (4-1)

Previous rank: 14

Defeated Spring Valley 54-0; next at Lugoff-Elgin

13. South Florence (4-1)

Previous rank: 16

Defeated Crestwood 42-0; next idle

14. Dorman (3-1)

Previous rank: 17

Defeated Riverside 31-3; next at James F. Byrnes

15. Greenville (3-1)

Previous rank: 18

Defeated Woodmont 28-18; next vs. J.L. Mann

16. Ridge View (2-2)

Previous rank: 19

Idle; next at Westwood

17. White Knoll (4-1)

Previous rank: 20

Defeated Cane Bay 34-10; next at Fort Dorchester

18. Gaffney (2-2)

Previous rank: 21

Defeated Boiling Springs 34-7; next at Spartanburg

19. T.L. Hanna (3-1)

Previous rank: 22

Defeated then-No. 10 Greenwood 22-21; next vs. Mauldin

20. Camden (4-1)

Previous rank: 23

Defeated Richland Northeast 61-15; next

21. Stratford (4-1)

Previous rank: 24

Defeated Colleton County 51-0; next vs. Dreher

22. Oceanside Collegiate Academy (3-2)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Defeated then-No. 1 Dutch Fork 24-20; next vs. Atlantic Collegiate Academy

23. Daniel (3-1)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Defeated Cljnton 41-33; next vs. Seneca

24. Mountain View Prep (5-0)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Defeated Anderson Cavaliers 51-6; next idle

25. Greenwood (4-1)

Previous rank: 10

Lost 22-21 to then-No. 22 T.L. Hanna; next vs. Hillcrest

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Mike Duprez
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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