Here are this week’s Midlands Top 10 high school football teams as voted on by panel at The State:

1. Dutch Fork (3-0)

Previous Ranking: 1

Last Week: Defeated Boiling Springs, 63-7

This Week: vs. No. 10 Blythewood (Thursday)

2. Hammond (4-0)

Previous Ranking: 2

Last Week: Defeated Pinewood Prep, 41-7

This Week: vs. Wilson Hall

3. Westwood (3-0)

Previous Ranking: 3

Last Week: Off

This Week: vs. South Aiken

4. River Bluff (4-0)

Previous Ranking: 5

Last Week: Defeated Lugoff-Elgin, 28-18

This Week: at Irmo

5. Spring Valley (2-1)

Previous Ranking: 6

Last Week: Defeated Richland Northeast, 43-0

This Week: vs. No. 8 Chapin

6. Lexington (2-1)

Previous Ranking: 4

Last Week: Lost to South Aiken, 16-7

This Week: at Batesburg-Leesville

7. Gilbert (2-1)

Previous Ranking: 7

Last Week: Defeated Airport, 27-19

This Week: vs. Dreher

8. Chapin (3-0)

Previous Ranking: 9

Last Week: Defeated Newberry, 37-22

This Week: at No. 5 Spring Valley

9. White Knoll (2-1)

Previous Ranking: 10

Last Week: Defeated Aiken, 48-38

This Week: vs. Gray Collegiate at Spirit Communications Park

10. Blythewood (3-1)

Previous Ranking: NR

Last Week: Defeated North Augusta, 15-12

This Week: at No. 1 Dutch Fork (Thursday)

Also receiving votes: Camden, Ridge View

Dropped out: Brookland-Cayce

September 10, 2018 | State, The: Web Edition Articles (Columbia, SC)
Author/Byline: Lou Bezjak, The State | Section: prep_football