Myrtle Beach boys move up two spots to No. 2 in soccer rankings

STATE SOCCER RANKINGS

Six area teams are ranked in the most recent South Carolina High School Soccer Coaches Association state polls, released over the weekend.

The most notable of the locals is the Myrtle Beach boys team, which moved up two spots to No. 2 in Class AAA after adding a 5-0 win over Region VII-AAA foe St. James last Tuesday. The Seahawks entered spring break 8-1 overall, with their only loss coming against Class AAAA No. 5 Nation Ford.

Two other Grand Strand boys programs were ranked this week. Socastee comes in at No. 13 in Class AAAA, while Waccamaw sits at No. 9 in Class AAA.

All three area girls programs that appeared in this week’s rankings come from Region VII-AAA. North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach and St. James were eighth, ninth and 10th, respectively.

SCHSSCA SOCCER POLLS

BOYS

CLASS AAAA

1. Wando

2. River Bluff

3. Mauldin

4. J.L. Mann

5. Nation Ford

6. Blythewood

7. South Aiken

8. Riverside

9. Wade Hampton

10. Fort Mill

11. Clover

12. Bluffton

13. Socastee

14. Lexington

15. Spring Valley

CLASS AAA

1. Chapin

2. Myrtle Beach

3. Berea

4. Eastside

5. Dreher

6. A.C. Flora

7. Brookland-Cayce

8. Daniel

9. Hilton Head

10. Gilbert

11. Walhalla

12. Airport

13. Hanahan

14. Chapman

15. Beaufort

CLASS AA

1. Bishop England

2. Indian Land

3. Academic Magnet

4. Mid-Carolina

5. Newberry

6. Saluda

7. Powdersville

8. Pendleton

9. Waccamaw

10. Wade Hampton

GIRLS

CLASS AAAA

1. Lexington

2. J.L. Mann

3. Fort Mill

4. Wando

5. Wade Hampton

6. Fort Dorchester

7. James Island

8. South Aiken

9. Mauldin

10. T.L. Hanna

11. Blythewood

12. Irmo

13. River Bluff

14. Dutch Fork

15. Clover

CLASS AAA

1. Dreher

2. Chapin

3. Eastside

4. Swansea

5. Brookland-Cayce

6. Hilton Head

7. Blue Ridge

8. North Myrtle Beach

9. Myrtle Beach

10. St. James

11. Wren

12. A.C. Flora

13. Airport

14. South Pointe

15. Gilbert

CLASS AA

1. Bishop England

2. Academic Magnet

3. Indian Land

4. Batesburg-Leesville

5. Wade Hampton

This story was originally published March 28, 2016 at 5:18 PM with the headline "Myrtle Beach boys move up two spots to No. 2 in soccer rankings."