Myrtle Beach tops Class AAA soccer poll as playoffs begin
The Myrtle Beach boys soccer team will officially enter the Class AAA playoffs as the No. 1 team in South Carolina.
The Seahawks, who begin the postseason at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium against Lakewood on Tuesday, improved to 19-2-1 with a pair of lopsided victories last week. They won’t be the only area boys teams opening the playoffs with a state ranking.
Socastee, which won the Region VI-AAAA title and plays host to Lugoff-Elgin on Tuesday, is No. 9 in Class AAAA. North Myrtle Beach – No. 15 in Class AAA – heads to Crestwood; while Class AA No. 7 Waccamaw will open at home against Timberland.
Several local girls teams were also ranked in the most recent polls. Myrtle Beach was No. 4 in Class AAA, with North Myrtle Beach (No. 11) and St. James (No. 14) also included. Waccamaw came in at No. 5 in Class AA.
The girls playoffs started Monday evening.
Ian Guerin: ian@ianguerin.com, @iguerin
SCHSSCA STATE RANKINGS
BOYS
CLASS AAAA
1. Wando
2. River Bluff
3. Nation Ford
4. Mauldin
5. South Aiken
6. J.L. Mann
7. Blythewood
8. Wade Hampton
9. Socastee
10. Bluffton
11. Clover
12. Riverside
13. Fort Mill
14. Ashley Ridge
15. Greenwood
CLASS AAA
1. Myrtle Beach
2. Eastside
3. Chapin
4. Dreher
5. Brookland-Cayce
6. Hilton Head
7. Daniel
8. Berea
9. A.C. Flora
10. Hanahan
11. Walhalla
12. Aiken
13. Wilson
14. Gilbert
15. North Myrtle Beach
CLASS AA
1. Bishop England
2. Academic Magnet
3. Indian Land
4. Pendleton
5. Wade Hampton
6. Powdersville
7. Waccamaw
8. Newberry
9. Mid-Carolina
10. Silver Bluff
CLASS A
1. St. Joseph’s
2. Christ Church
3. Dixie
4. Bamberg-Ehrhardt
5. Governor’s School M&S
GIRLS
CLASS AAAA
1. Lexington
2. J.L. Mann
3. Fort Mill
4. Wando
5. Fort Dorchester
6. Blythewood
7. Wade Hampton
8. James Island
9. Irmo
10. Dutch Fork
11. T.L. Hanna
12. Clover
13. Dorman
14. Mauldin
15. Greenville
CLASS AAA
1. Chapin
2. Dreher
3. Eastside
4. Myrtle Beach
5. Swansea
6. Brookland-Cayce
7. Hilton Head
8. Wren
9. Blue Ridge
10. Hanahan
11. North Myrtle Beach
12. Walhalla
13. Airport
14. St. James
15. Lancaster
CLASS AA
1. Indian Land
2. Academic Magnet
3. Bishop England
4. Wade Hampton
5. Waccamaw
6. Batesburg-Leesville
7. Pelion
8. Saluda
9. Barnwell
10. Woodruff
CLASS A
1. Southside Christian
2. St. Joseph’s
3. Christ Church
4. Governor’s Schools M&S
5. Brasier MC
This story was originally published May 2, 2016 at 4:25 PM with the headline "Myrtle Beach tops Class AAA soccer poll as playoffs begin."