Conway, Myrtle Beach hold onto spots in state media polls

Conway and Myrtle Beach held onto their spots in the most recent state football polls, released Tuesday.

The Tigers, who defeated Socastee last week, remained No. 10 in Class AAAA. Myrtle Beach, after running its record to 3-0 in Region VII-AAA with a victory over St. James, is No. 10 in Class AAA.

The only other area team included in this week’s rankings is Georgetown, which is still receiving votes in Class AAA despite its region defeat to Lake City on Friday.

CLASS AAAA

1. Northwestern; 2. Byrnes; 3. Spartanburg; 4. Fort Dorchester; 5. Westside; 6. Hillcrest; 7. Lexington; 8. Dorman; 9. Ashley Ridge; 10. Conway

Others receiving votes: Westwood, York, Gaffney

CLASS AAA

1. Hartsville; 2. South Pointe; 3. Greer; 4. Seneca; 5. Chapin; 6. Airport; 7. Belton-Honea Path; 8. Hilton Head Island; 9. Lancaster; 10. Myrtle Beach

Others receiving votes: Union County, Southside, Hanahan, Marlboro County, Beaufort, Georgetown

CLASS AA

1. Dillon; 2. Abbeville; 3. Strom Thurmond; 4. Fairfield Central; 5. Batesburg-Leesville; 6. Newberry; 7. Woodruff; 8. Timberland; 9. Lake Marion; 10. Andrews

Others receiving votes: Saluda, Chesterfield, Pendleton, Central

CLASS A

1. McBee; 2. Bamberg-Ehrhardt; 3. Calhoun County; 4. Allendale-Fairfax; 5. Lake View; 6. Southside Christian; 7. Christ Church; 8. Cross; 9. Lamar; 10. Williston-Elko

Others receiving votes: C.E. Murray, Estill

The S.C. Prep Media Football Poll is conducted by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal with voting from Andrew Macke, Greenwood Index Journal; Bob Castello, Greenville News; Mike McCombs, The Island Packet; Chris Clark, Orangeburg Times and Democrat; Chris Dearing, The State; Ian Guerin, Myrtle Beach Sun News; Kevin Melton, Spartanburg Herald Journal; Lou Bezjak, The State; Lake Morris, Anderson Independent Mail; David Shelton, Charleston Post and Courier; Bret McCormick, The Herald (Rock Hill); Scott Chancey, Florence Morning News and Eric Russell, Aiken Standard.

This story was originally published October 20, 2015 at 7:29 PM with the headline "Conway, Myrtle Beach hold onto spots in state media polls."