SCHSL releases new proposed regions for high school sports
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Days after the South Carolina High School League finalized its realignment for high school sports, schools have now learned who they’ll get familiar with over the next few seasons.
The league sent out its proposed region assignments for the 2024-26 alignment on Wednesday. Most notably, all high schools in the Horry County School District will now play each other in Region 6-5A.
West Florence, which was long an opponent of Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach in the old Region 6-4A, will move to Region 5-5A
Elsewhere in the proposal, South Florence and Wilson would join Hartsville and Darlington in Region 5-4A. Moving down, Region 5-3A would be the only other all-local region in the WMBF viewing area.
Atlantic Collegiate would also make its SCHSL start in Region 7-2A alongside Lake City, Marion and Mullins. Class A would also see a singular region most teams in the viewing area as opposed to two under the previous alignment. Lamar would also be placed in Region 2-A with schools in the upper half of the state.
The proposed regions are pending an appeals process. The new classifications and region alignments would both go into effect during the 2024-25 school year.
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*Local teams in bold
CLASS 5A - REGION 5
Blythewood
Lugoff-Elgin
Ridge View
Spring Valley
Sumter
Westwood
West Florence
CLASS 5A - REGION 6
Carolina Forest
Conway
Myrtle Beach
North Myrtle Beach
St. James
CLASS 4A - REGION 5
Crestwood
Darlington
Hartsville
Lakewood
Lower Richland
South Florence
Wilson
CLASS 3A - REGION 5
Aynor
Dillon
Georgetown
Loris
Marlboro County
Waccamaw
CLASS 2A - REGION 6
Academic Magnet
Andrews
Burke
Philip Simmons
Timberland
Woodland
CLASS 2A - REGION 7
Atlantic Collegiate
East Clarendon
Kingstree
Lake City
Manning
Marion
Mullins
CLASS 1A - REGION 2
C.A. Johnson
Governor’s School**
Great Falls
Lamar
Lee Central
Lewisville
McBee
Midlands STEM**
Riverwalk**
**Schools not playing football
CLASS 1A - REGION 7
Carvers Bay
Green Sea-Floyds
Hannah-Pamplico
Hemingway
Johnsonville
Lake View
Latta
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