SCHSL releases new proposed regions for high school sports

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Published: Jan. 24, 2024 at 4:54 PM EST|Updated: Jan. 24, 2024 at 4:55 PM EST
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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