(WSPA) – Several changes have been made with the release of the South Carolina High School League’s region placement for 2026 through 2028.
In 5A, Byrnes will play with five Greenville County schools while the three Spartanburg County 5A schools will be paired with three from York County.
In 4A, Gaffney will also play in a region with five Greenville County schools.
The full breakdown of the new region assignments is as follows:
CLASS AAAAA
Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6
Byrnes Boiling Springs Chapin Blythewood Ashley Ridge Berkeley
Eastside Dorman Dutch Fork Gray Collegiate Fort Dorchester Cane Bay
Hillcrest Fort Mill Lexington Ridge View James Island Carolina Forest
J.L. Mann Northwestern River Bluff Spring Valley R.B. Stall Goose Creek
Mauldin Rock Hill White Knoll Sumter Stratford Socastee
Woodmont Spartanburg – – Summerville Wando
– – – – West Ashley –
CLASS AAAA
Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region 7
Easley Gaffney Catawba Ridge A.C. Flora Aiken Beaufort Conway
Fountain Inn Greenville Clover Dreher Fox Creek Bulffton Myrtle Beach
Greenwood Greer Lake Wylie Indian Land Irmo Colleton County North Myrtle Beach
Laurens Riverside Legion Collegiate Lancaster Midland Valley Hilton Head Island South Florence
T.L. Hanna Travelers Rest Nation Ford Lugoff-Elgin North Augusta Lucy Beckham St. James
Westside Wade Hampton South Pointe Richland Northeast South Aiken May River West Florence
– – York Westwood – – Wilson
CLASS AAA
Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6
Berea BHP Blue Ridge Airport Bishop England Atlantic Collegiate
Daniel Emerald Broome Brookland-Cayce Georgetown Aynor
Pickens Legacy Early College Chapman Camden Hanahan Crestwood
Seneca Palmetto Christ Church Gilbert North Charleston Darlington
Southside Powdersville Union County Lower Richland Oceanside Collegiate Hartsville
Walhalla Wren – Swansea – Lakewood
– – – – – Loris
CLASS AA
Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6
Brashier MC Chesnee Andrew Jackson American Leadership Academic Magnet Dillon
Carolina Clinton Chester Horse Creek Battery Creek East Clarendon
Crescent Greer MC Columbia Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bridges Prep Lake City
GREEN Upstate High Point Keenan Pelion Lake Marion Manning
Greenville Tech Landrum Mid-Carolina Silver Bluff Philip Simmons Marlboro County
Liberty Mountain View Prep Newberry Strom Thurmond Timberland Waccamaw
Pendleton Southside Christian York Prepatory Saluda Woodland –
St. Joseph’s Woodruff – – – –
West-Oak – – – – –
CLASS A
Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5
Abbeville Batesburg-Leesville Blacksburg Barnwell Central
Calhoun Falls C.A. Johnson Buford Blackville-Hilda Cheraw
Dixie Clear Dot Charter Fairfield Central Calhoun County Chesterfield
McCormick Eau Claire Great Falls Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Governor’s School
Ninety Six Ridge Spring-Monetta Lewisville North Lamar
SC Deaf and Blind Whitmire Midlands Stem Wagener-Salley Lee Central
Thornwell – Riverwalk Williston-Elko McBee
Ware Shoals – – – North Central
Region 6 Region 7 Region 8 Region 9 Region 10
Bamberg-Ehrhardt Allendale-Fairfax Baptist Hill Andrews Coastal
Bethune-Bowman Hampton County Burke Carvers Bay Green Sea Floyds
Branchville Hardeeville Charleston Charter Hannah Pamplico Lake View
Denmark-Olar Polaris Tech Cross Hemingway Latta
Edisto Ridgeland Lowcountry Leadership Johnsonville Marion
Scott’s Branch Royal Live Oaks Military Magnet Kingstree Mullins
– Whale Branch Palmetto Scholars – Virtus Academy
– – St. Johns – –
The high school league said appeals to the reclassification will be heard Feb. 3-5
January 22, 2026 | CBS – 7 WSPA (Greenville-Spartanburg, SC)
Author/Byline: Mariah Ross | Section: Sports