5A
1. Dutch Fork (13)
2. T.L. Hanna
3. Gaffney
4. Dorman
5. Sumter
6. Fort Dorchester
7. Summerville
8. Berkeley
9. Byrnes
10. River Bluff
Receiving votes: Rock Hill, West Florence.
4A
1. Hartsville (9)
2. Greer (4)
3. Myrtle Beach and South Pointe (tie)
5. Belton-Honea Path
6. Greenville
7. North Augusta
8. Wren
9. A.C. Flora
10. Marlboro County
Receiving votes: North Myrtle Beach, Eastside and Wilson.
3A
1. Dillon (13)
2. Chapman
3. Chester
4. May River
5. Strom Thurmond
6. Woodruff
7. Union County
8. Pendleton
9. Gilbert
10. Wade Hampton
Receiving votes: Aynor, Camden, Southside and Hanahan.
2A
1. Abbeville (13)
2. Barnwell
3. Carvers Bay
4. Southside Christian
5. Bamberg-Ehrhardt
6. Timberland
7. Mullins
8. Ninety Six
9. Landrum
10. Hannah-Pamplico
Receiving votes: Buford and Saluda.
1A
1. Lamar (13)
2. Wagener-Salley
3. Dixie
4. Lake View
5. Baptist Hill
6. Blackville-Hilda
7. Bethune-Bowman
8. St. John's
9. Ridge Spring-Monetta
10. Green Sea-Floyds
Receiving votes: Whitmire, Hemingway, C.E. Murray and Branchville.
Voters: Chris Dearing, The State; Bret McCormick, The Herald; Lou Bezjak, The State; Joe Hughes, The Sun News; Travis Jenkins, Chester News Reporter; Jed Blackwell, Spartanburg Herald-Journal; Bob Castello, Greenville News; Chris Burgin, 100.1 The Fan; Ian Guerin, MyHorryNews.com; Eric Russell, Aiken Standard; Scott Chancey, Florence Morning News; Justin Jarrett, Lowcountry Sports; Chris Clark, Orangeburg Times and Democrat; Dennis Brunson, Sumter Item; David Roberts, Greenwood Index-Journal; David Shelton, Charleston Post and Courier; Lake Morris, Anderson Independent Mail.
Sumter High School moved up a spot to No. 5 among 5A schools in the S.C. Prep Media Football Poll released on Tuesday.
The Gamecocks jumped from sixth to fifth thanks to Fort Dorchester's 43-42 double-overtime loss to Summerville. Fort Dorchester fell from No. 2 to sixth.
Dutch Fork remained No. 1 while T.L. Hanna, Gaffney, Dorman and Sumter filled in the next four spots.
The Gamecocks finished the regular season undefeated at 9-0 and as the Region IV champions after a 27-9 victory over Irmo last week. SHS will be at home in the first round of the state playoffs on Friday, Nov. 9.
The No. 1 teams in the five classifications remained the same. Along with Dutch Fork in 5A, Hartsville is No. 1 in 4A, Dillon in 3A, Abbeville in 2A and Lamar in 1A.
Lee Central to play on Thursday
The Lee Central High School football team has moved its regular-season finale to Thursday due to the possibility of inclement weather on Friday.
The Stallions will play host to Central at 7:30 p.m. at Stallions Stadium.
Along with it being Senior Night, it will also be Appreciation Night for Dorothy Fortune, the recently retired Lee Central girls basketball head coach.
Red Sox exercise $15 million 2019 option on ace Chris Sale
BOSTON - The Red Sox have exercised the 2019 option on ace left-hander Chris Sale.
Sale will earn $15 million in the final season of the five-year contract he signed with the White Sox in 2013. He can become an unrestricted free agent in 2020.
The 2017 AL Cy Young runner-up and a seven-time All-Star, Sale had three strikeouts in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the World Series to close out Boston's fourth championship in 15 years.
The 29-year-old earned his first playoff victory in Game 1 of the AL Division Series against the Yankees. Sale went 12-4 with a 2.11 ERA and 237 strikeouts in 27 regular-season starts in his second season in Boston.
From staff and wire reports
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