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Eastside girls soccer goalkeeper Emmy Rikard is lifted in the air by teammates after scoring the game-winning penalty kick in the 2025 5-A D1 Girls Upper State Championship. Eastside is ranked No. 1 heading into the 2026 season after winning three-straight state titles.

 PAM DUNLAP

The South Carolina High School Soccer Coaches Association (SCHSSCA) released preseason polls for the SCHSL 2026 season this weekend. Several Greer-area boys and girls soccer teams made the top 10 in their respective classes.

See the full list of rankings by class below:

 

SCHSL BOYS

Class 5A Division I

1. JL Mann

2. Wando

3. Ashley Ridge

4. James Island

5. Wade Hampton

6. Lexington

7. Mauldin

8. Blythewood

9. Fort Dorchester

10. Dutch Fork

 

Class 5A Division II

1. Catawba Ridge

2. Riverside

3. Lucy Beckham

4. Chapin

5; St. James

6. Myrtle Beach

7. Eastside

8. Nation Ford

9. Greenville

10. Greenwood

 

Class 4A

1. Daniel

2. Bishop England

3. May River

4. AC Flora

5. Wren

6. Gray Collegiate

7. Greer

8. Southside

9. North Augusta

10. Bluffton

 

Class 3A

1. Oceanside Collegiate

2. Powdersville

3. St. Joseph’s

4. Hanahan

5. Christ Church

6. Waccamaw

7. Swansea

8. Palmetto

9. Newberry

10. Woodruff

 

Class 2A

1. Academic Magnet

2. Philip Simmons

3. Andrew Jackson

4. Brashier Middle College

5. Columbia

6. Greenville Tech Charter

7. Atlantic Collegiate

8. Bridges Prep

9. Buford

10. Mid-Carolina

 

Class A

1. Dixie

2. GREEN Upstate

3. Hardeeville

4. St. John’s

5. Royal Live Oaks

6. Palmetto Scholars

7. The Governor’s School

8. Charleston Math & Science

9. Horse Creek Academy

10. Lewisville

 

SCHSL GIRLS 

Class 5A Division I

1. JL Mann

2. Wando

3. James Island

4. West Ashley

5. River Bluff

6. Mauldin

7. Blythewood

8. Cane Bay

9. Lexington

10. Dorman

 

Class 5A Division II

1. Eastside

2. Chapin

3. Riverside

4. Nation Ford

5. Lucy Beckham

6. Catawba Ridge

7. St. James

8. West Florence

9. Fort Mill

10. Greenville

 

Class 4A

1. Bishop England

2. AC Flora

3. May River

4. Dreher

5. Hilton Head Island

6. Gray Collegiate

7. Fountain Inn

8. Daniel

9. Wren

10. North Augusta

 

Class 3A

1. Oceanside Collegiate

2. Christ Church

3. St. Joseph’s

4. Greer Middle College

5. Waccamaw

6. Powdersville

7. Hanahan

8. Fox Creek

9. Southside Christian

10. Chapman

 

Class A/2A

1. Academic Magnet

2. Philip Simmons

3. Dixie

4. Buford

5. Andrew Jackson

6. Bridges Prep

7. Greenville Tech Charter

8. Ninety-Six

9. Atlantic Collegiate

10. York Prep

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