The South Carolina High School league released on Thursday the new region classifications for the 2026-28 realignment cycle. Several Greer-area teams will be in new regions and face new foes.
Byrnes and Eastside will be in 5-A Region 1, alongside Hillcrest, Woodmont, Mauldin, and J.L. Mann.
Greer and Riverside will be in 4-A Region 2, alongside Greenville, Travelers Rest, Wade Hampton, and Gaffney.
Blue Ridge will be in 3-A Region 3, alongside Chapman, Broome, Christ Church, and Union County.
Greer Middle College will be in 2-A Region 2, alongside Chesnee, Clinton, High Point, Landrum, Mountain View Prep, Southside Christian, and Woodruff.
See full list of regions by classification below:
Class 5A
Region 1: Byrnes Eastside, Hillcrest, JL Mann, Mauldin, Woodmont
Region 2: Boiling Springs, Dorman, Fort Mill, Northwestern, Rock Hill, Spartanburg
Region 3: Chapin, Dutch Fork, Lexington, River Bluff, White Knoll
Region 4: Blythewood, Gray Collegiate, Ridge View, Spring Valley, Sumter
Region 5: Ashley Ridge, Fort Dorchester, James Island, Stall, Stratford, Summerville, West Ashley
Region 6: Berkeley, Cane Bay, Carolina Forest, Goose Creek, Socastee, Wando
Class 4A
Region 1: Easley, Fountain Inn, Greenwood, Laurens, TL Hanna, Westside
Region 2: Gaffney, Greenville, Greer, Riverside, Travelers Rest, Wade Hampton
Region 3: Catawba Ridge, Clover, Lake Wylie, **Legion Collegiate, Nation Ford, South Pointe, York
Region 4: AC Flora, Dreher, Indian Land, Lancaster, Lugoff-Elgin, Richland Northeast, Westwood
Region 5: Aiken, Fox Creek, Irmo, Midland Valley, North Augusta, South Aiken
Region 6: Beaufort, Bluffton, Colleton County, Hilton Head, Lucy Beckham, May River
Region 7: Conway, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, South Florence, St. James, West Florence, Wilson
Class 3A
Region 1: Berea Daniel, Pickens, Seneca, Southside, Walhalla
Region 2: Belton Honea Path, Emerald, Legacy, Palmetto, Powdersville, Wren
Region 3: Blue Ridge, Broome, Chapman, Christ Church, Union County
Region 4: Airport, Brookland-Cayce, Camden, Gilbert, Lower Richland, Swansea
Region 5: Bishop England, Georgetown, Hanahan, North Charleston, Oceanside Collegiate
Region 6: Atlantic Collegiate, Aynor, Crestwood, Darlington, Hartsville, Lakewood, Loris
Class 2A
Region 1: Brashier Middle College, Crescent, Carolina, GREEN Upstate, Greenville Tech Charter, Liberty, Pendleton, St. Joseph’s, West-Oak
Region 2: Chesnee, Clinton, Greer Middle College, High Point, Landrum, Mountain View Prep, Southside Christian, Woodruff
Region 3: Andrew Jackson, Chester, Columbia, Keenan, Mid-Carolina, Newberry, York Prep
Region 4: American Leadership, Horse Creek, Orangeburg-Wilkinson, Pelion, Silver Bluff, Strom Thurmond, Saluda Region
5: Academic Magnet, Battery Creek, Bridges Prep, Lake Marion, Philip Simmons, Timberland, Woodruff
Region 6: Dillon, East Clarendon, Lake City, Marlboro County, Manning, Waccamaw
Class A
Region 1: Abbeville, Calhoun Falls, Dixie, McCormick, Ninety Six, SC Deaf and Blind, Thornwell, Ware Shoals
Region 2: Batesburg-Leesville, CA Johnson, Clear Dot Charter, Eau Claire, Ridge Spring-Monetta, Whitmire
Region 3: Blacksburg, Buford, Fairfield Central, Great Falls, Lewisville, Midlands Stem, Riverwalk
Region 4: Barnwell, Blackville-Hilda, Calhoun County, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, North, Wagener-Salley, Williston-Elko
Region 5: Central, Cheraw, Chesterfield, Governor’s School, Lamar, Lee Central, McBee, North Central
Region 6: Bamberg-Ehrhardt, Bethune-Bowman, Branchville, Denmark-Olar, Edisto, Scott’s Branch
Region 7: Allendale-Fairfax, Hampton County, Hardeeville, Polaris Tech, Ridgeland, Royal Live Oaks, Whale Branch
Region 8: Baptist Hill, Burke, Charleston Charter, Cross, Lowcountry Leadership, Military Magnet, Palmetto Scholars, St. Johns
Region 9: Andrews, Carvers Bay, Hannah Pamplico, Hemingway, Johnsonville, Kingstree
Region 10: Coastal, Green Sea Floyds, Lake View, Latta, Marion, Mullins, Virtus Academy
