2021 Rankings: Breaking Down the State
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Between the SCHSL’s conventional Upper/Lower State divisions or the much more involved region assignments based upon classification, there is an easier and still accurate way to break down South Carolina’s prep scene. Everyone basically fits into either the Upstate, Charlotte…
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Continue ReadingBetween the SCHSL’s conventional Upper/Lower State divisions or the much more involved region assignments based upon classification, there is an easier and still accurate way to break down South Carolina’s prep scene.
Everyone basically fits into either the Upstate, Charlotte suburbs, Midlands, Central Savannah River Area (CSRA), Pee Dee or Lowcountry. But which one has the most prospects? We’re about to tell you what the Class of 2021 rankings say.
Utilizing the top 100 spots, we can put a quantifiable figure to the cause. We’ll do that below, as well as mention a few of the top names from each region.
CSRA (4)
With mostly smaller schools, it’s no surprise that the area around the eastern suburbs of Augusta is the least represented according to this list. That doesn’t mean the zone is void of prospects. Wagener-Salley lineman Elijah Davis Elijah Davis 6'3" | 260 lbs | DL Wagener-Salley | 2021 State SC and Strom Thurmond tight end Brandon Williams Brandon Williams 6'4" | 225 lbs | TE Strom Thurmond | 2021 State SC are a couple of big bodies who would stand out wherever they played.
CHARLOTTE (10)
The area around Rock Hill and the rest of the southern Charlotte suburbs have produced some of South Carolina’s top recruits over the years, and 2021 is no different. Alabama commitment Robbie Ouzts Robbie Ouzts 6'4" | 245 lbs | TE Rock Hill | 2021 State SC , future South Carolina receiver O’Mega Blake O’Mega Blake 6'3" | 190 lbs | WR South Pointe | 2021 State SC and York receiver (and Appalachian State commit) Da’Shawn Brown Da’Shawn Brown 6'1" | 170 lbs | WR York | 2021 State SC are all inside the top 20.
LOWCOUNTRY (12)
The boon of athletes in the Lowcountry may not be rattling the top of the state rankings, but considering the zone placed 12 athletes in the top 100 with top representative chiming in at No. 35 (Coastal Carolina signee Malachi Taylor Malachi Taylor 6'3" | 190 lbs | WR Goose Creek | 2021 State SC ), and you can clearly see some big influence in the final 65 spots of the top 100.
PEE DEE (14)
J.J. Jones, the North Carolina signee from Myrtle Beach, is part of this group. But so is Ahmari Huggins-Bruce Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 5'10" | 165 lbs | WR Dillon | 2021 State SC , the Louisville commitment from the western portion of the zone in Dillon. There’s also talented Marion defensive lineman T.J. Sanders T.J. Sanders 6'4" | 285 lbs | DL Marion | 2021 State SC and West Florence defensive back Nykelius Johnson Nykelius Johnson 6'0" | 185 lbs | DB West Florence | 2021 State SC .
UPSTATE (26)
The state’s top player, Georgia commit Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins 6'5" | 300 lbs | DL Gaffney | 2021 State SC , is a part of this star-studded section of the state. But he’s certainly not alone in making waves. Fellow defensive lineman Jatius Greer Jatius Greer 6'5" | 260 lbs | DL Belton-Honea Path | 2021 State SC from Belton-Honea Path is also a top-10 pick soon headed for the college ranks. Add in the likes of Chance Black Chance Black 6'1" | 190 lbs | RB Dorman | 2021 State SC , Kobe Paysour Kobe Paysour 6'1" | 175 lbs | WR Gaffney | 2021 State SC , Jaydon Collins Jaydon Collins 6'6" | 275 lbs | OL Greer | 2021 State SC and Andre Goodman Andre Goodman 6'1" | 180 lbs | QB Greenville | 2021 State SC all inside the top 20, and you’ve got yourself the start of one heck of an all-star squad.
MIDLANDS (34)
The Midlands gets a huge boost from its population advantage and large number of schools, and that equates to a ton of prospects. Justus Boone Justus Boone 6'5" | 250 lbs | DL Sumter | 2021 State SC , Joshua Burrell Joshua Burrell 6'2" | 210 lbs | WR Blythewood | 2021 State SC and Thornton Gentry Thornton Gentry 6'4" | 280 lbs | OL Chapin | 2021 State SC each earned spots in the state’s top eight, with Kendall Long Kendall Long 6'3" | 215 lbs | WR River Buff | 2021 State SC just behind them at No. 14.