The South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) is an organization that regulates high school sports in South Carolina. Each year since 1916, the SCHSL has crowned a state champion in football. Every fall, a postseason consisting of a 32 school bracket is played to determine a winner.
The divisions for football are based on school enrollment. Divisions include: AAAAA (quin-A or 5A) AAAA (quad-A or 4A) AAA (triple-A or 3A) AA (double-A or 2A) A (one-A or 1A) The SCHSL historically had a B and C division but these divisions are no longer used.
Champions Sourcehttps://schsl.org/archives/1464 SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Football
AAAAA YearChampionChampion CoachScoreRunner-upRunner-up CoachRef2016Dutch Fork Tom Knotts 28-21 Boiling Springs Rick Tate 2017 Dutch Fork Tom Knotts 28-27 Dorman Dave Gutshall 2018 Dutch Fork Tom Knotts 59-20 T.L. Hanna Jeff Heron 2019 Dutch Fork Tom Knotts 34-31 Dorman Dave Gutshall 2020 Dutch Fork Tom Knotts 28-6 T.L. Hanna Jason Tone 2021 Gaffney Dan Jones 22-19 Dutch Fork Tom Knotts 2022 Dutch Fork Tom Knotts 47-10 Fort Dorchester Steve LaPrad 2023 Dutch Fork Tom Knotts 21-6 White Knoll Nick Pelham 2024–present See AAAAA Division I and II
AAAAA Division I (2024–present) YearChampionChampion CoachScoreRunner-upRunner-up CoachRef2024 Dutch Fork Tom Knotts 35–21 Summerville Ian Rafferty 2025 Dutch Fork Tom Knotts 40–20 Summerville Ian Rafferty
AAAAA Division II (2024–present) YearChampionChampion CoachScoreRunner-upRunner-up CoachRef2024 Northwestern Page Wofford 34–31 Irmo Aaron Brand 2025 Northwestern Page Wofford 55–13 Irmo Aaron Brand
AAAA YearChampionChampion CoachRunner-upRunner-up CoachRef1968 Greenwood J.W. Babb Hartsville Carroll Wright 1969 Edmunds Steve Satterfield Gaffney Robert E. Prevatte 1969 Wilkinson Shelley Wright Barr Street - 1970 Lower Richland Mooney Player Eau Claire Jimmy Satterfield 1971 Orangeburg-Wilkinson Dick Sheridan Union Paul Love 1972 Easley Larry Bagwell Lower Richland Mooney Player1973 Spring Valley Joe Turbeville Spartanburg W.A. Carr 1974 Spring Valley Joe Turbeville T.L. Hanna James C. Fraser1975 Spring Valley Joe Turbeville Irmo Reed Charpia1976 Greenwood J.W. Babb Summerville John McKissick1977 Eastside John P. Carlisle Spring Valley Joe Turbeville 1978 Summerville John McKissick Irmo Joe Turbeville1979 Summerville John McKissick Irmo Joe Turbeville 1980 Irmo Joe Turbeville Summerville John McKissick 1981-2015 See AAAA Division I and II2016 South Pointe Strait Herron Hartsville Jeff Calabrese 2017 South Pointe Strait Herron Hartsville Jeff Calabrese 2018 Myrtle Beach Mickey Wilson Greer Will Young 2019 Wren Jeff Tate Myrtle Beach Mickey Wilson 2020 A.C. Flora Dustin Curtis North Myrtle Beach Matt Reel 2021 South Pointe Devonte' Holloman Beaufort Bryce Lybrand 2022 South Florence Drew Marlowe Northwestern Page Wofford 2023 Westside Brian Lane South Florence Drew Marlowe 2024 South Florence Drew Marlowe Westside Brian Lane 2025 South Pointe Bobby Collins South Florence Drew Marlowe
AAAA Division I (1981-2015) YearChampionChampion CoachScoreRunner-upRunner-up CoachRef1981 Berkeley Gerald Moody 18-15 Gaffney A.L. Curtis 1982 Summerville John McKissick ?-? Spartanburg Fred Kyzer 1983 Summerville John McKissick 21-7 Gaffney A.L. Curtis 1984 Summerville John McKissick 16-12 Spartanburg Allen Sitterle 1985 Gaffney A.L. Curtis 41-30 Sumter Tom Lewis 1986 Summerville John McKissick 28-3 Gaffney A.L. Curtis 1987 Sumter Tom Lewis 24-21 Spartanburg Allen Sitterle 1988 Spring Valley Jerry Brown 3-0 Gaffney A.L. Curtis 1989 Northwestern Jimmy Wallace 21-6 Lancaster Johnny Roscoe 1990 Sumter Tom Lewis 17-7 Rock Hill Jim Ringer 1991 Spartanburg Doc Davis 28-16 Sumter Tom Lewis 1992 Gaffney Joe Montgomery 27-24 Sumter Tom Lewis 1993 Northwestern Jimmy Wallace 2-0 Gaffney Joe Montgomery 1994 Spartanburg Doc Davis 24-17 Dorman Dave Gutshall 1995 Spartanburg Doc Davis 28-14 Sumter Tom Lewis 1996 Spartanburg Doc Davis 28-6 Rock Hill Jim Ringer 1997 Gaffney Joe Montgomery 37-30 Northwestern Jimmy Wallace 1998 Summerville John McKissick 31-23 Gaffney Joe Montgomery 1999 Stratford Ray Stackley 24-17 Dorman Dave Gutshall 2000 Dorman Dave Gutshall 31-24 Lexington Jim Satterfield 2001 Spartanburg Doc Davis 24-21 Northwestern Jimmy Wallace 2002 Rock Hill Jim Ringer ?-? Irmo Bob Hanna 2003 Gaffney Phil Strickland 28-21 Sumter Paul Sorrells 2004 Rock Hill Jim Ringer 21-7 Stratford Ray Stackley 2005 Gaffney Phil Strickland 33-32 Summerville John McKissick 2006 Gaffney Phil Strickland 45-0 Irmo Bob Hanna 2007 Byrnes Chris Miller 48-9 Summerville John McKissick 2008 Byrnes Chris Miller 31-21 Sumter Paul Sorrells 2009 Dorman Dave Gutshall 28-17 Byrnes Chris Miller 2010 Byrnes Chris Miller 34-14 Dorman Dave Gutshall 2011 Byrnes Chris Miller 31-24 Gaffney Dan Jones 2012 Gaffney Dan Jones 34-22 Dutch Fork Tom Knotts 2013 Dutch Fork Tom Knotts 54-14 Sumter Reggie Kennedy 2014 Hillcrest Greg Porter 47-17 Dutch Fork Tom Knotts 2015 Fort Dorchester Steve LaPrad 59-31 Dorman Dave Gutshall
AAAA Division II (1981-2015) YearChampionChampion CoachRunner-upRunner-up CoachRef1981 Hartsville Johnny Roscoe Airport Les Evans 1982 Middleton Jim Werden Northwestern Bobby Ivey 1983 Laurens Buddy Jennings Walterboro Gyles Hall 1984 Laurens Buddy Jennings Hartsville Lewis Lineberger 1985 Hillcrest Tom McIntyre Byrnes Bo Corne 1986 Byrnes Bo Corne Berkeley Gerald Moody 1987 Hartsville Lewis Lineberger Westside Ted Luckadoo1988 Hartsville Lewis Lineberger North Augusta Bill Utsey 1989 North Augusta Bill Utsey Lower Richland Bill Kimrey 1990 Union Shell Dula Lancaster Johnny Roscoe 1991 Laurens Bobby Ivey Lower Richland Bill Kimrey 1992 Aiken Doug Painter Hartsville Lewis Lineberger 1993 Richland Northeast Joe Wingard Hartsville Lewis Lineberger 1994 Berkeley Jerry Brown Dillon Jackie Hayes 1995 Union Shell Dula Walterboro Leroy Riley 1996 Berkeley Jerry Brown Darlington Gerald Harrison 1997 Walterboro Leroy Riley Hartsville Lewis Lineberger 1998 Marlboro County Dean Boyd Ridge View Kirk Burnett 1999 Greenwood Shell Dula Aiken Carey Johnson 2000 Greenwood Shell Dula Aiken Carey Johnson 2001 Marlboro County Dean Boyd Conway Chuck Jordan 2002 Byrnes Bobby Bentley Conway Chuck Jordan 2003 Byrnes Bobby Bentley Conway Chuck Jordan 2004 Byrnes Bobby Bentley Irmo Bob Hanna 2005 Byrnes Bobby Bentley Richland Northeast Jay Frye 2006 Greenwood Shell Dula Conway Chuck Jordan 2007 Clover Jet Turner Beaufort Mark Clifford 2008 South Pointe Bobby Carroll Northwestern Jimmy Wallace 2009 Berkeley Jerry Brown Northwestern Jimmy Wallace 2010 Northwestern Jimmy Wallace Greenwood Gene Cathcart 2011 Goose Creek Check Reedy Greenwood Gene Cathcart 2012 Greenwood Gene Cathcart Northwestern Kyle Richardson 2013 Northwestern Kyle Richardson Stratford Ray Stackley 2014 Spartanburg Chris Miller York Bobby Carroll 2015 Northwestern Kyle Richardson Lexington Josh Stepp
AAA YearChampionChampion CoachRunner-upRunner-up CoachRef1957 Dreher Charlie Stuart Greenwood J.W. Babb1958 Anderson - - -1959 Dreher Charlie Stuart Greenwood J.W. Babb1960 Gaffney Bob Prevatte Greenwood J.W. Babb1961 Greenwood J.W. Babb Gaffney Bob Prevatte1962 Greenville J.A. Moore Greenwood J.W. Babb1963 Gaffney Bob Prevatte Greenwood J.W. Babb1964 Gaffney Bob Prevatte Eau Claire Art Baker1965 Gaffney Bob Prevatte Greenwood J.W. Babb1966 Brookland-Cayce Bettis Herlong Rock Hill Tommy Oates1967 Eau Claire Steve Robertson Rock Hill Tommy Oates1968 James Island Rupert E. Drews Woodruff W.L. Varner1969 Westside William Roberts - Butler1970 Palmetto Charlie D. Martin Southside (F) R.E. Wilson1971 Abbeville Preston Cox Pageland W.E. Few1972 Clinton Keith Richardson Hanahan Billy Siegler1973 Fort Johnson Wayne Sweeney Clinton Keith Richardson1974 James Island Reed Charpia Clinton Keith Richardson1975 Clinton Keith Richardson Myrtle Beach Doug Shaw1976 Byrnes Dalton Rivers Bishop England John Cantey1977 Clinton Keith Richardson James Island Pascal Crosby1978 Clinton Keith Richardson James Island Pascal Crosby1979 Cheraw Burney Bourne Strom Thurmond Keith McAlister1980 Myrtle Beach Doug Shaw Strom Thurmond Keith McAlister1981 Myrtle Beach Doug Shaw Broome Dalton Rivers1982 Byrnes Bo Corne Myrtle Beach Doug Shaw1983 Myrtle Beach Doug Shaw Clinton Keith Richardson1984 Myrtle Beach Doug Shaw J.L. Mann Bill Utsey1985 Clinton Keith Richardson Middleton Jim Werden1986 York Bill Pate Strom Thurmond Keith McAlister1987 Clinton Keith Richardson Marion Bob Rankin1988 Manning Charlie Combs Daniel Dick Singleton 1989 Greer Stuart Holcombe Aiken Dusty Triplett 1990 Camden Billy Ammons Hilton Head Dan Utley 1991 Daniel Allen Sitterle Stall Jerry Stoots 1992 Daniel Allen Sitterle Cheraw Burney Bourne 1993 Cheraw Burney Bourne Clinton Andy B. Young 1994 Greer Stuart Holcombe Manning Andrew Heddy 1995 Daniel Allen Sitterle Strom Thurmond Brian Smith 1996 Fairfield-Central Buddy Pough Seneca Tom Bass 1997 Fairfield-Central Tony Felder Daniel Allen Sitterle 1998 Daniel Allen Sitterle Manning Barry Avant 1999 Union Mike Anthony Dillon Jackie Hayes 2000 Union Mike Anthony Manning Barry Avant 2001 Camden Jimmy Neal Union Mike Anthony 2002 Union Mike Anthony Camden Jimmy Neal 2003 Greer Travis Perry West Florence Jeff Calebrese 2004 Belton-Honea Path Wayne Green Dillon Jackie Hayes 2005 Strom Thurmond Lee Sawyer Clinton Andy Young 2006 Blythewood Jeff Scott Timberland Art Craig 2007 Wilson Darryl Page Chester Victor Floyd 2008 Myrtle Beach Scott Earley Chester Maurice Flowers 2009 Clinton Andy Young Myrtle Beach Mickey Wilson 2010 Myrtle Beach Mickey Wilson South Pointe Bobby Carroll 2011 South Pointe Strait Herron Bluffton Ken Cribb 2012 Hartsville Jeff Calabrese Union County Steve Taneyhill 2013 Myrtle Beach Mickey Wilson Daniel Randy Robinson 2014 South Pointe Strait Herron Hartsville Jeff Calabrese 2015 South Pointe Strait Herron Midland Valley Rick Knight 2016 Chapman Mark Hodges Dillon Jackie Hayes 2017 Dillon Jackie Hayes Chapman Mark Hodges 2018 Chester Victor Floyd Dillon Jackie Hayes 2019 Chapman Mark Hodges Dillon Jackie Hayes 2020 Daniel Jeff Fruster Camden Brian Rimpf 2021 Daniel Jeff Fruster Camden Brian Rimpf 2022 Beaufort Bryce Lybrand Powdersville Robert Mustar 2023DanielJeff FrusterCamdenBrian Rimpf2024 Oceanside Collegiate John Patterson Belton-Honea Path Russell Blackston 2025 Oceanside Collegiate Brent LaPrad Belton-Honea Path Russell Blackston
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