Upstate high school boys soccer Super 25 power rankings as playoffs reach state semifinals

Here are the Super 25 high school boys soccer power rankings for the Upstate.

1. J.L. Mann

Record: 22-2

Previous ranking (April 22): 1

What to know: Mann beat Spring Valley and Chapin to earn a home game in the Class AAAAA Upper State championship game.

2. Wade Hampton

Record: 16-3-2

Previous ranking: 3

What to know: Wade Hampton was the No. 1 overall seed among 16 Upper State teams in Class AAAA. The Generals beat Greenville and Catawba Ridge to make the state semifinals.

3. Riverside

Record: 14-5-1

Previous ranking: 4

What to know: Riverside was the No. 2 overall seed in the Class AAAA Upper State. The Warriors beat Northwestern, Berea and North Augusta to reach the state semifinals.

4. Powdersville

Record: 20-2-1

Previous ranking: 6

What to know: Powdersville beat Union County, Seneca and Woodruff to reach the Class AAA Upper State championship game.

5. Daniel

Record: 17-6

Previous ranking: 9

What to know: Daniel beat Travelers Rest, Southside and Chapman to earn a home game in the Class AAA Upper State championship.

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6. Byrnes

Record: 15-7

Previous ranking: 10

What to know: Byrnes beat Rock Hill and Nation Ford in the Class AAAAA playoffs, and lost in the Upper State semifinals to Fort Mill.

7. Hillcrest

Record: 18-4

Previous ranking: 2

What to know: Hillcrest lost in the Class AAAAA second round to Fort Mill.

8. Mauldin

Record: 13-4

Previous ranking: 5

What to know: Mauldin lost in the Class AAAAA first round to Nation Ford.

9. Berea

Record: 16-6

Previous ranking: 7

What to know: Berea had a first-round bye in the Class AAAA playoffs and lost to Riverside in the second round.

10. T.L. Hanna

Record: 13-10

Previous ranking: 8

What to know: Hanna lost to Clover in the first round of Class AAAAA.

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11. Easley

Record: 11-9

Previous ranking: 13

What to know: Easley beat Aiken and lost to Catawba Ridge in Class AAAA.

12. Greenville

Record: 11-6

Previous ranking: 14

What to know: Greenville beat South Aiken and lost to Wade Hampton in Class AAAA.

13. Dorman

Record: 9-10

Previous ranking : 11

What to know: Dorman lost to Chapin in the Class AAAAA first round.

14. Boiling Springs

Record: 6-7-1

Previous ranking: 12

What to know: Boiling Springs lost to Lexington in the Class AAAAA first round.

15. Greenville Tech Charter

Record: 14-5-1

Previous ranking: 24

What to know: Greenville Tech Charter, the No. 3 overall seed in the Class AA Upper State, beat Fairfield Central, Strom Thurmond and Batesburg-Leesville to reach the state semifinals against No. 1 seed Gray Collegiate.

16. St. Joseph’s

Record: 15-4

Previous ranking: 17

What to know: St. Joseph’s is the No. 1 overall seed in Class A. The Knights beat Bamberg-Ehrhardt and St. John’s to reach the state semifinals.

17. Christ Church

Record: 15-5-1

Previous ranking: 15

What to know: Christ Church is the No 2 overall seed among 20 in Class A. The Cavaliers beat Green Sea-Floyds and Governor’s School to reach the state semifinals.

18. Southside Christian

Record: 13-6

Previous ranking: 16

What to know: Southside Christian, No. 5 overall seed in Class A, beat Brashier and Royal Live Oaks to reach state semifinals.

19. Southside

Record: 11-8

Previous ranking: 18

What to know: Southside beat Emerald and lost to Daniel in Class AAA.

20. Woodruff

Record: 16-5

Previous ranking: NR

What to know: Woodruff beat Carolina and Palmetto before falling to Powdersville in Class AAA.

21. Chapman

Record: 12-4

Previous ranking: 21

What to know: Chapman beat Pendleton and Fountain Inn before falling to Daniel in Class AAA.

22. Greer Middle College

Record: 13-6

Previous ranking: 23

What to know: Greer Middle College was the No. 4 overall seed in the Class AA Upper State, and beat Abbeville and Fox Creek before falling to No. 1 seed Gray Collegiate.

23. Fountain Inn

Record: 14-8

Previous ranking: 20

What to know: Fountain Inn beat Clinton and then lost to Chapman in Class AAA.

24. Palmetto

Record: 9-10

Previous ranking: 19

What to know: Palmetto lost to Woodruff in the first round of Class AAA.

25. Carolina

Record: 10-12

Previous ranking: 25

What to know: Carolina beat Walhalla before losing to Woodruff in Class AAA.

Todd Shanesy is a veteran sports writer who covers high school athletics for the Greenville News, Spartanburg Herald-Journal and Anderson Independent Mail. Contact him by email at todd.shanesy@shj.com . Follow him on X, formerly called Twitter, at @ToddShanesySHJ .

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