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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