2024-25 Class 1A Preseason Predictions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Because of this year's reclassification, the defending 1A State Champions Christ Church will be left to repeat in a different class. This opens the door for small-town schools like Denmark-Olar, North, Abbeville, CA Johnson, and Bethune-Bowman. The Mohawks are the defending 1A Lower State Champs and bring back key pieces in [player_tooltip player_id='2211022' first='Bryson' last='Robinson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2211021' first='Terrance' last='McFadden'] while the Vikings appear to be the Preseason Favorites due to the incoming transfer of [player_tooltip player_id='1225770' first='Joshua' last='Goodman'] from Hampton County. However, don't forget about schools like Great Falls, Carvers Bay, and McCormick or Seniors like [player_tooltip player_id='1372635' first='Tyrek' last='Wright'], [player_tooltip player_id='1749270' first='Stetson' last='Stack'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1672085' first='Tylin' last='Jenkins']. <strong>Take a look at my preseason predictions for Class 1A:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 1A Player of the Year:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1225770' first='Joshua' last='Goodman'] (Denmark-Olar)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 1A Most Improved Player of the Year:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1848632' first='Tony' last='Odom'] (CA Johnson)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 1A Breakout Freshman/Sophomore of the Year:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2418911' first='Jamerion' last='Williams'] (Abbeville)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 1A Region Players of the Year:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1A Region 1: [player_tooltip player_id='1848143' first='Jaden' last='Baylor'] (Abbeville)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1A Region 2: [player_tooltip player_id='1372635' first='Tyrek' last='Wright'] (McBee)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1A Region 3: [player_tooltip player_id='1749270' first='Stetson' last='Stack'] (North)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1A Region 4: [player_tooltip player_id='1225770' first='Joshua' last='Goodman'] (Denmark-Olar)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1A Region 5: [player_tooltip player_id='2211022' first='Bryson' last='Robinson'] (Bethune-Bowman)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1A Region 6: [player_tooltip player_id='1672085' first='Tylin' last='Jenkins'] (Hannah-Pamplico)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 1A Preseason Top 5 Teams:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Denmark-Olar</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Bethune-Bowman</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Abbeville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. CA Johnson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 1A State Championship Game Prediction:</strong> Abbeville defeats Denmark-Olar</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 1A Surprise Team of the Year:</strong> Cross</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->