2025-26 Class AA Preseason Predictions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>USE CODE “baxley30” FOR 30% OFF THE FIRST PURCHASE OF ANY SUBSCRIPTION</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class AA brings a good mixture of small-town schools as well as a few prep schools and academies. High Point Academy appears to be the preseason favorite thanks to the return of [player_tooltip player_id='1679972' first='J'sean' last='Sanders'], [player_tooltip player_id='2314654' first='Chris' last='Copeland'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2692025' first='Joc' last='Miller'] from last year's Upper State Championship run. However, they face serious opposition in their own region in the form of last year's Class Player of the Year [player_tooltip player_id='2457406' first='Eli' last='Brown'] of Chesnee, as well as Liberty High School with [player_tooltip player_id='2459702' first='Kendrick' last='Jackson']. In the lower state, there are a few major stars such as [player_tooltip player_id='2307830' first='Charles' last='White Jr'], [player_tooltip player_id='2305379' first='Dakarai' last='Worley'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2674160' first='Juel' last='Mack'], but will they get enough help to make a real run? <strong>Take a look at my preseason predictions for Class AA:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Player of the Year:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2457406' first='Eli' last='Brown'] (Chesnee)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Most Improved Player of the Year</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id='1537909' first='Jack' last='Mevold'] (Philip Simmons)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Newcomer of the Year:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2875353' first='Ethan' last='Moses'] (Liberty)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Region Players of the Year:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Region 1: [player_tooltip player_id='2457406' first='Eli' last='Brown'] (Chesnee)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Region 2: [player_tooltip player_id='2639844' first='Ta'Maj' last='Gilliam'] (Batesburg-Leesville)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Region 3: <strong>Rashawn Brown</strong> (Fairfield Central)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Region 4: [player_tooltip player_id='1848084' first='Antwon' last='Young'] (York Prep)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Region 5: <strong>Breion Shivers</strong> (Lake Marion)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Region 6: [player_tooltip player_id='2674160' first='Juel' last='Mack'] (Burke)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Region 7: [player_tooltip player_id='2307830' first='Charles' last='White Jr'] (Marion)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Preseason Top 5 Teams:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. High Point Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Chesnee</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Liberty</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Marion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. York Prep</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A State Championship Game Prediction:</strong> Chesnee over Marion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Dark Horse Team:</strong> Burke</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->