South Carolina High School League
The South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) is the organization that rules and regulates school athletics in the state of South Carolina. Established in 1907 and based out of Columbia, the SCHSL had 414 member schools as of the 2011–2012 school year, with 206 high schools and 208 junior high/middle schools competing.
| Abbreviation | SCHSL |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1907 |
| Type | Volunteer; NPO |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | Athletic/Educational |
| Headquarters | 121 Westpark Blvd. Columbia, SC 29210 |
Region served | South Carolina |
Membership | 414 schools |
Official language | English |
President | Skip Lax |
| Affiliations | National Federation of State High School Associations |
Staff | 27 |
| Website | schsl.org |
| Remarks | (803) 798-0120 |
Competition
SCHSL sanctions competition in the following sports: softball, baseball, basketball, competitive cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling.
The SCHSL operates five classes of competition dependent on the size of a school's student enrollment:
- 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)
Realignment for schools occurs every two years.
AAAAA Football
Class 5A began in 2016 and for the 2020–2022 period, includes the following schools:[1]
- Airport High School
- Ashley Ridge High School
- Aynor High School
- Belton-Honea Path High School
- Berkeley High School
- Bishop England High School
- Blythewood High School
- Boiling Springs High School
- Brookland-Cayce High School
- Cane Bay High School
- Carolina Forest High School
- Catawba Ridge High School
- Chapin High School
- Chapman High School
- Clover High School
- Colleton County High School
- Dorman High School
- Dutch Fork High School
- Easley High School
- Eastside High School
- Fairfield Central High School
- Fort Dorchester High School
- Fort Mill High School
- Gaffney High School
- Georgetown High School
- Goose Creek High School
- Greenville Senior High School
- Greer High School
- Hanahan High School
- Hillcrest High School
- Indian Land High School
- Irmo High School
- J. L. Mann High School
- James Byrnes High School
- James Island Charter High School
- Johnsonville High School
- Lakewood High School
- Lancaster High School
- Laurens District 55 High School
- Lexington High School
- Loris High School
- Lugoff-Elgin High School
- Mauldin High School
- May River High School
- Mid-Carolina High School
- Myrtle Beach High School
- Nation Ford High School
- North Augusta High School
- Northwestern High School
- Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School
- Palmetto High School
- Pickens High School
- R.B. Stall High School
- Ridge View High School
- River Bluff High School
- Riverside High School
- Socastee High School
- South Aiken High School
- South Pointe High School
- Southside Christian School
- Southside High School
- Spartanburg High School
- Spring Valley High School
- Stratford High School
- Summerville High School
- Sumter High School
- T. L. Hanna High School
- Travelers Rest High School
- Union High School
- Wade Hampton High School (Greenville)
- Wando High School
- West Ashley High School
- Westside High School
- White Knoll High School
- Woodmont High School
- Woodruff High School
- York Comprehensive High School
References
- ^ "2021 Composite Football Schedule". South Carolina High School League. August 13, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
External links
- Official site