Different region, same familiar foes.

It’s what the South Carolina High School League’s proposed two-year realignment plan has presented for Edisto High School. Barring an appeal by Aug. 14 or last-minute adjustments, Edisto will move next year from Region 5-AA to Region 7-AA and compete with Pelion, Silver Bluff, Barnwell, Wade Hampton and old rival Swansea, which makes the transition down from Class 3-A after four years.

Edisto athletics director and head football coach Andy Palmer was “ecstatic” about the realignment, citing the closer travel and potential for strong home attendance gates given the familiarity of the opponents.

Also on the move are Woodland from Region 6-A to 8-A and Allendale-Fairfax from Region 5-A to Region 6-A.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson will remain in Region 5-AAAA, although rivals Dutch Fork and Irmo will move to the Upstate in Region 4-A. South Aiken will replace the two schools, leaving O-W with five non-region games to schedule in football.

O-W Athletics Director Charles Gregory indicated Tuesday the school was making contact with other T&D Region schools to possibly fill those games. This could potentially lead to the resumption of the football series with fellow Orangeburg County school Edisto.

“I’m open to that and I have talked to Charles,” Palmer said. “We have to sit down with (head football coach Tommy) Brown and work things out.”

The Bruins hold a 4-2 edge in the series with the Cougars, winning the last meeting during the 2007 season 20-19 in double overtime in Cordova.



PROPOSED S.C. HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE 2010-12 REALIGNMENT PROPOSAL



(CLASS 4-A)

REGION 1: Easley, Greenwood, Laurens, T.L. Hanna, Westside, Woodmont and Wren

REGION 2: Boiling Springs, J.F. Byrnes, Dorman, Hillcrest, J.L. Mann, Mauldin and Riverside

REGION 3: Clover, Gaffney, Lancaster, Northwestern, Rock Hill and Spartanburg

REGION 4: Blythewood, Dutch Fork, Irmo, Lugoff-Elgin*, Richland Northeast, Ridge View and Spring Valley

REGION 5: Aiken, Lexington, North Augusta, Orangeburg-Wilkinson, South Aiken and White Knoll

REGION 6: Carolina Forest, Conway, Lugoff-Elgin#, South Florence, Sumter and West Florence

REGION 7: Goose Creek, James Island, Stratford, Wando and West Ashley

REGION 8: Ashley Ridge, Beaufort, Colleton County, Fort Dorchester and Summerville

(CLASS 3-A)

REGION 1: Belton-Honea Path, Daniel, Pickens, Seneca, West Oak and Walhalla

REGION 2: Berea, Eastside, Greenville, Southside, Travelers Rest and Wade Hampton

REGION 3: Blue Ridge, Chapin, Chapman, Clinton, Greer, Union County

REGION 4: Chester, Fairfield Central, Fort Mill, Nation Ford, South Pointe, York

REGION 5: A.C. Flora, Airport, Brookland-Cayce, Dreher, Lower Richland and Midland Valley

REGION 6: Camden, Crestwood, Darlington, Hartsville, Lakewood and Marlboro County

REGION 7: Battery Creek, Berkeley, Bluffton, Cane Bay, Hilton Head and Lake Marion

REGION 8: Georgetown, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, St. James, Socastee and Wilson

(CLASS 2-A)

REGION 1: Carolina. Chesnee, Crescent, Liberty, Palmetto and Pendleton

REGION 2: Batesburg-Leesville, Columbia, Eau Claire, Gilbert, Keenan and Strom Thurmond

REGION 3: Broome, Emerald, Mid-Carolina, Newberry, Saluda and Woodruff

REGION 4: Andrew Jackson, Buford, Cheraw, Indian Land, Lee Central and Pageland Central

REGION 5: Aynor, Dillon, Loris, Marion, Mullins and Waccamaw

REGION 6: Andrews, Bishop England, Kingstree, Lake City, Manning and Timberland

REGION 7: Barnwell, Edisto, Pelion, Silver Bluff, Swansea and Wade Hampton

REGION 8: Academic Magnet, Garrett, Hanahan, North Charleston, Stall and Woodland

(CLASS A)

REGION 1: Abbeville, Calhoun Falls, Dixie, McCormick, Ninety-Six, Tamassee-Salem$ and Ware Shoals

REGION 2: Blacksburg, Brashier Middle Charter$, Christ Church, School of Arts$, Greenville Charter$, Greer Middle College$, Landrum, S.C. School for the Deaf and Blind, Southside Christian and Whitmire

REGION 3: C.A. Johnson, Chesterfield, Great Falls, Gov. School of Science and Math, Lewisville, McBee and North Central

REGION 4: Blackville-Hilda, Fox Creek, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, North, Ridge Spring-Monetta, Wagener-Salley and Williston-Elko

REGION 5: Bamberg-Ehrhardt, Bethune-Bowman, Branchville, Calhoun County and Denmark-Olar

REGION 6: Allendale-Fairfax, Baptist Hill#, Estill, Hardeeville, Ridgeland and Whale Beach

REGION 7: Baptist Hill*, Burke, Charleston Charter, Cross, Lincoln, Military Magnet and St. John’s

REGION 8: C.E. Murray, East Clarendon, Hannah-Pamplico, Lamar, Scott’s Branch and Timmonsville

REGION 9: Carver’s Bay, Creek Bridge, Green Sea-Floyds, Hemingway, Johnsonville, Lake View and Latta

T&D Senior Sports Writer Thomas Grant Jr. can be reached by e-mail at tgrant@timesanddemocrat.com or by phone at 803-533-5547. Discuss this and other stories on-line at TheTandD.com.

 

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