High school realignment in earnest

High school football has gone through many changes over the past few years. Teams have bounced around from region to region as realignment occurs every few seasons. Teams have bounced from different regions and to different classes.

A Florence Morning News article by Lou Bezjak that is published in Sunday's paper (click here) discussed what realignment means to the Pee Dee area. We are just starting the 2013 season, but 2014 is upon us, and

As the Charleston area has quickly grown (from about 600,000 residents in 2006 to over 700,000 now) the schools have become larger. Realignment is important in all sports: this helps to determine what schools play in what divisions each season.

This is what the regions will be like after realignment, for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Schools in the local area are bolded:
SCHSL REALIGNMENT 2014-16

Class 4A
Region 1: Easley; Greenville; Greenwood; Hillcrest; Laurens; TL Hanna; Westside; Woodmont
Region 2: Boiling Springs; Byrnes; Dorman; JL Mann; Mauldin; Riverside; Spartanburg; Wade Hampton
Region 3: Clover; Fort Mill; Gaffney; Nation Ford; Northwestern; Rock Hill; York
Region 4: Blythewood; Dutch Fork; Lugoff-Elgin; Ridge View; Spring Valley; Westwood
Region 5: Irmo; Lexington; North Augusta; River Bluff; South Aiken; White Knoll
Region 6: Carolina Forest; Conway; Socastee; South Florence; Sumter; West Florence
Region 7: Cane Bay; Goose Creek; James Island; Stratford; Wando; West Ashley
Region 8: Ashley Ridge; Bluffton; Colleton County; Fort Dorchester; Summerville

Class 3A
Region 1: Belton-Honea Path; Daniel; Palmetto; Pickens; Seneca; Walhalla; West-Oak; Wren
Region 2: Berea; Blue Ridge; Chapman; Eastside; Emerald; Greer; Southside; Travelers Rest
Region 3: Broome; Chester; Clinton; Lancaster; South Pointe; Union County
Region 4: AC Flora; Camden; Chapin; Dreher; Lower Richland; Richland Northeast
Region 5: Aiken; Airport; Brookland-Cayce; Gilbert; Midland Valley; Swansea
Region 6: Crestwood; Darlington; Hartsville; Lakewood; Manning; Marlboro County
Region 7: Georgetown; Lake City; Myrtle Beach; North Myrtle Beach; St. James; Wilson
Region 8: Beaufort; Berkeley; Hanahan; Hilton Head Island; Orangeburg-Wilkinson; Stall

Class 2A
Region 1: Blacksburg; Carolina; Chesnee; Landrum; Liberty; Pendleton; Powdersville; Woodruff
Region 2: Abbeville; Batesburg-Leesville; Crescent; Ninety Six; Saluda; Strom Thurmond
Region 3: Columbia; Eau Claire; Fairfield Central; Keenan; Mid-Carolina; Newberry; Pelion
Region 4: Andrew Jackson; Buford; Central; Cheraw; Chesterfield; Indian Land; North Central
Region 5: Barnwell; Edisto; Ridgeland; Silver Bluff; Wade Hampton; Woodland
Region 6: Academic Magnet; Battery Creek; Bishop England; Garrett; North Charleston; Whale Branch
Region 7: Andrews; Johnsonville; Kingstree; Lake Marion; Lee Central; Timberland
Region 8: Aynor; Dillon; Loris; Marion; Mullins; Waccamaw

Class A
Region 1: Calhoun Falls; Dixie; Fox Creek; McCormick; Ridge Spring-Monetta (FB only); Ware Shoals (except FB); Whitmire (except FB)
Region 2: x-Brashier Middle College; Christ Church; x-Greenville Charter; x-Greer Middle College; x-S.C.S.D.B.; Southside Christian; St. Joseph’s; x-Tamassee-Salem; Ware Shoals (FB only); Whitmire (FB only)
Region 3: C A Johnson; x-Governors School Math & Science; Great Falls; Lamar; Lewisville; McBee
Region 4: Blackville-Hilda; Calhoun County; Hunter-Kinard-Tyler; Ridge Spring-Monetta (FB only); North; Wagener-Salley; Williston-Elko
Region 5: Allendale-Fairfax; Bamberg-Ehrhardt ; Bethune-Bowman ; Branchville; Denmark-Olar; Estill
Region 6: Baptist Hill; Burke; xCharleston Charter; Cross; Lincoln; Military Magnet; St. John’s
Region 7: C E Murray; East Clarendon; Hannah-Pamplico; Scott’s Branch; Timmonsville
Region 8: Carvers Bay; Creek Bridge; Green Sea-Floyds; Hemingway; Lake View; Latta