4A Preseason Analysis
Dutch Fork and Summerville continue their dominance in 4A. Their returning state champions will make for a solid lineup. Ft. Mill has a number of returning state qualifiers as well as Hilton Head.  Irmo is always going to be tough as well as Byrnes.  Lexington and Rock Hill should make their presence felt.  Don't count any of the top team out. Hillcrest, Stratford, and Spring Valley could surprise people.  This should be an interesting season with the solid programs of the past leading the way.
Returning State Qualifiers And Place Finishers
Team Qualifiers 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Dutch Fork 6 2 0 1 0 Includes Eric Lambert (Sr.) 2001 S.Q.
Ft. Mill 6 0 0 1 0 Includes Dee Templeton (Jr.) 2001 S.Q.
Hilton Head 5 0 0 1 1
Irmo 4 0 1 0 0 Includes Josh Trone 2001 S.Q.
Byrnes 4 0 0 2 1
Berkeley 4 0 2 0 0 Includes Rally Harne (Jr.) Levon Greene (Sr.) and Curtis Craig (Sr.)2001 SQ'ers
Summerville 4 3 0 0 0 Includes Ian Barker transfer from NMB, state champion
Lexington 4 0 0 1 0 Includes Caleb Wilkes (Sr.) 2001 S.Q.
Rock Hill 4 0 0 1 2
Hillcrest 3 0 0 0 0 Includes Chris Washington state champion in 2001
Stratford 3 0 0 0 0
Battery Creek 3 0 1 0 1
Mauldin 3 0 0 0 0
Spring Valley 2 1 0 0 0
Laurens 2 0 0 0 0
Hartsville 2 0 0 0 0
White Knoll 2 0 0 0 0
James Island 2 0 0 0 0 *subject to change
Northwestern 1 0 0 0 1
T.L. Hanna 1 0 0 0 0
Ft.Dorchester 1 0 0 0 0
Ridgeview 1 0 0 1 0
Goose Creek 1 0 0 0 0
Spartanburg 1 0 0 0 0
Gaffney 1 0 0 0 0
Airport 0 0 0 0 0
Lancaster 0 0 0 0 0
Westside 0 0 0 0 0
Sumter 0 0 0 0 0
Dorman 0 0 0 0 0
Conway 0 0 0 0 0
Crestwood 0 0 0 0 0
Beaufort 0 0 0 0 0
Marlboro County 0 0 0 0 0
Orangeburg-Wilkinson 0 0 0 0 0
Lower Richland 0 0 0 0 0