The area's top 10 prep football teams after the third week of the season as voted on by members of The Augusta Chronicle and WJBF NewsChannel 6 sports departments, plus selected other media outlets around the area. A first-place vote is worth 10 points; a 10th-place vote is worth one point. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Team Pts. W-L LW
1. S. Thurmond (6) 100 2-0 1
2. Aiken (1) 89 2-0 3
3. Wash. Co. (4) 85 3-0 2
4. Laney 81 3-0 4
5. Burke County 68 3-0 6
6. South Aiken 52 2-0 7
7. Blackville-Hilda 30 3-0 8
8. Wash-Wilkes 29 2-1 5
9. Warren County 22 2-0 10
10. Jefferson Co. 18 3-0 -
Others receiving votes (in order): Thomson, Glenn Hills, Augusta Christian and Lakeside.