Power Poll

The area's top 10 prep football teams after the first 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) 95 3-0 1

2. Aiken (2) 90 3-0 2

3. South Aiken 70 3-0 6

4. Laney 56 3-1 4

5. Wash.-Wilkes() 49 3-1 8

6. Wash. Co. (1) 42 3-1 3

7. Jefferson Co. 41 4-0 10

8. Thomson 30 3-1 -

9. Blackville-Hilda 28 4-0 7

10. Burke County 23 3-1 6

Others receiving votes (in order): Warren County, Augusta Christian, Glenn Hills and Westside.