Lexington, S.C. — Lexington County high school football teams head into the final month of the regular season with RPI rankings now deciding playoff seeding in all five classifications for the first time.
In the 5A Upper State, River Bluff ranks seventh at 0.63833 and Lexington ninth at 0.56883, while White Knoll sits at 0.36926. Twenty-four teams make the 5A playoffs, and region champions get a bye.
In the 3A Lower State, Gilbert ranks fifth at 0.60265, with Swansea at 0.47220 and Brookland-Cayce at 0.44416. Pelion is at 0.41364 in the 2A Lower State, and Batesburg-Leesville ranks eighth in Class A Division I at 0.52895.
The biggest test this week belongs to River Bluff, which brings a 6-1 record into a Region 3 showdown with 7-0 Dutch Fork, the 4-time defending 5A state champion.
