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The SCHSL five classification proposal would move Riverside into Region 2 AAAAA with Greenwood, Hillcrest, Laurens, Mauldin and Wade Hampton.
Riverside would move into Region 2 AAAAA with Greenwood, Hillcrest, Laurens, Mauldin and Wade Hampton. That means Region 3 will become a 5-team grouping of Boiling Springs, Byrnes, Dorman, Gaffney and Spartanburg.
Greer, Blue Ridge, Eastside and Travelers Rest, now members in the Peach Blossom AAA Region, will welcome Union County into Region 2 Class AAAA.
To become part of the new realignment, the Executive Committee of the SCHSL, will hear appeals from schools Sept. 17 and then make the decision on the final alignment.
Once the realignment is approved the high school league will discuss the number of teams from each class or region that will make the postseason.
The proposal becomes effective for the 2016-2017 school year when approved.
Upstate proposed regions are:
CLASS AAAAA
Region 1: Easley, J.L. Mann, T.L. Hanna, Westside, Woodmont.
Region 2: Greenwood, Hillcrest, Laurens, Mauldin, Riverside, Wade Hampton.
Region 3: Boiling Springs, Byrnes, Dorman, Gaffney, Spartanburg.
CLASS AAAA
Region 1: Belton-Honea Path, Daniel, Greenville, Pickens, Wren.
Region 2: Blue Ridge, Eastside, Greer, Travelers Rest, Union County.
CLASS AAA
Region 1: Crescent, Pendleton, Seneca, Walhalla, West-Oak.
Region 2: Berea, Carolina, Emerald, Palmetto, Powdersville, Southside.
Region 3: Broome, Chapman, Clinton, Mid-Carolina, Newberry, Woodruff.
CLASS AA
Region 1: Blacksburg, Chesnee, Christ Church, Greer Middle College, Landrum, St. Joseph’s.
Region 2: Abbeville, Brashier Middle College, Greenville Tech Charter, Liberty, Ninety-Six, Southside Christian.
CLASS A
Region 1: Calhoun Falls, Dixie, High Point Academy, McCormick, South Carolina School for Deaf and Blind, Tamassee-Salem, Ware Shoals, Whitmire.
Region 2: Governor’s School, Great Falls, Lamar, Lewisville, McBee, Timmonsville.