South Carolina’s Best Zones For PRZ’s Top-10 Talent (Part 1)

From the Lowcountry to the Upstate, the Pee Dee to the CSRA, the Midlands up to the Charlotte suburbs, talent is everywhere. The six zones of South Carolina’s prep football landscape are all represented in droves when it comes to our Class of 2022, 2023 and 2024 rankings. But which of the six has at least temporary bragging rights when it comes to the Palmetto State’s top 30 players? Using the 10 highest-ranked players in each of those classes, we broke them down by zone. Yes, some of those are bigger than others, with more schools in bigger classifications to boot. However, this two-part series will highlight a clear trend in recruiting. Talent begets talent. <strong>PEE DEE (1)</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="59464" first="Adam" last="Randall"] may end up being the best college receiver to come out of the Pee Dee since Bryan Edwards, the former South Carolina Gamecocks record-breaking big man. Randall played alongside current North Carolina freshman [player_tooltip player_id="59293" first="JJ" last="Jones"] at Myrtle Beach last season, and in 2021, Randall is going to be Priority No. 1 for opposing defenses before heading on to Clemson. <strong>CLT SUBURBS (2)</strong> Part of the area, Rock Hill, is known as Football City, U.S.A., thanks to its propensity to send players to big-time schools and then the NFL. Northwestern offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id="89343" first="Jordan" last="Knox"] (6-foot-4, 295 pounds) already has an early offer from South Florida in hand with plenty more to come.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> And when it comes to offers, no rising player in South Carolina has more than Catawba Ridge quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="91362" first="Jadyn" last="Davis"] from nearby Fort Mill. He spent June bouncing from Tuscaloosa to Clemson to Norman to Columbia to Columbus.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> <strong>CSRA (5)</strong> A trio of Class of 2024 players from just east of Augusta will become household names over the next three seasons. Silver Bluff’s [player_tooltip player_id="91348" first="Traevon" last="Dunbar"], Ridge Spring-Monetta’s [player_tooltip player_id="91353" first="Jamarious" last="Lockett"] and Aiken’s [player_tooltip player_id="91351" first="Jayden" last="Fuller"] each play different positions, and a slew of opportunities await them. Rising seniors [player_tooltip player_id="59463" first="Nick" last="Williams"] (Fox Creek) and [player_tooltip player_id="59467" first="Zack" last="Chalmers"] (Newberry) are entering their final years with their high school teams, but there are also an established credentials on each of their resumes. <strong>MIDLANDS (6)</strong> Two seniors, three juniors and a sophomore have the benefit in playing for big-name programs - and, yes, that goes for the one SCISA representative of the bunch. Hammond’s [player_tooltip player_id="59468" first="CJ" last="Stokes"] recently committed to Michigan (over nearby South Carolina, among his other offers). Dutch Fork’s [player_tooltip player_id="61070" first="Antonio" last="Williams"] is the second-best receiver in the state and will have his pick.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Rising juniors [player_tooltip player_id="89338" first="Xzavier" last="McLeod"] (Camden), Williams’ Dutch Fork teammate [player_tooltip player_id="91136" first="Jarvis" last="Green"] and Irmo tailback [player_tooltip player_id="91137" first="Naahzeikial" last="Mays"] should all put up big numbers this fall. As well second-year Chapin starting quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="139289" first="Jayden" last="Bradford"] (Pictured). <strong>Coming up in Part 2:</strong> The Upstate and the Lowcountry