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Girls Super 25 rankings of best South Carolina high school basketball teams in Upstate

Here are this week’s Girls Super 25 rankings of best South Carolina high school basketball teams in the Upstate. Wren holds the No. 1 position for the third straight week and defending Class AAAAA state champion Mauldin has returned to vying for that spot. The shakeup is at the bottom, where five new teams have entered the list.

1. Wren (18-2)

Last week (as No. 1): Beat Powdersville, 49-26; beat Belton-Honea Path, 66-45.

This week: Tuesday at Fountain Inn, Friday vs. Southside

2. Mauldin (10-1)

Last week (4): Beat J.L. Mann, 52-38; beat Hillcrest, 73-12.

This week: Tuesday vs. Woodmont, Friday vs. T.L. Hanna

3. Westside (15-3)

Last week (3): Beat Berea, 68-27; beat Greenville, 68-45.

This week: Tuesday at Greenwood, Friday vs. Easley

4. Pickens (15-2)

Last week (5): Beat Greenwood, 38-26; beat Easley, 42-31.

This week: Tuesday at Greenville, Friday vs Berea

5. J.L. Mann (13-3)

Last week (2): Lost to Mauldin, 52-38.

This week: Tuesday at Hillcrest, Friday vs. Woodmont

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6. Byrnes (12-6)

Last week (6): Beat Dorman, 47-42; beat Boiling Springs, 45-39.

This week: vs. Gaffney, at Spartanburg

7. Gaffney (14-4)

Last week (7): Beat Boiling Springs, 85-37; beat Spartanburg, 71-51; beat Dorman, 58-52.

This week: Tuesday at Byrnes, Friday at Hillcrest

8. Blue Ridge (15-3)

Last week (10): Beat Carolina Academy, 70-26; beat Broome, 48-39; beat Chapman, 70-23.

This week: Tuesday vs. Travelers Rest, Wednesday at Eastside

9. Fountain Inn (15-4)

Last week (11): Beat Palmetto, 55-20; beat Southside, 46-38.

This week: Tuesday vs. Wren, Friday at Powdersville

10. Dorman (12-8):

Last week (8): Lost to Byrnes, 47-42; lost to Gaffney, 58-52.

This week: Tuesday at Spartanburg, Thursday vs. Wade Hampton, Friday vs. Boiling Springs

11. Daniel (8-9)

Last week (12): Beat Pendleton, 63-26; beat Crescent.

This week: Tuesday at Walhalla, Friday vs. West-Oak

12. Riverside (12-7)

Last week (14): Beat Eastside, 63-46; beat Wade Hampton, 70-68.

This week: Tuesday vs. Greer, Friday vs. Eastside

13. Wade Hampton (12-6)

Last week (15): Beat Laurens, 57-34; lost to Riverside, 70-68.

This week: Tuesday vs. Eastside, Thursday at Dorman

14. Greer (7-8)

Last week (16): Beat Laurens, 54-35.

This week: Tuesday at Riverside, Friday at Laurens

15. Blacksburg (7-9)

Last week (NR): Beat Greer Middle College, 72-23; beat Landrum, 65-50; beat Liberty, 69-13.

This week: Tuesday at Chesnee, Friday vs. Greenville Tech Charter

16. Landrum (16-3)

Last week (9): Beat Greenville Tech Charter, 71-23; lost to Blacksburg, 65-50; beat Greer Middle College, 71-20.

This week: Tuesday at Liberty, Friday vs. Chesnee

17. Eastside (8-4)

Last week (17): Lost to Riverside, 63-46

This week: Tuesday at Wade Hampton, Wednesday vs. Blue Ridge, Friday at Riverside

18. Greenville Hurricanes (16-1)

Last week (18): Beat Providence Athletic Club (Columbia)

This week: Monday at Carolina Academy

19. Southside Christian (10-3)

Last week (NR): Beat High Point, 51-27; beat St. Joseph’s, 37-35.

This week: Tuesday vs. Christ Church

20. St. Joseph’s Catholic (12-8)

Last week (19): beat Christ Church, 49-44; lost to Southside Christian, 37-35.

This week: Tuesday at Brashier Middle College, Friday vs. High Point Academy

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21. Easley (7-11)

Last week (21): Beat Greenville, 39-26; lost to Pickens, 42-31.

This week: Tuesday vs Berea, Friday at Westside

22. Woodmont (7-12)

Last week (NR): Beat Travelers Rest, 39-32; beat T.L. Hanna, 61-45

This week: Tuesday at Mauldin, Friday at J.L. Mann

23. T.L. Hanna (9-11)

Last week (13): Beat Hillcrest, 73-24; lost to Woodmont, 61-45.

This week: Friday at Mauldin

24. Southside (9-5)

Last week (NR): Beat Belton-Honea Path, 45-31; lost to Fountain Inn, 46-38.

This week: Tuesday vs. Palmetto, Friday at Wren

25. Travelers Rest (8-11)

Last week (NR): Beat Chapman, 53-31; lost to Woodmont, 39-32.

This week: Tuesday at Blue Ridge, Friday at Broome

(Dropped out: Chapman, Boiling Springs, Broome, High Point, Powdersville)

This article originally appeared on Herald-Journal: SC high school girls basketball: Super 25 best teams in Upstate