Jaguar Sports Network Top 10: The best prep football teams in the CSRA

Today, the Bell Ringer introduces its inaugural high school football rankings. Sports writers Cooper Brady, William Reyes and Anna Biondolillo have been covering prep football in the Augusta area in the early portion of the 2026 season. This past Friday night (Sept. 4) saw the Academy of Richmond County remain undefeated with a 35-7 win at rival Westside, which had previously been unbeaten. Evans defeated Lakeside, and Harlem downed Greenbrier over in Columbia County. And Midland Valley remained unbeaten in Aiken County after a 49-35 win over A.C. Flora, as running back Preston Smith ran for 226 yards and two TDs. So through three weeks of the season, here is the Bell Ringer-Jaguar Sports Network’s CSRA Top 10:

1. Academy of Richmond County (3-0)

2. Midland Valley (3-0)

3. Strom Thurmond (2-0)

4. North Augusta (2-1)

5. Hepzibah (2-1)

6. Evans (2-1)

7. Westside (2-1)

8. Lincoln County (2-1)

9. Harlem (2-1)

10. Aquinas (2-1)

Note: Photo at the top of the page of Evans placekicker Nicholas Farmer by Brelynn Crewe/the Bell Ringer.