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title: "Grand Strand Football Playoff Pairings Set Near Myrtle Beach"
url: https://www.heremyrtlebeach.com/2026/11/01/grand-strand-football-playoff-pairings-myrtle-beach/
date: 2026-11-01T07:15:16-05:00
modified: 2026-11-01T07:15:16-05:00
author: "Susana M. Fajardo"
categories: ["High School Sports"]
site: "HERE Myrtle Beach"
attribution: "HERE Myrtle Beach"
---

# Grand Strand Football Playoff Pairings Set Near Myrtle Beach

> MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — High school football teams around Myrtle Beach, S.C., and across Horry County have their postseason assignments, and most of them open the South Carolina High School League playoffs on Friday, Nov. 6. Carolina Forest, seeded fourth, drew a bye and will sit out the opening round. Socastee, the No. 10 seed,

*Source: [HERE Myrtle Beach](https://www.heremyrtlebeach.com/2026/11/01/grand-strand-football-playoff-pairings-myrtle-beach/) — November 1, 2026 by Susana M. Fajardo*

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — High school football teams around Myrtle Beach, S.C., and across Horry County have their postseason assignments, and most of them open the South Carolina High School League playoffs on Friday, Nov. 6.

Carolina Forest, seeded fourth, drew a bye and will sit out the opening round. Socastee, the No. 10 seed, faces a trip to seventh-seeded Gray Collegiate.

North Myrtle Beach goes on the road as a 12th seed to meet fifth-seeded Lucy Beckham. Conway, at No. 7, welcomes 10th-seeded May River.

Loris earned a home date as the fifth seed against No. 12 Darlington, and Aynor, seeded ninth, travels to No. 8 Crestwood. Green Sea Floyds, the 16th seed, hosts No. 17 Ridge Spring-Monetta.

Unless the league sets another time, first-round games kick off at 7:30 p.m.

Higher seeds will host the state semifinals on Nov. 27, and the title games follow Dec. 4-5 in Orangeburg.