Football

The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Aug. 25 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Classes 11A-11AAA remained unchanged from the preseason poll.

Class 11AAA

T-1. Brandon Valley (8) 67

T-1. Lincoln (7) 67

3. Harrisburg 42
4. Jefferson 37
5. O’Gorman (1) 23

Receiving votes: Washington 4.

Class 11AA

1. Pierre (15) 79
2. Yankton 48
3. Brookings 44
4. Tea Area (1) 25
5. Watertown 24

Receiving votes: Spearfish 18, Aberdeen Central 2.

Class 11A

1. SF Christian (14) 78
2. Lennox (1) 56
3. Dell Rapids (1) 54
4. West Central 31
5. Madison 7

Receiving votes: Rapid City Christian 6, Dakota Valley 5, Canton 3

Class 11B

1. Winner (18) 1-0 97 1
2. Elk Point-Jefferson (1) 1-0 74 3
3. St. Thomas More (1) 1-0 64 4
4. Wagner 1-0 24 5
5. Sioux Valley 0-1 19 2

Receiving votes: Clark/Willow Lake 14, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 3, Hot Springs 2, Mobridge-Pollock 2, Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 1.

Class 9AA

1. Elkton-Lake Benton (14) 1-0 92 1
2. Hamlin (4) 1-0 73 2
3. Viborg-Hurley (2) 1-0 60 4
4. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 1-0 48 5

T-5. Hanson 1-0 9 RV

T-5. Hill City 1-0 9 RV

Receiving votes: Parkston 8, Leola/Frederick Area 1.

Class 9A

1. Wall (17) 1-0 96 2
2. Warner (1) 1-0 71 4
3. Harding County/Bison (1) 1-0 46 5
4. Alcester-Hudson (1) 37 NR
5. Centerville 1-0 21 RV

Receiving votes: Howard 12, Estelline-Hendricks 7, Platte-Geddes 6, Wolsey-Wessington 4.

Class 9B

1. Sully Buttes (15) 1-0 91 1
2. Avon (4) 1-0 77 2
3. Dell Rapids St. Mary 1-0 53 4
4. Faulkton Area (1) 0-0 52 3
5. Corsica-Stickney 1-0 18 RV

Receiving votes: Herreid/Selby Area 4, Canistota 2, Arlington 1, Burke 1, Sioux Falls Lutheran 1.

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South Dakota “Power 5” Poll Week 1
Top five teams; 1st place votes are listed in parentheses

Teams receiving votes are the total number of votes, not 1st place votes

Note: No 11AAA, 11AA, and 11A votes this week; will be unchanged from previous poll

11AAA
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (12)
2. Brandon Valley (7)
3. Harrisburg (2)
4. Sioux Falls Jefferson (1)
5. O’Gorman (1)
Receiving Votes: Sioux Falls Washington 5, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 2

11AA
1. Pierre T.F. Riggs (15)
2. Yankton (2)
3. Watertown (4)
4. Tea Area (2)
5. Brookings
Receiving Votes: Spearfish 11, Aberdeen Central 6, Sturgis Brown 1

11A
1. Sioux Falls Christian (18)
2. Lennox (3)
3. Dell Rapids
4. West Central
5. Madison
Receiving Votes: Rapid City Christian (1) 6, Dakota Valley 5, Canton 3, Milbank (1) 2, Tri-Valley 1, Vermillion 1

11B
1. Winner (17)
2. St. Thomas More (1)
3. Elk Point-Jefferson (5)
T4. Sioux Valley
T4. Clark/Willow Lake
Receiving Votes: Wagner 11, Hot Springs 8, Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 7, Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 2, Groton Area (1) 1, Mobridge-Pollock 1

9AA
1. Elkton-Lake Benton (12)
T2. Hamlin (11)
T2. Viborg-Hurley (1)
4. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy
5. Hill City
Receiving Votes: Parkston 11, Hanson 5, Bon Homme 3, Kimball/White Lake 1, Leola/Frederick Area 1

9A
1. Wall (20)
2. Warner (2)
3. Harding County/Bison (1)
4. Alcester-Hudson
5. Howard (1)
Receiving Votes: Centerville 11, Estelline/Hendricks 9, Platte-Geddes 4, Lyman 2, Wolsey-Wessington 2, Lemmon/McIntosh 1

9B
1. Sully Buttes (18)
2. Avon (4)
3. St. Mary’s (2)
4. Corisca-Stickney
5: Faulkton Area
Receiving Votes: Herreid/Selby Area 6, Burke 2, Sioux Falls Lutheran 2, Hitchcock-Tulare 1, Canistota 1