Clark-Willow Lake moved up one spot, while Groton climbed two positions in this week’s Prep Media Class A boys’ basketball poll.

Clark-Willow Lake moved from fourth to third, and Groton jumped from eighth to sixth. Hamlin, which lost a tight game against Groton, slipped from fifth to eighth.

Castlewood continues to be rated number one in Class B. Aberdeen Christian remains eighth.

Area teams receiving votes include Britton-Hecla in Class A, and Sully Buttes, Leola-Frederick, and Wolsey-Wessington in Class B.

Sioux Falls Lincoln in Class AA, and Sioux Falls Christian in Class A both top their respective classes with 23 first-place votes.

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Dec. 15 is listed below, ranking the top teams, the team’s record, points received and ranking in the previous poll. First-place votes are listed in parentheses.

Boys

Class AA

1. Lincoln (23) 1-0 119 1

2. Huron 1-0 79 3

3. Mitchell (1) 0-0 49 4

4. Roosevelt 2-0 40 RV

5. O’Gorman 1-1 37 5

Receiving votes: Brandon Valley 17, Harrisburg 9, Rapid City Central 5, Washington 3, Spearfish 2.

Class A

1. SF Christian (23) 1-0 239 1

2. West Central (1) 1-0 209 3

3. Clark-Willow Lake 1-0 185 4

4. St. Thomas More 2-0 137 7

5. Lennox 0-1 136 2

6. Groton 1-0 128 8

7. RC Christian 1-0 59 9

8. Hamlin 0-1 49 5

9. Dakota Valley 0-0 46 9

10. Vermillion 1-0 35 RV

Receiving votes: Madison 29, Pine Ridge 29, Winner 14, Mahpiya Luta 10, Baltic 8, Britton-Hecla 2, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 2, Flandreau 1, Parker-Marion 1, Sioux Valley 1. 

Class B

1. Castlewood (20) 1-0 227 1

2. Wessington Springs (1) 1-0 207 2

3. St. Mary’s (2) 1-0 176 3

4. Viborg-Hurley 1-0 161 5

5. Wall (1) 1-0 157 4

6. Lyman 1-0 96 7

7. Freeman 0-1 84 6

8. Aberdeen Christian 0-0 68 8

9. De Smet 1-0 67 9

10. Bridgewater-Emery 1-0 15 RV

Receiving votes: Estelline-Hendricks 14, Sully Buttes 14, Parkston 11, Howard 8, Leola-Frederick 7, Wolsey-Wessington 3, Deubrook Area 1.