Aberdeen Roncalli bumped up one spot, Aberdeen Central and Hamlin retained their positions, and Mobridge-Pollock dropped three positions in this week’s Prep Media girls’ basketball polls.

Roncalli inched up one spot to ninth in Class A, while Hamlin remained third and Mobridge-Pollock fell to 10th.

Aberdeen Central remained rated fourth in Class AA.

Area teams in the receiving votes category include Clark-Willow Lake, Milbank, and Groton in Class A, and Ipswich, Highmore-Harrold, Waubay-Summit, and North Central in Class B.

Top-rated teams are Brandon Valley in Class AA, Mahpiya Luta in Class A, and Centerville in Class B.

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Jan. 5 is listed below, ranking the top-10 teams, the team’s record, points received and ranking in the previous poll. First-place votes are listed in parentheses.

Girls 

Class AA

1. Brandon Valley (21) 4-0 105 1

2. O’Gorman 3-1 75 2

3. Washington 6-0 69 3

4. Aberdeen Central 5-1 40 4

5. Tea Area 6-1 16 RV

Receiving votes: Jefferson 6, Rapid City Stevens 4. 

Class A

1. Mahpiya Luta (20) 6-0 209 1

2. Lennox (1) 6-0 187 2

3. Hamlin 5-0 156 3

4. Sioux Valley 5-0 139 4

5. Dakota Valley 5-0 127 5

6. SF Christian 5-1 114 6

7. Wagner 4-1 71 9

8. West Central 6-1 60 8

9. Roncalli 6-1 36 10

10. Mobridge-Pollock 3-2 34 7

Receiving votes: Lakota Tech 7, Clark-Willow Lake 6, St. Thomas More 6, Milbank 2, Groton 1.

Class B 

1. Centerville (12) 6-1 187 2

2. Lyman (2) 4-0 177 3

3. Parkston (2) 6-0 165 4

4. Bennett County (5) 2-2 147 1

5. Ethan 5-0 116 6

6. Harding County 6-0 114 5

7. Colman-Egan 6-0 88 8

8. Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 3-1 64 7

9. Chester 5-1 32 RV

10. Corsica-Stickney 2-2 19 9

Receiving votes: Ipswich 16, Deubrook Area 11, Highmore-Harrold 9, Lemmon 5, Waubay-Summit 3, North Central 2.