There were just minimal changes among the three classes in this week’s Prep Media boys’ basketball polls.
There were no changes among the top four spots in any of the classes.
Sioux Falls Lincoln in Class AA and West Central in Class A are unanimous selections for number one. Viborg-Hurley received all but one first-place vote in Class B.
Clark-Willow Lake remained third in Class A, while Hamlin and Groton stayed at sixth and seventh, respectively.
Aberdeen Christian fell three spots in Class B to eighth.
Of note, Clark-Willow Lake faces West Central at the Hanson Classic in Mitchell on Saturday. Hamlin takes on Viborg-Hurley at the same event.
The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Jan. 19 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in Class AA, top-10 teams in Class A and Class B, 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) 9-0 115 1
2. Roosevelt 8-1 92 2
3. Harrisburg 5-2 53 3
4. Spearfish 5-0 37 4
5. Watertown 8-1 20 RV
Receiving votes: Huron 15, Tea Area 9, Mitchell 4.
Class A
1. West Central (23) 9-0 230 1
2. SF Christian 8-1 205 2
3. Clark-Willow Lake 8-0 184 3
4. St. Thomas More 7-1 142 4
5. Mahpiya Luta 10-0 139 5
6. Hamlin 6-1 115 6
7. Groton 8-3 81 7
8. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 8-1 59 9
9. Lennox 5-3 57 10
10. Vermillion 6-3 33 8
Receiving votes: Stanley County 6, Flandreau 5, Dakota Valley 2, Madison 1, Pine Ridge 1.
Class B
1. Viborg-Hurley (22) 10-0 228 1
2. De Smet (1) 8-1 197 2
3. Castlewood 8-2 186 3
4. Sully Buttes 7-1 156 4
5. Wessington Springs 8-2 112 6
6. Wall 7-3 103 7
7. Freeman 7-2 94 8
8. Aberdeen Christian 7-2 65 5
9. Deubrook Area 7-1 47 9
10. Parkston 8-2 34 RV
Receiving votes: Lyman 26, Estelline-Hendricks 10, Timber Lake 5, Bridgewater-Emery 2.
