Unbeaten Mobridge-Pollock is now rated in Class 11B in this week’s Prep Media football polls. The Tigers, which received votes last week, are currently rated fourth.
A trio of area teams continues to be rated at or near the top of the polls. Sully Buttes is rated first in Class 9B, while Hamlin is rated second in 9AA, and Warner is rated second in 9A.
Other area rated teams include Herreid-Selby Area and Faulkton in 9B, which are fourth and fifth, respectively.
Among the teams that received votes are Clark-Willow Lake in 11B, and Ipswich in 9A.
The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Sept. 15 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses.
Class 11AAA
1. Lincoln (20) 3-0 120 1
2. Brandon Valley (5) 3-0 103 2
3. Jefferson 3-0 74 3
4. Harrisburg 2-1 42 5
5. O’Gorman 1-2 35 4
Receiving votes: Rapid City Central 1.
Class 11AA
1. Yankton (25) 3-0 125 1
2. Huron 2-1 90 5
3. Sturgis 3-0 69 3
4. Pierre 2-1 50 4
5. Tea Area 2-1 30 2
Receiving votes: Brookings 8, Spearfish 2, Watertown 1.
Class 11A
1. SF Christian (25) 3-0 125 1
2. Madison 3-0 94 3
3. Lennox 2-1 71 2
4. Dell Rapids 2-1 53 4
5. West Central 2-1 20 5
Receiving votes: Dakota Valley 6, Tri-Valley 5, Canton 1.
Class 11B
1. Elk Point-Jefferson (19) 3-0 113 1
2. Wagner (2) 4-0 93 2
3. St. Thomas More (4) 3-0 88 3
4. Mobridge-Pollock 3-0 33 RV
5. Winner 2-2 22 4
Receiving votes: Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 15, Clark-Willow Lake 6, Sioux Valley 5.
Class 9AA
1. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy (20) 4-0 120 1
2. Hamlin (5) 4-0 100 2
3. Elkton-Lake Benton 3-1 69 3
4. Hill City 4-0 53 4
5. Parkston 3-1 27 RV
Receiving votes: Viborg-Hurley 4, Hanson 2.
Class 9A
1. Wall (24) 4-0 124 1
2. Warner (1) 4-0 95 2
3. Alcester-Hudson 4-0 79 3
4. Platte-Geddes 4-0 41 4
5. Howard 3-1 30 5
Receiving votes: Centerville 5, Ipswich 1.
Class 9B
1. Sully Buttes (21) 3-0 120 1
2. Avon (4) 4-0 98 2
3. St. Mary’s 4-0 82 3
4. Herreid-Selby Area 3-1 37 5
5. Faulkton 1-2 29 4
Receiving votes: Sioux Falls Lutheran 6, Canistota 2, Corsica-Stickney 1.
