There was minimal movement in this week’s Prep Media football polls. All of the top two teams in each of the seven divisions remain unchanged from a week ago.
There are four area squads who are still unbeaten: Sully Buttes (top rated in 9B), Warner (second rated in 9A), Hamlin (second rated in 9AA), and Mobridge-Pollock (fourth rated in 11B).
Among the other area schools, Clark-Willow and Deuel are receiving votes in 11B, Ipswich is receiving votes in 9A, while Herreid-Selby Area is fourth and Faulkton is fifth in 9B.
The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Sept. 22 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 (16) 4-0 100 1
2. Brandon Valley (5) 4-0 89 2
3. Jefferson 3-1 55 3
4. Harrisburg 3-1 45 4
5. O’Gorman 2-2 26 5
Class 11AA
1. Yankton (16) 3-1 99 1
2. Huron (5) 3-1 89 2
3. Pierre 3-1 50 4
4. Sturgis 3-1 36 3
5. Tea Area 3-1 32 5
Receiving votes: Spearfish 7, Brookings 2.
Class 11A
1. SF Christian (21) 4-0 105 1
2. Madison 4-0 83 2
3. Dell Rapids 3-1 56 4
4. West Central 3-1 43 5
5. Tri-Valley 4-0 15 RV
Receiving votes: Lennox 13.
Class 11B
1. Elk Point-Jefferson (15) 4-0 98 1
2. Wagner (2) 5-0 76 2
3. St. Thomas More (4) 4-0 75 3
4. Mobridge-Pollock 4-0 40 4
5. Woonsocket-Wessington Springs-Sanborn Central 4-0 20 RV
Receiving votes: Clark-Willow Lake 3, Sioux Valley 2, Deuel 1.
Class 9AA
1. Freeman-Marion-Freeman Academy (18) 5-0 102 1
2. Hamlin (3) 5-0 83 2
3. Elkton-Lake Benton 4-1 60 3
4. Hill City 5-0 42 4
5. Parkston 3-1 23 5
Receiving votes: Hanson 2, Viborg-Hurley 2, Bon Homme 1.
Class 9A
1. Wall (20) 4-0 104 1
2. Warner (1) 4-0 82 2
3. Alcester-Hudson 4-1 55 3
4. Platte-Geddes 5-0 43 4
5. Howard 4-1 28 5
Receiving votes: Centerville 2, Ipswich 1.
Class 9B
1. Sully Buttes (16) 4-0 98 1
2. Avon (4) 5-0 83 2
3. St. Mary’s (1) 5-0 71 3
4. Herreid-Selby Area 4-1 34 4
5. Faulkton 2-2 28 5
Receiving votes: Sioux Falls Lutheran 1.
