Aberdeen Christian and Hamlin both moved up in this week’s Prep Media boys’ basketball polls.

Christian moved from eighth to sixth in Class B, while Hamlin climbed from sixth to fourth in Class A. The Chargers handed top-rated Class B Viborg-Hurley its only loss this past weekend.

Clark-Willow Lake remained third in Class A, despite suffering its first setback at the hands of top-rated Class A West Central last Saturday. Groton is eighth in Class A.

Castlewood stayed in third in Class B, while Sully Buttes dropped from fourth to ninth.

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Jan. 26 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 (26) 9-0 130 1

2. Roosevelt 10-1 104 2

3. Spearfish 7-0 46 4

4. Harrisburg 5-3 43 3

5. Watertown 9-1 41 5

Receiving votes: Huron 18, Tea Area 8.

Class A

1. West Central (25) 13-0 259 1

2. SF Christian (1) 9-1 233 2

3. Clark-Willow Lake 11-1 209 3

4. Hamlin 8-1 174 6

5. Mahpiya Luta 11-1 130 5

6. Lennox 6-4 118 9

7. St. Thomas More 8-3 108 4

8. Groton 9-3 97 7

9. Vermillion 7-4 46 10

10. Stanley County 10-1 34 RV

Receiving votes: Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 12, Flandreau 5, Dakota Valley 4, Pine Ridge 1. 

Class B

1. Viborg-Hurley (24) 11-1 257 1

2. De Smet (1) 9-2 223 2

3. Castlewood (1) 10-2 215 3

4. Freeman 10-2 158 7

5. Wall 9-3 153 6

6. Aberdeen Christian 8-2 88 8

7. Wessington Springs 9-4 86 5

8. Parkston 10-2 77 10

9. Sully Buttes 7-3 63 4

10. Deubrook Area 9-2 51 9

Receiving votes: Estelline-Hendricks 23, Lyman 19, Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 6, Timber Lake 5, Bridgewater-Emery 4, Marty 2.