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Slight changes in final Class B girls’ poll

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Grace Cogley, center, reaches to keep the ball in bounds as Highmore-Harrold’s Tenley McDonnell, right, looks on along with the Pirates’ coach Mike Ring, back left, during a game at the Warner Classic recently in Warner. Roncalli is rated eighth in this week's Class A poll, while Highmore-Harrold is receiving votes in Class B. Photo by John Davis taken 2/24/2026

While all of the top-rated teams held on to their spots in this week’s Prep Media girls’ basketball polls, there was some notable movement in Class B.

Bennett County moved from fifth to second behind number one ranked Lyman. Parker slipped from second to fourth, while Colman-Egan fell from third to seventh.

In Class A Hamlin, Clark-Willow Lake, and Aberdeen Roncalli, all maintained their positions, ranked third, seventh, and eighth, respectively. Mobridge-Pollock is receiving votes.

Aberdeen Central remains fifth in Class AA.

Other top-rated teams are Brandon Valley in Class AA, and Mahpiya Luta in Class A.

These are the final polls of the season for Class A and Class B girls. 

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Feb. 23 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.

Girls 

Class AA

1. Brandon Valley (21) 18-0 105 1

2. O’Gorman 17-1 84 2

3. Sioux Falls Washington 14-3 63 3

4. Rapid City Stevens 14-4 32 4

5. Aberdeen Central 13-5 28 5

Receiving votes: Sioux Falls Jefferson 2, Mitchell 1. 

Class A

1. Mahpiya Luta (21) 19-0 210 1

2. Hamlin 19-1 184 2

3. Lennox 17-3 162 3

4. Wagner 17-2 151 4

5. Sioux Falls Christian 16-4 131 5

6. Sioux Valley 18-2 103 6

7. Clark-Willow Lake 17-3 82 7

8. Aberdeen Roncalli 16-4 44 8

9. West Central 16-4 41 9

10. Rapid City Christian 16-4 21 RV

Receiving votes: St. Thomas More 15, Lakota Tech 9, Mobridge-Pollock 2. 

Class B 

1. Lyman (8) 18-2 189 1

2. Bennett County (7) 17-3 186 5

3. Ethan (4) 18-2 175 4

4. Parkston 17-3 134 2

5. Chester 18-2 111 7

6. Centerville (2) 18-2 107 6

7. Colman-Egan 19-1 105 3

8. Harding County 19-1 56 8

9. Waubay-Summit 18-2 33 9

10. Freeman 15-5 18 NR

Receiving votes: Gayville-Volin 10, Corsica-Stickney 9, Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 9, Highmore-Harrold 7, Wall 6. 

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