The Aberdeen Central boys and the Groton girls are both rated among the top five teams in their respective classes in the first South Dakota High School Soccer Coaches Association poll.
The ratings will come out every other week throughout the season.
Aberdeen Central is fourth in the Class A boys, while Groton is third in the Class B girls.
The Aberdeen Central girls and the Groton boys are receiving votes.
Here is a look at the initial polls of the season:
Boys AA
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln
2. Sioux Falls Jefferson
3. Rapid City Stevens
4. Aberdeen Central
5. Sioux Falls Washington
Receiving Votes: O’Gorman, Sioux Falls Christian, Brandon Valley, Watertown, Harrisburg, Sturgis Brown
Girls AA
1. Harrisburg
2. O’Gorman
3. Rapid City Stevens
4. Pierre
5. Sioux Falls Roosevelt
Receiving Votes: Yankton, Sioux Falls Lincoln, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Rapid City Central, Brandon Valley, Aberdeen Central, Mitchell, Tea Area
Boys A
1. James Valley Christian
2. Vermillion
3. Freeman/Marion/Parker/Viborg-Hurley
4. St. Thomas More/Rapid City Christian
5. West Central
Receiving Votes: Belle Fourche, Groton, Dakota Valley
Girls A
1. Sioux Falls Christian
2. Dakota Valley
3. Groton
4. West Central
5. St. Thomas More
Receiving Votes: Vermillion
