First South Dakota Sportswriters Association High School Football Rankings Released

by Jeff Fisher
South Dakota High School Football Huddle

Defending Class 11B champ Tri-Valley and 9A champ Avon earned #1 rankings in their respective classifications in the first South Dakota Sportswriters Association high school football rankings. The entire rankings are listed below.

Class 11AA
1. Washington (8) 1-0 43
2. Aberdeen Central (1) 1-0 29
3. Roosevelt 1-0 23
4. Brandon Valley 1-0 17
5. Watertown 1-0 14
Others receiving votes: Lincoln 1-0, Yankton 1-0, O'Gorman 0-1.

Class 11A
1. West Central (8) 1-0 44
2. St. Thomas More (1) 1-0 29
3. Harrisburg 0-1 23
4. Dell Rapids 0-0 16
T5. Milbank 1-0 7
T5. Vermillion 1-0 7
Others receiving votes: Sisseton 0-1, Dakota Valley 0-0, Belle
Fourche 0-0, Lennox 0-1.

Class 11B
1. Tri-Valley (8) 1-0 44
2. Winner (1) 1-0 31
3. Aberdeen Roncalli 1-0 22
4. Wagner 0-0 12
T5. Britton-Hecla 1-0 7
T5. Bon Homme 1-0 7
Others receiving votes: Groton Area 0-1, Stanley County 1-0,
Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian 1-0, Sioux Valley 1-0,
Mobride-Pollock 1-0.

Class 9AA
1. Howard (4) 1-0 40
2. Emery-Ethan (3) 1-0 24
3. Lyman (1) 0-0 23
4. Chester Area 1-0 18
5. Hurley-Marion (1) 0-1 11
Others receiving votes: Herreid-Selby Area 1-0, Philip 0-0,
Gregory 0-0, Eureka-Bowdle 0-0, Bridgewater-Canistota 0-0.

Class 9A
1. Avon (5) 0-0 40
2. Hanson (3) 1-0 35
T3. Estelline 0-0 13
T3. Mount Vernon (1) 1-0 13
5. Harding County 0-0 9
Others receiving votes: Wall 1-0, Arlington 0-0, De
Smet-Iroquois 0-0, Sully Buttes 1-0, Castlewood 0-0, Ipswich 0-0,
Corsica-Stickney 0-0.

Class 9B
1. Hitchcock-Tulare (7) 1-0 35
2. Dell Rapids St. Mary 0-0 30
3. Viborg (2) 1-0 20
4. Grant-Deuel 1-0 14
5. Sanborn Central 1-0 13
Others receiving votes: Gettysburg 0-0, Colome 0-0, Kimball 1-0,
Jones County 0-0.