South Dakota Sportswriters Association Names High School Football Team & Player of the Year

by Jeff Fisher
South Dakota High School Football Huddle

Canistota's first-ever state title last month has resulted in the team being honored as the 2010 boys' team of the year by the South Dakota Sportswriters Association.

The Hawks finished a perfect 12-0 this season outscoring their opponents 627-38 on their way to the Class 9B state title.

Meanwhile, Sioux Falls Washington four-year starter Matt Hermanson is the Prep Boys' Athlete of the Year.  The Warriors, who have won 26 straight games, have been to four straight Class 11AA championship games, winning the last two.

Hermanson, who will play his college football at Montana, has been a four-year starter at safety and has been the team's starting quarterback during the last two.

Last year Hermanson threw for over 1,300 yards and 22 touchdowns, while rushing for over 560 yards.

South Dakota Could Add Another Football Classification

by Jeff Fisher
South Dakota High School Football Huddle

Over the next several months South Dakota high school athletic officials will debate whether to add another football classification.

A proposal has been put forth to the South Dakota High School Activities Association that would split the Class 11AA into two classifications...creating a new Class 11AAA.

The Rapid City Journal reports that proposal is the direct result of certain schools not being happy with a disparity in enrollments within the current classification system.

Dell Rapids Wins South Dakota 11A Football Title

by Jeff Fisher
South Dakota High School Football Huddle

Dell Rapids is the South Dakota Class 11A high school football champ.

The Quarriers beat Harrisburg 55-20 on Friday to win the championship.  It was the second time the Quarriers beat Harrisburg this season...the first game was closer with Dell Rapids winning 25-13.

ArgusLeader.com reports that Dell Rapids used a strong ground game that amassed over 350 yards to win the title.

Landreau Wins South Dakota 11B Title in Last Seconds

by Jeff Fisher
South Dakota High School Football Huddle

Flandreau needed 47 minutes and 47 seconds to put away South Dakota's 2010 Class 11B championship.

ArgusLeader.com reports that the Fliers captured the title with a 28-27 win over Mobridge-Pollock on a touchdown catch with 13 second to go in the game.

Bridgewater/Emery-Ethan Wins South Dakota Class 9AA Title in Shootout

by Jeff Fisher
South Dakota High School Football Huddle

There was plenty of offense for the fans in South Dakota's Class 9AA championship game on Thursday, and when the dust cleared, Bridgewater/Emery-Ethan was holding the state championship trophy after a 48-34 victory over Viborg-Hurley.

ArgusLeader.com reports that several championship game records were set in the process as the Seahawks won the title to finish 10-2 on the season.

Hanson Gets 3-Peat in Class 9A South Dakota Football Championship Game

by Jeff Fisher
South Dakota High School Football Huddle

Hanson beat Harding County 34-16 on Thursday for its third straight South Dakota Class 9A high school football championship.

ArgusLeader.com reports that the Beavers were led by senior running back Pierce Smith, who rushed for nearly 300 yards.

Canistota Rolls to South Dakota 9B High School Football Title

by Jeff Fisher
South Dakota High School Football Huddle

How good was Canistota's 2010 high school football season?

Aside from closing it out with 66-0 win over Hitchcock-Tulare to win South Dakota's Class 9B championship, the Hawks pitched their seventh shutout in twelve games. Canistota allowed only four touchdowns during the entire season...two coming in the first game of the season.

ArgusLeader.com reports the win was the most lopsided score in South Dakota high school football history.

South Dakota High School Football Rankings by SportsPower.com

South Dakota High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Semifinals

South Dakota High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 6, 2010

Playoffs
Semifinals

Class 11AA
Sioux Falls O'Gorman 28 Sioux Falls Roosevelt 27
Sioux Falls Washington 42 Sioux Falls Lincoln 0

Class 11A
Dells Rapids 32 West Central 28
Harrisburg 27 Canton 7

Class 11B
Flandreau 23 Aberdeen Roncalli 14
Mobridge-Pollock 31 Winner 14

Class 9AA
Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 40 Chester Area 20
Viborg/Hurley 49 Leola/Frederick 46

Class 9A
Hanson 46 Avon 30
Harding County 58 Sully Buttes 20

Class 9B
Canistota 58 Gettysburg 8
Hitchcock-Tulare 20 Dell Rapids St. Mary 6

South Dakota High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Quarterfinals

South Dakota High School Football Scores
Monday, November 1, 2010

Playoffs
Quarterfinals

Class 11AA
Sioux Falls Lincoln 15, Rapid City Stevens 7
Sioux Falls O'Gorman 14, Watertown 13
Sioux Falls Roosevelt 38, Yankton 7
Sioux Falls Washington 42, Pierre 0

Class 11A
Dell Rapids 41, Tea Area 6
Canton 43, Hot Springs 13
Harrisburg 50, Little Wound 0
West Central 40, St. Thomas More 21

Class 11B
Aberdeen Roncalli 38, Wagner 0
Flandreau 12, Tri-Valley 7
Mobridge-Pollock 31, Redfield/Doland 20
Winner 16, Bon Homme 12

Class 9AA
Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 26, White Lake/Plankinton 8
Chester 53, Philip 0
Leola/Frederick 50, Herreid/Selby Area 6
Viborg/Hurley 51, Deubrook 12

Class 9A
Avon 50, Wilmot 0
Hanson 56, Tri-State 12
Harding County 57, Andes Central 0
Sully Buttes 42, Corsica/Stickney 22

Class 9B
Canistota 52, Langford 0
Dell Rapids St. Mary 36, Faulkton 22
Gettysburg 46, Colome 36
Hitchcock-Tulare 44, Timber Lake 14

South Dakota High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Opening Round

South Dakota High School Football Scores
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Playoffs
Opening Round

Class 11AA
Roosevelt 33, Aberdeen 0
O’Gorman 31, Mitchell 6
Lincoln 24, Brookings 7
Washington 35, Huron 0
Watertown 42, Spearfish 14
Yankton 12, Brandon Valley 9
Pierre 39, Sturgis 12
Rapid City Stevens 28, Rapid City Central 8

Class 11A
Region 1
Dell Rapids 24, Milbank 6
West Central 65, Sisseton 14
Region 2
Harrisburg 30, Vermillion 6
Canton 22, Dakota Valley 20
Region 3
Little Wound 13, Todd County 12
Tea Area 53, Pine Ridge 0
Region 4
Hot Springs 44 Belle Fourche 14
St. Thomas More 44, Custer 10

Class 11B
Region 1
Aberdeen Roncalli 42 Miller 0
Redfield/Doland 16, Groton Area 0
Region 2
Tri-Valley 8, McCook Central/Montrose 6
Flandreau 31, Garretson 7
Region 3
Bon Homme 14, Platte-Geddes-Dakota Christian 0
Wagner 13, Elk Point-Jefferson 10 (OT)
Region 4
Winner 24, Stanley County 0
Mobridge-Pollock 59, Bennett County 16

Class 9AA
Region 1
Leola/Frederick 34, White River 12
Deubrook 18, Hamlin 6
Region 2
Chester 34, Howard 6
White Lake/Plankinton 58, Woonsocket/Wessington Springs 18
Region 3
Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 46, Elkton-Lake Benton 0
Viborg/Hurley 48, Gregory 17
Region 4
Philip 10, Eureka-Bowdle 0
Herreid/Selby 28, Lemmon 22

Class 9A
Region 1
Wilmot 38, Newell 0
Tri-State 14, Castlewood 0
Region 2
Hanson 52, Estelline 0
Corsica/Stickney 24, Mt. Vernon 22
Region 3
Avon 50, Alcester-Hudson 0
Andes Central 28, Irene 14
Region 4
Sully Buttes 29, Wall 6
Harding County 46, Kadoka 6

Class 9B
Region 1
Faulkton 28, Waverly-South Shore 8
Hitchcock-Tulare 54, Grant-Deuel 0
Region 2
Canistota 54, Scotland 0
Dell Rapids St. Mary 54, Warner 0
Region 3
Colome 52, Wolsey-Wessington 0
Gettysburg 40, Kimball 6
Region 4
Timber Lake 50, Dupree 0
Langford 44, Faith 6

South Dakota High School Football Playoff Brackets

by Jeff Fisher
South Dakota High School Football Huddle

The South Dakota high school football playoff get underway tonight.

Below you'll find the brackets for all five classifications.

South Dakota Class 11AA High School Football Playoffs
South Dakota Class 11A High School Football Playoffs
South Dakota Class 11B High School Football Playoffs
South Dakota Class 9AA High School Football Playoffs
South Dakota Class 9A High School Football Playoffs
South Dakota Class 9B High School Football Playoffs

South Dakota High School Football Scores - Week 8

South Dakota High School Football Scores
Friday, October 15, 2010

Aberdeen Roncalli 54, Webster 0
Alcester-Hudson 28, Tripp-Delmont/Armour 20
Andes Central 54, Centerville 20
Avon 58, Marty Indian 8
Belle Fourche 14, Custer 9
Bennett County 47, Todd County 7
Bison 36, Edgemont 14
Bon Homme 39, Parkston 0
Canistota 46, Bridgewater-Emery 2
Canton 30, Lennox 24
Castlewood 16, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 0
Chester 61, Baltic 6
Colome 36, Kadoka Area 12
Corsica/Stickney 62, Menno 6
Crow Creek 22, Red Cloud 14
Dakota Valley 50, Sioux Falls Christian 0
Dell Rapids 37, West Central 22
Dell Rapids St. Mary 40, Lake Preston 0
Deubrook 62, Arlington 18
Elkton-Lake Benton 12, Colman-Egan 8
Estelline 30, DeSmet/Iroquois 22
Eureka/Bowdle 52, Leola/Frederick 0
Faulkton 47, Langford 16
Flandreau 40, Beresford 0
Gettysburg 44, Highmore-Harrold 0
Grant-Deuel 60, Tiospa Zina Tribal 0
Gregory 40, South Central 0
Groton Area 41, Clark/Willow Lake 6
Hanson 37, Mt. Vernon 0
Harding County 52, Philip 0
Harrisburg 33, Luverne, Minn. 21
Hitchcock-Tulare 47, Northwestern Area 0
Hot Springs 52, Lead-Deadwood 0
Jones County 60, Lower Brule 6
Lemmon/McIntosh 54, McLaughlin 34
Lyman 66, New Underwood 36
McCook Central/Montrose 47, Sioux Valley 0
Milbank 36, Deuel 8
Mobridge-Pollock 53, Chamberlain 0
Newell 32, Faith 30
Parker 36, Freeman 0
Pierre 42, Huron 7
Redfield/Doland 40, Britton-Hecla 6
Scotland 40, Gayville-Volin 13
Sioux Falls Lincoln 55, Spearfish 7
Sioux Falls O'Gorman 42, Sturgis 12
Sioux Falls Roosevelt 42, Rapid City Central 10
Sioux Falls Washington 54, Rapid City Stevens 6
Sully Buttes 48, Herreid/Selby Area 14
Tea Area 26, Wagner 24
Timber Lake 56, Hoven/Edmunds Central 6
Tri-State 53, Waubay/Summit 0
Tri-Valley 48, Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian 0
Vermillion 39, Madison 0
Viborg/Hurley 60, Irene-Wakonda 24
Wall 44, White River 14
Warner 35, Ipswich 12
Watertown 21, Brookings 7
Waverly-South Shore 50, Florence/Henry 6
Wilmot 34, Hamlin 0
Winner 38, Miller 12
Wolsey-Wessington 41, Sanborn Central 6
Woonsocket/Wessington Springs 60, Kimball 12
Yankton 42, Aberdeen Central 14

South Dakota High School Football Scores - Week 7

South Dakota High School Football Scores
Friday, October 8, 2010

Aberdeen Roncalli 45, Sisseton 42
Alcester-Hudson 56, Freeman 8
Andes Central 68, Marty Indian 6
Arlington 72, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 36
Baltic 35, Gayville-Volin 21
Bon Homme 28, Canton 6
Bridgewater-Emery 40, White Lake/Plankinton 22
Castlewood 44, Elkton-Lake Benton 8
Clark/Willow Lake 14, Deuel 12
Crow Creek 34, St. Francis Indian 20
Custer 30, Lead-Deadwood 27
Dell Rapids 39, Dakota Valley 34
DeSmet/Iroquois 50, Lake Preston 28
Eureka/Bowdle 51, Strasburg-Zeeland, N.D. 6
Flandreau 49, Sioux Valley 10
Gettysburg 30, Sully Buttes 20
Harding County 54, Dupree 0
Harrisburg 46, Vermillion 14
Hitchcock-Tulare 27, Highmore-Harrold 0
Hot Springs 25, Little Wound 0
Ipswich 54, Hoven/Edmunds Central 0
Jackson County Central, Minn. 27, West Central 13
Kimball 43, Sunshine Bible Academy 19
Leola/Frederick 28, Langford 20
Madison 29, Lennox 16
Marion 22, Parker 12
Milbank 35, Britton-Hecla 7
Mobridge-Pollock 42, Miller 0
Mt. Vernon 26, Gregory 8
Philip 46, Lyman 20
Pierre 28, Brandon Valley 7
Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian 21, Parkston 15
Redfield/Doland 52, Webster 20
Sanborn Central 54, Menno 34
Sioux Falls Washington 60, Spearfish 0
Stanley County 52, Hill City 6
Todd County 56, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 6
Tri-State 28, Grant-Deuel 22
Viborg/Hurley 55, Centerville 7
Wagner 13, Elk Point-Jefferson 3
Warner 15, Northwestern Area 14
Waubay/Summit 42, Florence/Henry 14
Waverly-South Shore 42, Wilmot 28
White River 33, Kadoka Area 14
Winner 40, Chamberlain 0
Woonsocket/Wessington Springs 49, Wolsey-Wessington 14
Yankton 30, Huron 7

South Dakota High School Football Pre-Season Practice Begins August 16th

by Jeff Fisher

South Dakota High School Football Huddle

Welcome to our new look for the 2010 South Dakota high school football season!

With the first day of practice beginning August 16th, I wanted to take the time to thank all of my readers, who have made this blog successful over the past three years.  I have bigger-and-better things planned this year with more original content.

Also, don't forget to check-out High School Football America for great high school football stories from around the country.  If you have story ideas that I should know about, please feel free to email me.

Here's a look at important dates for the 2010 season...

First Practice - August 16th

Regular Season Begins - August 27th

Playoffs Begin - October 26th

Championships - November 11th-13th

Jeff Fisher is Founder/Editor-in-Chief of High School Football America

South Dakota - 2010 National Signing Day

Tom Farniok (Washington) OL - Iowa St.
Trevor Greger (Wagner) OL - South Dakota St.
Nicholas Purcell (Rapid City) OL - South Dakota St.
Ethan Sawyer (Brandon Valley) P - South Dakota St.
Austin Sumner (Brandon Valley) QB - South Dakota St.
Justin Syrovatka (Roosevelt) K - South Dakota St.
Brad Tunge (Hurley/Marion) RB - South Dakota St.
Eric Tuschen (Roosevelt) DL- South Dakota St.