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11AAA vs 11AA: What South Dakota Football Class is Playing Better?

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Brookings tops SF Lincoln 28-22

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The South Dakota high school football season is nearing the halfway point, and some teams have broken through as a force to be reckoned with this year. While some stats appear more obvious than others, the overall team records hold a bit of a twist.

Jerry Palleschi with ESPN 99.1 in Sioux Falls covers high school football in the Sioux Empire. On Monday, he reported on something interesting in the overall team standings. Class 11AA currently holds a 5-3 (win/loss) record against 11AAA teams this season.

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11AAA Wins:

Sioux Falls Roosevelt 41 Harrisburg 8

Sioux Falls Washington 43 Yankton 19

Rapid City Stevens 39 Sturgis 3

11AA Wins:

Brookings 28 Sioux Falls Lincoln 22

Yankton 36 Aberdeen Central 25

Pierre 28 Watertown 27 (2OT)

Mitchell 13 Watertown 10 (OT)

Spearfish 25 Rapid City Central 23

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The season still has plenty of games remaining, and in two weeks this cross-conference record could (it probably will) look a lot different.

Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.