The South Dakota Prep Media basketball poll for the week of Dec. 18 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams, the team’s record and points received. First-place votes are indicated in parentheses. The next poll will be released after the holiday season during the week of January 8th.
Boys
Class AA
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (21) 3-0 120
2. Harrisburg (3) 2-0 87
3. Sioux Falls O'Gorman 2-1 64
4. Aberdeen Central (1) 2-1 60
5. Rapid City Central 5-0 33
Received Votes: Rapid City Stevens 9, Watertown 1, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 1
Class A
1. Tea Area (22) 2-0 122
2. Madison (3) 3-0 101
3. Sioux Falls Christian 4-0 75
4. Dell Rapids 1-1 34
5. Sioux Valley 2-1 26
Received Votes: Hamlin 6, Sisseton 4, Crow Creek 3, Dakota Valley 2, Aberdeen Roncalli 1, Pine Ridge 1
Class B
1. Bridgewater-Emery (20) 1-0 119
2. Clark/Willow Lake (5) 3-0 102
3. Sully Butts 2-0 66
4. Irene-Wakonda 2-1 35
T5. Canistota 2-0 20
T5. Langford Area 3-0 20
Received Votes: White River 8, Warner, Corsica-Stickney 1, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 1
Girls
Class AA
1. Aberdeen Central (19) 3-0 119
2. Harrisburg (6) 2-0 105
3. Rapid City Stevens 4-0 70
4. Brandon Valley 2-0 46
5. Sioux Falls Lincoln 2-1 28
Received Votes: Sioux Falls O'Gorman 3, Brookings 3, Sioux Falls Washington 1
Class A
1. St. Thomas More (25) 3-0 125
2. Vermillion 3-0 77
3. Lennox 2-1 57
4. Dell Rapids 3-0 46
5. McCook Central/Montrose 2-0 34
Received Votes: Hamlin 25, Belle Fourche 6, Crow Creek 4, Dakota Valley 1
Class B
1. Sully Buttes (23) 2-0 123
2. Warner (2) 2-1 82
3. De Smet 3-1 66
4. Avon 2-1 47
5. Castlewood 3-0 23
Received Votes: Menno 15, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 7, Ethan 5, Deubrook Area 4, Hanson 1, Faith 1, Philip 1
