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2018 South Dakota Media Preps High School Football Preseason Poll

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The South Dakota high school football season begins this week for four of the seven classes in the state (11B and all nine-man classes). Here is the preseason media preps high school football poll for the upcoming season.

Class 11AAA

  1. Sioux Falls Washington (26) 138
  2. Sioux Falls O’Gorman (2) 97
  3. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 83
  4. Brandon Valley 67
  5. Sioux Falls Lincoln 28

Received Votes: Rapid City Stevens 5, Rapid City Central 5, and Watertown 1

Class 11AA

  1. Mitchell (22) 133
  2. Pierre (3) 103
  3. Harrisburg (3) 96
  4. Yankton 53
  5. Huron 19

Received Votes: Sturgis 10, Brookings 5, and Douglas 1

Class 11A

  1. Dakota Valley (14) 113
  2. Madison (10) 104
  3. Tea Area (4) 95
  4. St. Thomas More 68
  5. Dell Rapids 24

Received Votes: West Central 9, Milbank 6, and Belle Fourche 1

Class 11B

  1. Sioux Falls Christian (23) 134
  2. Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan (4) 109
  3. Winner 74
  4. Sioux Valley (1) 56
  5. Mount Vernon/Plankinton 32

Received Votes: Canton 9, Woonsocket/Wessington Springs, Sanborn Central 3, Aberdeen Roncalli 2, and McCook Central/Montrose 1

Class 9AA

  1. Gregory (14) 113
  2. Miller/Highmore-Harrold (9) 105
  3. Wolsey-Wessington (2) 75
  4. Irene-Wakonda (1) 55
  5. Webster Area (2) 49

Received Votes: Baltic 8, North Border 7, Bon Homme 5, Arlington/Lake Preston 2, and Kimball/White Lake 1

Class 9A

  1. Britton-Hecla (16) 122
  2. Howard (10) 120
  3. Corsica-Stickney (1) 74
  4. Warner 54
  5. Clark/Willow Lake (1) 35

Received Votes: Canistota/Freeman 8, Timber Lake 5, Potter County 1, and Alcester-Hudson 1

Class 9B

  1. Sully Buttes (20) 127
  2. Castlewood (3) 88
  3. Colome (3) 80
  4. Colman-Egan (2)
  5. Harding County 28

Received Votes: Faulkton Area 13, and Wall 6

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.