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South Dakota Media Preps High School Basketball Poll (January 7-12)

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The South Dakota media preps high school basketball poll for the week of January 7-12. Teams are listed by overall record, total votes, and previous ranking. A parenthesis shows the first place votes...

Boys

Class AA

  1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (23) 7-0, 115, 2
  2. Yankton 7-1, 91, 1
  3. Huron 6-1, 63, 3
  4. Rapid City Stevens 6-2, 46, 4
  5. Brandon Valley 4-2, 13, RV

Received Votes: Sturgis 8, Sioux Falls O’Gorman 6, Sioux Falls Washington 3

Class A

  1. Tea Area (19) 7-1, 109, 1
  2. Sioux Falls Christian (4) 6-0, 96, 2
  3. St. Thomas More 6-0, 69, 3
  4. Red Cloud 8-1, 43, 5
  5. Pine Ridge 6-2, 19, 4

Received Votes: Parker 4, Tiospa Zina 2, Aberdeen Roncalli 2, Dakota Valley 1

Class B

  1. Bridgewater-Emery (17) 7-1, 104, 1
  2. Clark/Willow Lake (6) 6-0, 94, 2
  3. White River 7-0, 76, 3
  4. Timber Lake 6-0, 44, 4
  5. Aberdeen Christian 8-0, 23, 5

Received Votes: Sully Buttes 4

Girls

Class AA

  1. Sioux Falls O’Gorman (12) 5-1, 99, 2
  2. Harrisburg (9) 6-0, 92, 3
  3. Brandon Valley (2) 5-1, 73, 1
  4. Rapid City Stevens 7-1, 38, 4
  5. Sioux Falls Washington 6-1, 22, 5

Received Votes: Brookings 19, Sioux Falls Lincoln 2

Class A

  1. Lennox (17) 7-1, 107, 2
  2. Winner (3) 7-0, 84, 3
  3. St. Thomas More (3) 6-1, 76, 1
  4. Vermillion 6-0, 37, 5
  5. Hamlin 6-0, 21, RV

Received Votes: Belle Fourche 8, McCook Central/Montrose 8, Miller 2, Aberdeen Roncalli 2

Class B

  1. Ethan (21) 5-0, 113, 1
  2. Warner (2) 6-1, 82, 2
  3. De Smet 7-0, 68, 3
  4. Corsica-Stickney 6-0, 55, 4
  5. Faith 6-0, 24, 5

Received Votes: Tripp-Delmont/Armour 2, White River 1

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.