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2020 SD High School Football Preseason Poll

2020 South Dakota high school football preseason poll

Here’s the South Dakota media preps high school football preseason poll for the 2020 campaign. Teams are ranked by total votes with first place votes being represented in parenthesis.

Class 11AAA

1. Roosevelt (15) 86

2. Brandon Valley (2) 67

3. O’Gorman (1) 55

4. Harrisburg 29

5. Washington 26

Receiving votes: Lincoln 6, Watertown 1

Class 11AA

1. Pierre (18) 90

2. Yankton 60

3. Mitchell 50

4. Huron 38

5. Brookings 20

Receiving votes: Sturgis 7, Douglas 5.

Class 11A

1. Canton (13) 81

2. Tea Area (3) 68

3. Dell Rapids (2) 58

4. West Central 29

5. Dakota Valley 19

Receiving votes: Madison 7, Lennox 6, Sioux Falls Christian 2.

Class 11B

1. Winner (14) 82

2. Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan (4) 75

3. McCook Central/Montrose 37

4. Sioux Valley 33

5. St. Thomas More 29

Receiving votes: Webster Area 7, Elk Point-Jefferson 4, Mobridge-Pollock 3.

Class 9AA

1. Viborg-Hurley (18) 90

T-2. Bon Homme 56

T-2. Lemmon/McIntosh 56

4. Deuel 38

5. Hamlin 12

Receiving votes: Platte-Geddes 9, Baltic 7, Arlington/Lake Preston 2.

Class 9A

1. Canistota/Freeman (18) 90

2. Howard 64

3. Gregory 42

4. De Smet 35

5. Sully Buttes 19

Receiving votes: Warner 11, Britton-Hecla 7, Wall 1, Burke 1.

Class 9B

1. Wolsey-Wessington (10) 77

2. Colman-Egan (6) 72

3. Dell Rapids St. Mary (1) 51

4. Langford Area 29

5. Harding County (1) 18

Receiving votes:

Alcester-Hudson 15, Herreid/Selby Area 7, Corsica-Stickney 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.