The high school football season gets underway on Friday for all of 9-man and Class 11B with 11AAA through 11A starting next weekend. Here are the preseason media polls with first place votes in parentheses followed by total points.
Class 11AAA
1. Harrisburg (9) 65
2. Lincoln (6) 61
3. Brandon Valley 52
4. O’Gorman (1) 38
5. Washington 15
Receiving votes: Jefferson 9.
Class 11AA
1. Pierre (16) 80
2. Yankton 59
3. Tea Area 50
4. Watertown 26
5. Aberdeen Central 20
Receiving votes: Sturgis 5.
Class 11A
1. Canton (6) 56
T-2. SF Christian (5) 52
T-2. Dell Rapids (3) 52
4. West Central (2) 34
5. Lennox 23
Receiving votes: Rapid City Christian 16, Tri-Valley 4, Dakota Valley 3.
Class 11B
1. Winner (10) 72
2. Elk Point-Jefferson (4) 60
3. Sioux Valley (2) 53
4. Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 25
5. Hot Springs 13
Receiving votes: Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 10, Wagner 4, Deuel 2, Aberdeen Roncalli 1.
Class 9AA
1. Parkston (12) 74
2. Hamlin (3) 58
3. Elkton-Lake Benton 39
4. Hanson (1) 29
5. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 15
Receiving votes: Gregory 11, Viborg-Hurley 9, Stanley County 3, Kimball/White Lake 2.
Class 9A
1. Howard (15) 79
2. Wall 41
3. Wolsey-Wessington 36
4. Warner (1) 35
5. Harding County/Bison 17
Receiving votes: Alcester-Hudson 14, Platte-Geddes 10, Deubrook Area 7, Potter County 1.
Class 9B
1. Avon (10) 74
2. Canistota (5) 52
3. Faulkton Area (1) 47
4. Corsica-Stickney 25
5. Dell Rapids St. Mary 19Receiving votes: Kadoka Area 8, Colman-Egan 7, Sully Buttes 4, Hitchcock-Tulare 3, Herreid/Selby Area 1.
