SD Team Rankings: Week 5
Over the holiday break there were lots of great games. Lots of re-scheduled games as well due to crazy South Dakota weather. New #1 teams in both class AA and class B. In all classes there was some majoring shuffling around as teams start to prove who they really are as we near the half way point of the season.
Class AA:
Brandon is the best defensive team I’ve seen this year. So active on that end! O’Gorman has put together some real nice wins over the past two weeks including wins over Yankton, Roosevelt, Sioux Falls Christian and Tea. They made the biggest jump from #7 all the way up to #2. RC Central joins the top ten for the first time this year. The top five teams seem really solid in whatever order you want.
Rank Team Record W's of Note L's of Note Last Week
1 SF Roosevelt 17-5 OG (x3), BV (x3), Harrisburg, RCS, AC, Mitchell, Yankton SFW (x2), Huron, RCC, Yankton 3
2 Yankton 20-4 OG, AC, SFR, Mitchell, RCC BV, SFW, Harrisburg 2
3 SF O'Gorman 17-7 SFC, SFL, RCC, RCS, AC, STM, SFW, Mitchell, SFW (x2), Harrisbug SFR (x3), Yankton, Tea, BV, Harrisburg 4
4 SF Washington 17-4 SFR (x2), Yankton, Harrisburg, BV, Tea, Mitchell, AC (x2) SFOG (x3), Yankton 1
5 Harrisburg 17-7 RCC, Yankton, SFOG, AC, Mitchell SFW, SFR, Mitchell, BV, SFC, AC, SFOG 6
6 Brandon Valley 16-8 Yankton, SFOG, AC, Harrisburg, RCC, Mitchell SFL, SFR (x3), Mitchell, SFW, AC 7
7 Mitchell 15-9 RCC, SFL, BV, Harrisburg, AC SFC, Pierre, SFR, SFOG, Yankton, SFW, Yank, BV, Harrisburg 5
8 Aberdeen Central 13-11 RCC (x2), SFL, BV, Harrisburg RCS, Yankton, Tea, BV, SFOG, SFR (x2), Watertown, Harrisburg, Mitchell, SFW 8
9 Watertown 8-13 RCC, RCS, AC SFW, Yankton, SFR, SFOG, BV (x2), Mitchell (x2), Harrisburg, BV 9
10 Rapid City Central 11-9 Huron, SFR Mitchell, AC (x2), SFOG, Harrisburg, Watertown, RCS, Yankton, BV 10
New to Poll (this weeks ranking): RC Central (10)
Leaving Poll (last weeks ranking): Harrisburg (9)
Class A:
St Thomas More remains at the top spot until they show us something different. They have not had as rigorous of a schedule yet, however they will be tested the 2nd half of the season. Lennox and Madison make the biggest jumps while Tea slides down to #10 after a grueling stretch in their schedule.
Rank Team Record W's of Note L's of Note Last Week
1 Sioux Falls Christian 20-5 Lennox, WC, STM, DR (x2), Mitchell, Madison, Tea,Harrisburg, Vermillion, SV SFOG, Vermillion, SV, Flandreau 4
2 St. Thomas More 21-3 Douglas, Tea, DR, Madison, Chamberlain, Vermillion SFC (x2), SFOG 5
3 Vermillion 23-2 TV, Tea, VH, SFC, WC, DR, DV, Madison, Flandreau, Winner DR, STM 1
4 Sioux Valley 23-2 CWL, Sisseton, Tea, DeSmet, Parker, Flandreau, SFC, Chamberlain, DV DV, SFC 3
5 Dakota Valley 22-3 Tea (x2), WC, SV, MP, DR (x2), Winner SFC, Vermillion, SV 2
6 Dell Rapids 16-6 Tea, DRSM, WC (x2), Madison, RCC, Vermillion SFC (x2), Vermillion, Flandreau, DV (x2), STM 7
7 Chamberlain 18-6 Flandreau, TZ, VH, PC. MP, Madison, PG, Winner Winner, Hanson, Lyman, WC, STM, SV 9
8 Winner 20-5 LX, Chamberlain, PG, MP (x2) WC, White River, Vermillion, Chamberlain, DV 6
9 Tea Area 14-8 Madison, SFOG, AC, WC DV (x2), DR, SV, Vermillion, STM, SFC, SFW 8
10 Mobridge-Pollock 15-6 PC, GA, Ellendale DV, TZ. Chamberlain, Winner (x2), LB 10
New to Poll (this weeks ranking): N/A
Leaving Poll (last weeks ranking): N/A
Class B:
Viborg-Hurley takes over the top spot for the first time this year followed by White River. DeSmet drops to #3 after losing to class A Sioux Valley but also beat up on Dell Rapids St Mary. DRSM has the biggest drop with tow losses over the past two weeks. Keep your eye on the Howard Tigers at #9 who are still undefeated.
Rank | Team | Record | W's of Note | L's of Note | Last Week |
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1 | DeSmet | 25-1 | CWL, DR-SM, VH (x2), Arlington, Howard, Canistota, PG, ELB, Flan, WW, WR, AC | SV | 1 |
2 | Aberdeen Christian | 20-5 | Hanson, PC, WSS (x2), W/S, LA, DRSM, WR | Warner, Ipswich, Howard, VH, PG, DeSmet | 8 |
3 | Dell Rapids- St. Mary | 19-4 | WR (x2), Chester, ELB (x2), Howard, Hansonm VH | DeSmet, DR, ELB, Canisota, AC | 3 |
4 | White River | 19-6 | PG, Winner, Lyman, Canistota, LB | TZ, Howard, DR-SM (x2), Canistota, De Smet | 7 |
5 | Canistota | 22-4 | BE (x2), ELB, FA, Hanson, WR, Parker, DRSM, Howard, WS, LB | DeSmet, VH, AC, WR | 2 |
6 | Elkton-Lake Benton | 18-5 | LA, DR-SM, Howard | Canistota, DR-SM (x2), Howard, De Smet | 4 |
7 | Howard | 18-4 | Chester, WR, BE, AC, ELB, PG, VG | DeSmet, DRSM, Canistota, ELB | 5 |
8 | Viborg-Hurley | 18-7 | BE, Hanson, Canistota, AC, Lyman | DeSmet (x2), Vermillion, Chamberlain, Howard, Madison, DMSM | 6 |
9 | Platte-Geddes | 16-6 | Sisseton | DeSmet, WR, Chamberlain, Howard, Winner, AC | 9 |
10 | Lower Brule | 17-9 | FA, WS, MP, PC, Lyman | TZ, WR, Winner, WW, SC, DeSmet, WR | NR |
New to Poll (this weeks ranking): N/A
Leaving Poll (last weeks ranking): N/A