SD Team Rankings: Week 8
PHD is back with the South Dakota high school basketball rankings entering the weekend! Who are the state’s top ten squad in each class? Find out now!
Class AA:
Top Games of the Weekend: SF O’Gorman vs St. Thomas More. Most top Class AA and Class A teams have done battle with each other this year, this time it’s the chance for St. Thomas More. They are the top squad in Class A while SFOG is number two in AA.
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: Aberdeen Central
Leaving Poll: Watertown
Class A:
Top Games of the Weekend: Region 1 has a huge battle between Tiospa Zina (11-2) and Sisseston (10-2). Tiospa Zina is fresh in our rankings and now they get to prove they truly belong with tonight’s game followed by tomorrow’s game with Dakota Valley at the Pentagon. Then you have Class A number three Sioux Valley taking on Class A number three Viborg-Hurley at the Pentagon tomorrow. Add in tomorrow’s Pine Ridge vs Crow Creek game and you have a full weekend.
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: Tiospa Zina
Leaving Poll: Tea Area
Class B:
Top Games of the Weekend: Huge weekend for Viborg-Hurley who has Freeman Academy tonight followed by Sioux Valley in the Pentagon tomorrow. A huge region five game is 11-3 Canistota vs 9-2 Gayville-Volin as teams continue to battle for position. Finally, in region two you have Potter County vs Sully Buttes.
Rank Team Record W's of Note L's of Note Last Week
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: Arlington, Marty
Leaving Poll: Howard, Lyman