Watertown football and volleyball teams each remain fourth rated in this week's polls
Warner has moved back to No. 1 in Class 9A and Deuel is finally ranked in Class 11B in this week's South Dakota Prep Media football poll released on Monday.
The Monarchs (5-0) jumped from No. 2 after Canistota lost last week. Deuel (6-0) is fifth in Class 11B.
Other area rated football teams include Watertown (3-2), fourth in 11AA; Sioux Valley (6-0), second in 11B; Hamlin )(6-0), second in 9AA; Faulkton Area (5-1), first in 9B; De Smet (4-1), second in 9B; and Hitchcock-Tulare (4-2), fourth in 9B.
Aberdeen Central (3-2 in 11AA), Deubrook Area (5-1 in 9A) and Herreid-Selby Area (4-2 in 9B) also received votes this week.
Warner, Northwestern and Watertown held their ground in this week's South Dakota Prep Media volleyball poll. Warner (22-0) is still No. 1 and Northwestern (18-5) No. 3 in Class B. Watertown (8-3) continues to hold down the No. 4 spot in AA.
Aberdeen Central (8-3, AA) and Aberdeen Roncalli (9-1, A) each received votes this week.
Football
The South Dakota Prep Media football poll for the week of Sept. 25 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in parentheses.
CLASS 11AAA
1. S.F. Lincoln (16) 5-0 80 1
2. S.F. O’Gorman 4-1 61 2
3. S.F. Jefferson 4-1 47 3
4. Harrisburg 3-2 31 4
5. Brandon Valley 3-2 21 5
Class 11AA
1. Pierre (16) 5-0 80 1
2. Yankton 4-1 64 2
3. Tea Area 3-2 46 3
4. Watertown 3-2 26 4
5. Spearfish 4-1 21 5
Receiving votes: Aberdeen Central 3.
Class 11A
1. Dell Rapids (15) 5-0 79 1
2. West Central (1) 5-0 64 2
3. Canton 3-2 41 3
4. Sioux Falls Christian 3-2 27 4
5. Lennox 4-1 22 5
Receiving votes: Dakota Valley 7.
Class 11B
1. Winner (15) 5-0 79 1
2. Sioux Valley (1) 6-0 65 2
3. Hot Springs 5-1 35 4
4. Elk Point-Jefferson 4-1 34 3
5. Deuel 6-0 12 RV
Receiving votes: Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 9, Tri-Valley 5, Woonsocket-Wessington Springs-Sanborn Central 1.
CLASS 9AA
1. Parkston (14) 6-0 78 1
2. Hamlin (2) 6-0 66 2
3. Howard 5-1 45 3
4. Wall 5-1 31 4
5. Elkton-Lake Benton 5-1 17 5
Receiving votes: Hanson 3.
CLASS 9A
1. Warner (16) 5-0 80 1
2. Harding County-Bison 6-0 50 3
3. Canistota 5-1 46 1
4. Philip 5-0 38 4
5. Alcester-Hudson 6-0 21 5
Receiving votes: Wolsey-Wessington 3, Deubrook Area 1, Gregory 1.
CLASS 9B
1. Faulkton Area (13) 5-1 76 1
2. De Smet (3) 4-1 66 2
3. Avon 5-1 50 3
4. Hitchcock-Tulare 4-2 25 5
5. Corsica-Stickney 4-2 13 4
Receiving votes: Dell Rapids St. Mary 8, Herreid-Selby Area 2.
Volleyball
Here is the South Dakota Prep Media volleyball poll for the week of Sept. 25, 2023. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, record, points and previous ranking.
CLASS AA
1. Harrisburg (13) 13-0 65 1
2. S.F. Jefferson 9-0 52 2
3. S.F. Washington 6-2 38 3
4. Watertown 8-3 25 4
5. Pierre 7-2 9 RV
Receiving votes: Aberdeen Central (8-3) 2; O'Gorman (6-5) 2; S.F. Roosevelt (6-8) 1; S.F. Lincoln (7-6) 1.
CLASS A
1. S.F. Christian (13) 18-3 65 1
2. Dakota Valley 8-4 45 2
3. Wagner 13-3 35 3
4. Dell Rapids 11-4 25 4
5. Madison 13-2 16 5
Receiving votes: Aberdeen Roncalli (9-1) 5; R.C. Christian (24-4) 3; Miller (13-3) 1.
CLASS B
1. Warner (12) 22-0 65 1
2. Chester Area 18-2 51 2
3. Northwestern 18-5 37 3
4. Colman-Egan 15-3 17 4
5. Faith 16-0 13 5
Receiving votes:: Burke (13-3) 9; Wolsey-Wessington (13-2) 3.
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This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: State high school football and volleyball polls for this week
