There are two new No. 1-ranked teams this week in the South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll.
Yankton (2-0) moved up from No. 2 to No. 1 in Class 11AA and Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy (3-0) leaped from No. 3 to No. 1 in Class 9AA.
Sioux Falls Lincoln (2-0 in Class 11AAA), Sioux Falls Christian (2-0 in Class 11A), Elk Point-Jefferson (2-0 in Class 11B), Wall (3-0 in Class 9A) and Sully Buttes (2-0 in Class 9B) remained at No. 1 in their respective classes.
High School Football
The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Sept. 8 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses.
CLASS 11AAA
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (18) 2-0 118 1
2. Brandon Valley (7) 2-0 105 2
3. Sioux Falls Jefferson 2-0 76 3
4. O’Gorman 1-1 42 4
5. Harrisburg 1-1 34 5
CLASS 11AA
1. Yankton (23) 2-0 123 2
2. Tea Area (2) 2-0 97 3
3. Sturgis 2-0 55 4
4. Pierre 1-1 41 1
5. Huron 1-1 33 NR
Receiving votes: Brookings 13, Spearfish 9, Watertown 4.
CLASS 11A
1. Sioux Falls Christian (23) 2-0 123 1
2. Lennox (2) 2-0 100 2
3. Madison 2-0 74 4
4. Dell Rapids 1-1 47 3
5. West Central 1-1 15 RV
Receiving votes: Dakota Valley 11, Tri-Valley 4, Canton 1.
CLASS 11B
1. Elk Point-Jefferson (18) 2-0 115 1
2. Wagner (3) 3-0 93 2
3. St. Thomas More (4) 3-0 89 3
4. Winner 2-1 41 4
5. Sioux Valley 2-1 23 5
Receiving votes: Mobridge-Pollock 12, Woonsocket-Wessington Springs-Sanborn Central 2.
CLASS 9AA
1. Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy (15) 3-0 114 3
2. Hamlin (9) 3-0 106 2
3. Elkton-Lake Benton (1) 2-1 63 1
4. Hill City 3-0 52 4
5. Viborg-Hurley 2-1 27 5
Receiving votes: Hanson 7, Parkston 6.
CLASS 9A
1. Wall (24) 3-0 124 1
2. Warner (1) 3-0 99 2
3. Alcester-Hudson 3-0 75 3
4. Platte-Geddes 3-0 42 4
5. Howard 2-1 28 5
Receiving votes: Centerville 5, Ipswich 1, Harding County-Bison 1.
CLASS 9B
1. Sully Buttes (18) 2-0 116 1
2. Avon (6) 3-0 101 2
3. St. Mary’s (1) 3-0 83 3
4. Faulkton Area 1-1 47 5
5. Herreid/Selby Area 2-1 11 4
Receiving votes: Corsica-Stickney 9, Canistota 7, Kadoka Area 1.
Volleyball
Harrisburg (Class AA), Dell Rapids (Class A) and Chester Area (Class B) continue to lead their respective divisions in this week’s South Dakota Prep Media Volleyball Poll.
All three teams received all 15 of the first-place votes.
High School Volleyball
Here is the South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the week of Sept. 8, 2025. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking.
CLASS AA
1. Harrisburg (15) 3-0 75 1
2. Brandon Valley 4-2 60 3
3. O’Gorman 4-2 38 2
4. Watertown 6-2 28 4
5. Sioux Falls Washington 2-1 17 5
Receiving Votes: Rapid City Stevens (8-0) 7.
CLASS A
1. Dell Rapids (15) 7-1 75 1
2. Sioux Falls Christian 4-2 58 2
3. Dakota Valley 3-0 47 3
4. Rapid City Christian 9-1 17 5
5. Clark-Willow Lake (6-0) 10 RV
Receiving Votes: Miller (3-1) 5; Baltic (6-1) 4; Hamlin (3-2) 3; Custer (8-0) 3; Groton Area (3-0) 3.
CLASS B
1. Chester Area (15) 7-0 75 1
2. Warner 7-0 60 2
3. Northwestern 6-1 44 3
4. Burke 6-0 30 5
5. Gayville-Volin 8-1 10 RV
Receiving Votes: Hitchcock-Tulare (4-1) 4; Bennett County (6-3) 1; Estelline-Hendricks (6-0) 1.
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This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: South Dakota Prep Media Football and Volleyball polls
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