As was expected, the Pierre Governors are the top-ranked team in the preseason 11AA South Dakota Media High School Football Poll.
Pierre received 13 of the 16 first place votes cast. Brookings, whom Pierre beat in the 2020 state championship game to avenge a regular-season loss to the Bobcats, is second, followed by Yankton, who is third.
The fourth- and fifth-ranked teams in the poll are new to 11AA. Fourth is last year’s 11A champion, Tea Area, and fifth is Watertown, who was in 11AAA in 2020.
Brookings received two first place votes and Tea Area garnered one.
Aberdeen Central, Mitchell, Sturgis and Huron also received votes in the poll.
The Governors will start their bid for a fifth consecutive 11AA title on Friday, August 27 at Harrisburg.
2021 Preseason SD Media High School Football Polls
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