Defending champions Pierre and Gregory and 2022 runner-up Winner top their respective rankings in the preseason South Dakota High School Media Football Polls, released Monday.
Pierre, the six-time defending 11AA champions, is number one in the poll, earning 14 of the 16 first-place votes.
Winner, last year’s runner-up to Elk Point-Jefferson, is number one in the 11B poll.
Gregory, who won 9A last season, is atop that poll. Philip and Lyman received votes.
Herreid/Selby Area is third in the 9B poll after falling in the title game last season. Faulkton Area is fifth. Kadoka Area and Sully Buttes received votes.
First-place votes in parentheses
2023 SD High School Football Media Preseason Polls
11AAA
1 Sioux Falls Lincoln (9) 66
2 Harrisburg (5) 62
3 Brandon Valley (1) 49
4 Sioux Falls Jefferson (1) 37
5 O’Gorman 24
Receiving votes: Rapid City Stevens 1, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 1
11AA
1 Pierre (14) 78
2 Tea Area (2) 64
3 Yankton 44
4 Brookings 24
5 Aberdeen Central 20
Receiving votes: Watertown 9, Spearfish 1
11A
1 Dell Rapids (14) 78
2 West Central 46
3 Sioux Falls Christian (1) 45
4 Canton (1) 42
5 Dakota Valley 16
Receiving votes: Madison 12, Lennox 1
11B
1 Winner (14) 78
2 Elk Point-Jefferson (2) 58
3 Sioux Valley 39
4 McCook Central/Montrose 24
5 Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 23
Receiving votes: Hot Springs 13, Deuel 4, Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 1
9AA
1 Howard (12) 73
2 Wall (3) 59
3 Parkston 50
4 Hamlin (1) 39
5 Bon Homme 9
Receiving votes: Elkton-Lake Benton 5, Hanson 5
9A
1 Gregory (15) 79
2 Warner (1) 53
3 Wolsey-Wessington 46
4 Castlewood 31
5 Canistota 18
Receiving votes: Harding County/Bison 9, Philip 2, Lyman 2
9B
1 Hitchcock-Tulare (12) 70
2 De Smet (4) 54
3 Herreid/Selby Area 50
4 Dell Rapids St. Mary 24
5 Faulkton Area 22
Receiving votes: Corsica-Stickney 15, Sully Buttes 3, Kadoka Area 1, Avon 1
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