Pierre is one of five 2021 state champions atop the preseason South Dakota Media High School Football Polls, released Monday.
The Governors received all 18 first-place votes in the 11AA poll. Tea Area, whom Pierre defeated last November for its fifth consecutive state championship, is second.
Other champions on top of their respective polls are Madison in 11A, 2020 and 2021 champion Winner in 11B, last year’s 9A champion, Howard, in 9AA and Dell Rapids St. Mary in 9B.
Brandon Valley, 11AAA runner-up to Harrisburg last year, is number one in the largest classification’s preseason poll. Canistota is the preseason number-one in 9A.
SD Media High School Football Preseason Polls
First-place votes in parentheses
11AAA
1 Brandon Valley (5) 69
2 Harrisburg (7) 60
3 Sioux Falls Jefferson (3) 45
4 O’Gorman 32
5 Sioux Falls Lincoln (2) 26
Receiving votes: Sioux Falls Washington (1) 23, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 15
11AA
1 Pierre (18) 90
2 Tea Area 62
3 Yankton 52
4 Brookings 45
5 Mitchell 7
Receiving votes: Watertown 6, Aberdeen Central 5, Sturgis 2, Spearfish 1
11A
1 Madison (11) 62
2 West Central (1) 54
3 Canton (4) 52
4 Dell Rapids (2) 50
5 Dakota Valley 13
Receiving votes: Milbank 11, Beresford 10, Lennox 10, Sioux Falls Christian 5, Vermillion 3
11B
1 Winner (18) 90
2 Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 66
3 Elk Point-Jefferson 40
4 Sioux Valley 20
5 St. Thomas More 16
Receiving votes: Aberdeen Roncalli 12, Tri-Valley 12, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 9, McCook Central/Montrose 3, Hot Springs 2
9AA
1 Howard (11) 80
T2 Wall (2) 51
T2 Platte-Geddes (4) 51
4 Hanson (1) 40
5 Hamlin 17
Receiving votes: Parkston 15, Bon Homme 10, Ipswich 4, Florence-Henry 1
9A
1 Canistota (14) 83
2 Gregory (1) 40
3 Harding County/Bison (1) 37
4 Wolsey-Wessington (1) 34
5 Warner (1) 32
Receiving votes: Castlewood 26, Chester Area 15, Timber Lake 1, Lyman 1, Colman-Egan 1
9B
1 Dell Rapids St. Mary (7) 71
2 Herreid/Selby Area (7) 67
3 Avon (3) 50
4 De Smet (1) 35
5 Hitchcock-Tulare 19
Receiving votes: Faulkton Area 14, Lemmon/McIntosh 6, Potter County 5, Sully Buttes 2, Kadoka Area 1
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