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2019-20 High School Basketball Preseason Poll

Corsica-Stickney Jaguars girls basketball team

The high school girls and boys basketball preseason poll for the 2019-20 season in South Dakota. Here's is who the media members of the Mt. Rushmore state rank as the top teams heading into the new season.

Boys

Class AA

  1. O’Gorman (15) 84
  2. Yankton (3) 70
  3. Brandon Valley 52
  4. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 32
  5. Huron 26

Received Votes: Sioux Falls Lincoln 4, Rapid City Central 1, and Aberdeen Central 1

Class A

  1. St. Thomas More (15) 87
  2. Sioux Falls Christian (3) 60
  3. Dell Rapids 54
  4. Lennox 27
  5. Sioux Valley 20

Received Votes: Tea Area 13, Crow Creek 7, Red Cloud 1, and Dakota Valley 1

Class B

  1. De Smet (13) 83
  2. Viborg-Hurley (4) 68
  3. White River 43
  4. Sully Buttes (1) 34
  5. Dell Rapids St. Mary 22

Received Votes: Aberdeen Christian 9, Canistota 7, Hanson 3, and Northwestern 1

Girls

Class AA

  1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (11) 83
  2. O’Gorman (6) 75
  3. Rapid City Stevens 41
  4. Sioux Falls Washington 31
  5. Brandon Valley (1) 28

Received Votes: Harrisburg 10 and Yankton 2

Class A

  1. Winner (11) 78
  2. Lennox (6) 78
  3. St. Thomas More (1) 54
  4. Sioux Falls Christian 32
  5. West Central 13

Received Votes: McCook Central/Montrose 10, Miller 3, Hamlin 1, and Mount Vernon/Plankinton 1

Class B

  1. Corsica-Stickney (15) 84
  2. Castlewood (1) 55
  3. De Smet (1) 52
  4. White River (1) 44
  5. Ethan 27

Received Votes: Bridgewater-Emery 7 and Faith 1

Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and two kids Braxan and Jordy, live in Canton, SD.