The 2-time defending State 11A Football Champion Dell Rapids Quarriers are ranked #1 in the South Dakota Sportswriter’s Association’s pre-season polls. Dell Rapids was also ranked #1 in the KSFY/KWSN pre-season poll as well as the Kelo Sports/ESPN 99.1/KBHB pre-season polls. Dell Rapids St. Mary received votes in the South Dakota Sportswriter’s Association poll this week.
South Dakota Sportswriter’s Association Poll:
Class 11AA
- SF Washington (7) 43
- SF Roosevelt (2) 26
- Brandon Valley 25
- SF O’Gorman 22
- SF Lincoln 10
- Receiving votes: Yankton
Class 11A
- Dell Rapids (6) 42
- West Central (2) 30
- Dakota Valley (1) 27
- Tea Area 20
- Harrisburg 4
- Receiving votes: Sisseton, Vermillion, Milbank, Spearfish
Class 11B
- Flandreau (6) 40
- Tri-Valley (2) 21
- St. Thomas More 20
- Garretson 16
- Winner 14
- Receiving votes: McCook Central-Montrose, Wagner, Britton-Hecla, Canton, Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian
Class 9AA
- Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan (8) 43
- Deubrook Area (1) 29
- Howard 24
- Leola-Frederick 18
- Kimball-White Lake 8
- Receiving votes: Andes Central, Clark-Willow Lake, Potter County
Class 9A
- Canistota (9) 45
- Irene-Wakonda 25
- Warner 14
- Hanson 14
- Chester Area 14
- Receiving votes: Arlington, Corsica-Stickney, Hamlin, Wolsey-Wessington
Class 9B
- Viborg-Hurley (9) 45
- Avon 36
- Harding County 18
- Castlewood 17
- Langford 6
- Receiving votes: Dell Rapids St. Mary, Waverly-South Shore, Faulkton Area, Hitchcock-Tulare