Jerry’s Thoughts on the South Dakota High School Football Week 1 Poll
Week 0 of the high school football season is in the books. Here is the current sportswriters poll and Jerry Palleschi's poll for the week.
Class 11AAA
- Roosevelt (8) 1-0 40 (Last Week: 1)
- Lincoln 1-0 31 (LW: 2)
- O'Gorman (1) 1-0 28 (LW: 3)
- Washington 1-0 20 (LW: 5)
- Brandon Valley 0-1 6 (LW: 4)
RV: Watertown
Jerry Palleschi's Thoughts: No change for me following the first week of the season. The five teams I still believe are correct, but I would still put O'Gorman ahead of Lincoln in my poll. Roosevelt started a little slow, but got into form against Aberdeen Central. O'Gorman put points on the board fast and never looked back against Rapid City Central. Lincoln, like Roosevelt, needed a quarter of action before pushing the pedal to the floor against Rapid City Stevens. Washington was impressive in the second half against Brandon Valley solidifying that fourth ranking.
Jerry's Ranking:
- Sioux Falls Roosevelt
- Sioux Falls O'Gorman
- Sioux Falls Lincoln
- Sioux Falls Washington
- Brandon Valley
Class 11AA
- Yankton (9) 1-0 45
- Pierre 31 1-0
- Brookings 29 0-1
- Harrisburg 22 1-0
- Mitchell 6 0-1
RV: Douglas
Jerry Palleschi's Thoughts: I can't penalize Brookings after going to 5OT with Yankton in the first week of the season. Record wise, I understand putting Pierre ahead of them but at the end of the year I believe we will get another Yankton/Brookings matchup. The Govs certainly pulled a great win in 2OT against Watertown. Last week Harrisburg defeated Mitchell 30-7, easily propelling them to the fourth ranking.
Jerry Palleschi's Ranking:
- Yankton
- Brookings
- Pierre
- Harrisburg
- Mitchell
Class 11A
- Madison (8) 1-0 44
- West Central 1-0 30
- Canton 1-0 22
- St. Thomas More (1) 1-0 14
- (T5) Milbank Area 1-0 4
- (T5)Tea Area 1-0 4
RV: Lennox, Dell Rapids, Belle Fouche, SF Christian,
Class 11B
- Aberdeen Roncalli (4) 1-0 36
- Tri Valley (3) 1-0 31
- Winner (2) 1-0 25
- Groton Area 1-0 17
- Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 1-0 9
RV: McCook Central/Montrose, Chamberlain, Parkston, Sioux Valley, Bennett County,
Class 9AA
- Gregory (7) 1-0 42
- Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central (1) 1-0 32
- Wolsey-Wessington 1-0 20
- Kimball/White Lake 1-0 19
- Mount Vernon/Plankinton 1-0 8
RV: Arlington/Lake Preston (1), Miller, Chester Area, Herreid/Selby Area,
Class 9A
- Canistota (8) 1-0 44
- Warner 1-0 31
- (T3) Sully Buttes (1) 1-0 16
- (T3) Parker 1-0 16
- Scotland 1-0 8
RV: Menno/Marion, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, Phillip, Hanson, Potter County, Lemmon/McIntosh
Class 9B
- Hamlin (8) 1-0 44
- Harding County 1-0 30
- (T3) Langord Area 1-0 12
- (T3) Alcester-Hudson 1-0 12
- (T4) Burke/South Central (1) 1-0 7
- (T4) Colome 1-0 7
RV: Faulkton, DeSmet, Bison, Oldham/Ramona/Rutland