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Here are the first boys’ and girls’ basketball polls of the season by the South Dakota Sportswriters Association. Teams are listed with first-place votes in parantheses and total votes.
CLASS AA BOYS
1. Mitchell (7) 39
2. SF Lincoln 18
3. SF Washington 15
5. Pierre 10
Also receiving votes — Brandon Valley, Watertown, SF Roosevelt, Yankton, Brookings.
CLASS A BOYS
t1. St. Thomas More (6) 34
t1. Dell Rapids (2) 34
3. McCook Central/Montrose 18
4. Miller 10
t5. Pine Ridge 5
t5. Madison 5
Also receiving votes — Milbank, Flandreau, Aberdeen Roncalli, McLaughlin, Lennox, Vermillion.
CLASS B BOYS
1. White River (6) 38
2. Viborg/Hurley (2) 30
t3. James Valley Christian 16
t3. Canistota 16
5. Sully Buttes 7
Also receiving votes — Corsica/Stickney, Faith, Castlewood, Tripp-Delmont/Armour, Langford.
CLASS AA GIRLS
1. Brandon Valley (5) 34
2. Mitchell (3) 33
t3. SF Roosevelt 5
t3. Yankton 5
5. Watertown (1) 13
Also receiving votes — Aberdeen Central, SF O’Gorman, SF Washington, RC Stevens, SF Lincoln.
CLASS A GIRLS
1. St. Thomas More (5) 35
2. Beresford (1) 24
3. Parkston 18
4. Wagner (1) 17
5. Tri-Valley 10
Also receiving votes — Clark/Willow Lake, Elkton/Lake Benton (1), Sisseton (1), Spearfish, Crow Creek, Groton Area, Dell Rapids.
CLASS B GIRLS
1. Centerville (4) 36
2. Summit (5) 35
3. Freeman 10
4. Herreid/Selby Area 9
5. Estelline 8
Also receiving votes — Arlington, Parker, Oldham/Ramona/Rutland, Kadoka Area, Warner, Newell, Viborg/Hurley, Mitchell Christian, DeSmet, Kimball/White Lake, Ethan, Corsica/Stickney.
