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Preseason South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll: Roncalli girls start atop Class B poll

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Roncalli celebrates after winning the Class A state championship on Sat., March 13 in Watertown. Photo courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
Roncalli celebrates after winning the Class A state championship on Sat., March 13 in Watertown. Photo courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting.

The Roncalli girls basketball team, the defending Class A champion, is ranked first in Class B in the preseason South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll.

The Cavaliers, who moved down a class for this season, garnered seven of 10 first-place votes.

In the Class AA boys poll, Aberdeen Central starts the season raked tied for fourth. And in Class B, Aberdeen Christian is ranked third.

Sioux Falls Roosevelt and Sioux Falls Washington are at the top of the Class AA rankings for boys and girls basketball in the preseason poll. Class A is led by Sioux Falls Christian in boys and Winner in girls. De Smet sits atop of the boys Class B poll.

Of the six top-ranked teams, only Winner didn't win a state championship in the 2020-21 season.

The polls follow with teams are ranked by points received and first-place votes in parentheses.

Boys basketball

Class AA

1. Roosevelt (4) 35

2. O’Gorman (1) 32

3. Washington (4) 31

T-4. Lincoln (1) 19

T-4. Aberdeen Central 19

Receiving votes: Harrisburg 7, Mitchell 4, Rapid City Stevens 1, Brandon Valley 1, Yankton 1.

Roosevelt's Koor Kuol hugs O'Gorman's Joe Lynch after Roosevelt beat O'Gorman in the class AA state boys basketball championship on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City.
Roosevelt's Koor Kuol hugs O'Gorman's Joe Lynch after Roosevelt beat O'Gorman in the class AA state boys basketball championship on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City.

Class A

1. SF Christian (9) 49

2. Sioux Valley (1) 40

3. Dakota Valley 21

4. St. Thomas More 15

5. Dell Rapids 11

Receiving votes: Tea Area 7, Winner 4, Milbank 1, Madison 1, Vermillion 1

Class B

1. De Smet (10) 50

2. White River 30

3. Aberdeen Christian 26

4. Dell Rapids St. Mary 8

5. Viborg-Hurley 7

Receiving votes: Platte-Geddes 6, Canistota 6, Howard 5, Lyman 4, Waubay-Summit 3, Castlewood 2, Wolsey-Wessington 1, Lower Brule 1, Gregory 1

De Smet's Kalen Garry goes up for the show against Viborg-Hurley in the Class B semifinals on Friday night in Aberdeen.
De Smet's Kalen Garry goes up for the show against Viborg-Hurley in the Class B semifinals on Friday night in Aberdeen.

Girls basketball

Class AA

1. Washington (9) 49

2. O’Gorman (1) 38

3. Brandon Valley 22

4. Stevens 20

5. Harrisburg 13

Receiving votes: Pierre 3, Aberdeen Central 3, Mitchell 1, Rapid City Central 1.

The Washington girls basketball team holds their trophy aloft in victory after winning the Class AA girls state tournament championship game on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.
The Washington girls basketball team holds their trophy aloft in victory after winning the Class AA girls state tournament championship game on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

Class A

1. Winner (4) 40

2. St. Thomas More (2) 29

3. Hamlin (2) 26

4. West Central (1) 14

5. Flandreau (1) 13

Receiving votes: Sioux Falls Christian 9, Dakota Valley 6, Tea Area 5, Wagner 3, Lakota Tech 2, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 2, Garretson 1.

Winner players celebrate after winning a semifinal matchup against McCook Central/Montrose at the State A Girls Basketball Tournament in Sioux Falls on Friday.
Winner players celebrate after winning a semifinal matchup against McCook Central/Montrose at the State A Girls Basketball Tournament in Sioux Falls on Friday.

Class B

1. Roncalli (7) 40

2. Corsica-Stickney (2) 35

3. White River 29

4. Ethan 17

5. Castlewood (1) 13

Receiving votes: Aberdeen Christian 5, Colman-Egan 4, Viborg-Hurley 2, Herreid/Selby Area 2, Warner 1, Bridgewater-Emery 1, Wall 1.

Follow sports reporter Michael McCleary on Twitter @mikejmccleary.

This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Preseason South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll