Brookings remains in No. 4 in new rankings, ELB No. 5

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BROOKINGS – Brookings stayed in fourth in the Class 11AA South Dakota Football Coaches Association Poll that was released on Monday. The Bobcats (4-2) got the No. 4 ranking with 73 votes after falling to No. 3 Yankton, 38-27, this past weekend.

Pierre remained in the No. 1 spot as the Governors had 154 votes and 30 of the 31 first place votes. Tea Area is No. 2 with 125 votes and the Titans had the other first place vote. Yankton had 83 votes and Aberdeen Central rounded out the top five with 18 votes.

The Bobcats play at Aberdeen Central on Friday at 7 p.m. Pierre and Tea will meet next weekend to decide who will be No. 1 in the rankings and the standings for the Class AA Playoffs.

Elkton-Lake Benton is the only other area team that is ranked. The Elks stayed at No. 5 in the Class 9AA poll with 35 votes. ELB is 6-0 on the season with two games remaining. 

The Elks will play Florence/Henry (4-2) in Henry on Friday at 7 p.m. and will close the season out with a battle against Castlewood (5-1) in Elkton on Oct. 14. ELB sits in third place in the 9AA standings. Wall is in first and Howard is second. Both of those teams are undefeated as well.

Sioux Valley received eight votes in the Class 11B poll. The Cossacks beat Baltic on this weekend, 55-0, to improve to 4-3 on the season. They will close out the regular season on Oct. 14 at Flandreau at 7 p.m.

Class 11AAA

1. Sioux Falls Jefferson 164 (32)

2. Sioux Falls O’Gorman 126 (1)

3. Harrisburg 109

4. Brandon Valley 53

5. Sioux Falls Lincoln 31

Receiving Votes: Sioux Falls Washington 14

Class 11AA

1. Pierre 154 (30)

2. Tea Area 125 (1)

3. Yankton 83

4. Brookings 73

5. Aberdeen Central 18

Receiving Votes: Spearfish 5, Sturgis 5

Class 11A

1. Dell Rapids 142 (19)

2. West Central 137 (14)

3. Beresford 68

T4. Sioux Falls Christian 38

T4. Dakota Valley 38

Receiving Votes: Canton 36, Lennox 8

Class 11B

1. Winner 136 (21)

2. Elk Point-Jefferson 116 (6)

3. Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan (1)

T4. Aberdeen Roncalli 54 (3)

T4. Mount Vernon/Plankinton 54

Receiving Votes: McCook Central/Montrose 19, Sioux Valley 8

Class 9AA

1. Howard 99 (15)

2. Wall 79 (4)

3. Hanson 38

4. Hamlin 36 (2)

5. Elkton-Lake Benton 35

Receiving Votes: Parkston 19, Bon Homme 10

Class 9A

1. Warner 95 (15)

2. Gregory 81 (4)

3. Castlewood 38

4. Lyman 26

5. Alcester-Hudson 24

Receiving Votes: Canistota 16, Harding County/Bison 9, Timber Lake 5 (1)

Class 9B

1. Herreid/Selby Area 96 (17)

2. Hitchcock-Tulare 74 (2)

3. Corsica-Stickney 37

4. De Smet 36

5. Sully Buttes 25

Receiving Votes: Avon 18, Kadoka Area 6