SD High School Basketball Top10 by class; How they fared
Jan 26, 2026
Each week every classification is voted on around the state. Here is how each team voted into the top-10 last week fared in their matchups:
Boys
Class AA
1. Lincoln (9-0) idle
2. Roosevelt (10-1) def. Harrisburg, 72-62; def. O’Gorman, 58-44
3. Harrisburg (5-3) lost to Roosevelt, 72-62
4. Spearfish
(7-0) def. Hot Springs, 59-16; def. Mahpiya Luta, 54-39
5. Watertown (9-1) def. Brookings, 71-38
Receiving votes:
Huron (8-3) def. Brookings, 61-39; def. Jefferson, 66-54
Tea Area (9-2) def. Mitchell, 57-48 (OT)
Mitchell (5-4) def. Brookings, 53-39; lost to Tea Area, 57-48 (OT)
Class A
1. West Central (13-0) def. Baltic, 37-31; def. Lennox, 45-33; def. Clark/Willow Lake, 55-52
2. SF Christian (9-1) def. Vermillion, 91-77
3. Clark/Willow Lake (11-1) def. Aberdeen Roncalli, 64-28; lost to West Central, 55-52
4. St. Thomas More (8-3) def. Lead-Deadwood, 65-36; lost to Lennox, 51-49
5. Mahpiya Luta (11-1) lost to Spearfish, 54-39; def. Belle Fourche, 76-45
6. Hamlin (8-1) def. De Smet, 80-63; def. Viborg-Hurley, 57-39
7. Groton Area (8-3) idle
8. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (8-2) lost to Stanley County, 67-52
9. Lennox (6-4) lost to West Central, 45-33; def. St. Thomas More, 51-49
10. Vermillion (7-4) def. Elk Point-Jefferson, 73-37; lost to Sioux Falls Christian 91-77
Receiving votes:
Stanley County (10-1) def. Jones County, 71-32; def. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 67-52
Flandreau (7-3) def. Deuel, 50-34
Dakota Valley (6-5) def. Sioux Valley, 58-54
Madison (5-3) lost to Dell Rapids, 77-57
Pine Ridge (8-6) def. Little Wound, 79-67
Class B
1. Viborg-Hurley (11-1) def. Baltic, 52-31; lost to Hamlin, 57-39
2. De Smet (9-2) lost to Hamlin, 80-63; def. Dawson-Boyd, Minn., 81-80
3. Castlewood (10-2) def. Dell Rapids St. Mary, 56-28; def. Waverly-South Shore, 65-31
4. Sully Buttes (7-3) lost to Timber Lake, 56-51; lost to Hills-Beaver Creek, Minn., 62-57
5. Wessington Springs (9-4) def. Iroquois/Lake Preston, 75-50; lost to Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, 51-47; lost to Freeman, 51-48
6. Wall (9-3) def. New Underwood, 88-65; def. Custer, 67-51
7. Freeman (10-2) def. Centerville, 77-42; def. Scotland-Menno, 70-42; def. Wessington Springs, 51-48
8. Aberdeen Christian (8-2) def. Faulkton Area, 50-38
9. Deubrook Area (9-2) def. Tri-Valley, 44-40; lost to Sioux Valley, 57-49
10. Parkston (10-2) def. Bon Homme, 55-29; def. Lyman, 56-49
Receiving votes:
Lyman (8-4) lost to Winner, 67-55; def. Burke, 74-33; lost to Parkston, 56-49
Estelline-Hendricks (10-2) def. Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, 64-27; def. Gayville-Volin, 63-43
Timber Lake (9-3) def. Sully Buttes, 56-51; def. Lemmon, 55-45 (OT); lost to Dupree, 55-51
Bridgewater-Emery (8-4) def. Scotland-Menno, 70-48
Girls
Class AA
1. Brandon Valley (10-0) def. Pierre, 84-33; def. Aberdeen Central, 77-44
2. O’Gorman (8-1) def. Aberdeen Central, 83-55; def. Roosevelt, 63-20
3. Washington (8-1) lost to O’Gorman, 72-35; def. Jefferson, 64-43
4. Aberdeen Central (8-3) lost to O’Gorman, 83-55; lost to Brandon Valley, 77-44
5. Stevens (9-2) def. RC Central, 62-39
Receiving votes:
Tea Area (7-5) def. Watertown, 55-29; lost to Mitchell, 59-50
Class A
1. Mahpiya Luta (12-0) def. Spearfish, 43-18; def. Belle Fourche, 69-24
2. Lennox (12-1) def. Dakota Valley, 50-40; def. West Central, 55-28
3. Hamlin (9-1) def. De Smet, 71-47
4. Wagner (9-2) def. Miller, 58-36
5. Sioux Valley (8-1) def. Chester, 57-35
6. West Central (10-3) def. Dell Rapids, 69-47; lost to Lennox, 55-28; lost to Colman-Egan, 46-44
7. SF Christian (8-3) def. Vermillion, 72-47
8. Roncalli (9-2) def. Tiospa Zina, 71-21; lost to Clark/Willow Lake, 50-38
9. Clark/Willow Lake (10-1) def. Great Plains Lutheran, 64-22; def. Roncalli, 50-38
10. Mobridge-Pollock (7-3) def. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 73-48
Receiving votes:
Lakota Tech (10-2) def. Todd County, 76-30; def. Dakota Valley, 57-52
St. Thomas More (8-3) def. Lead-Deadwood, 53-20; def. Douglas, 51-13
Rapid City Christian (10-2) def. Lead-Deadwood, 87-26
Dakota Valley (5-6) lost to Dakota Valley, 50-40; lost to Lakota Tech, 57-52
Class B
1. Lyman (11-0) def. White River, 58-27; def. Burke, 54-24; def. Freeman, 60-29
2. Parkston (10-1) def. Bon Homme, 55-25
3. Bennett County (8-2) def. Todd County, 68-31
4. Ethan (8-1) idle
5. Centerville (11-2) def. Freeman, 57-40; def. SF Lutheran, 65-14
6. Colman-Egan (11-0) def. Elkton-Lake Benton, 75-36; def. West Central, 46-44
T-7. Chester (10-2) lost to Sioux Valley, 57-35, def. Flandreau Indian, 74-32
T-7. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket (10-1) def. Wolsey-Wessington, 61-42; def. Highmore-Harrold, 52-43
9. Corsica-Stickney (8-2) def. Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 64-31
10. Harding County (11-1) def. Dupree, 68-20; def. Lemmon, 51-21
Receiving votes:
Gayville-Volin (10-1) def. Deubrook Area, 52-47
Highmore-Harrold (10-1) def. Wessington Springs, 66-49; lost to Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, 52-43
Waubay-Summit (9-2) def. Britton-Hecla, 48-22; lost to Milbank, 57-42; def. Ipswich, 52-44
Deubrook Area (8-4) def. Tri-Valley, 47-39; lost to Gayville-Volin, 52-47
Lemmon (11-3) def. Dupree, 69-34; def. Newell, 68-39; lost to Harding County, 51-21
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