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By Journal staff and The Associated Press | Tuesday, November 27, 2007

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Polls

S.D. High School Football

AS OF OCT. 15

Here is the South Dakota Sportswriters Association high school football poll. The statewide poll is released every Tuesday in daily newspapers across the state. Listed is the team, first-place votes if any, record and points earned in this week’s poll.

Class 11AA

1. Sioux Falls O’Gorman (9)(8-0) 45

2. Sioux Falls Washington(7-1) 33

3. Watertown (7-1) 27

4. (tie) Sioux Falls Roosevelt(6-2) 14

Brandon Valley (6-2) 14

Others receiving votes: Yankton (6-2).

Class 11A

1. West Central (9) (7-0) 45

2. St. Thomas More (7-0) 36

3. Dell Rapids (6-1)               19

4. Belle Fourche (7-0) 18

5. Harrisburg (6-1)                               14

Others receiving votes: Milbank (6-1).

Class 11B

1. Garretson (5) (7-0) 41

2. Dakota Valley (4)  (7-0) 39

3. Aberdeen Roncalli (6-1) 24

4. Bennett County  (6-1) 18

5. Wagner (5-2) 5

Others receiving votes: Red Cloud (6-1), Groton (5-2), Redfield (5-2), Bon Homme (4-3).

Class 9AA

1. Emery-Ethan (8)  (7-0) 44

2. Ipswich (1) (8-0) 37

3. De Smet-Iroquois  (6-1) 20

4. Canistota-Bridgewater (6-2) 13

5. Gregory (5-2) 8

Others receiving votes: Marion-Hurley (5-2), Lyman (6-1).

Class 9A

1. Avon (9) (7-0) 45

2. Scotland (6-1) 36

3. Northwestern (6-1) 27

4. Estelline (6-1) 18

5. Kadoka (6-1) 9

Class 9B

1. Grant-Deuel (6) (7-0) 42

2. Dell Rapids St. Mary (3) (7-0) 39

3. Sanborn Central (7-0) 24

4. Colome (6-1) 16

5. Hanson (5-2) 13

Others receiving votes: Campbell County (7-1).

FCS Coaches Poll

Through Oct. 15

SPARTANBURG, S.C. AP — The top 25 teams in the Coaches Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 14 and previous ranking:

 Record Pts Pvs

 1. North Dakota St. (12)  6-0   669 1

 2. Northern Iowa (1) 6-0 653 3

 3. Montana (12) 6-0 650 2

 4. Massachusetts (2) 5-1 614 4

 5. Appalachian State 5-1 580 5

 6t. McNeese State (1) 6-0 544 7

 6t. Wofford 6-1 544 8

 8. James Madison 6-1 525 9

 9. Hofstra 6-0 443 10

10. Southern Illinois 6-1 415 6

11. New Hampshire 4-2 393 11

12. Youngstown St. 5-2 388 13

13. Delaware 6-1 366 15

14. Nicholls State 5-1 322 14

15. Yale 5-0 283 16

16. Delaware State 5-1 262 17

17. Western Illinois 5-2 235 19

18. Richmond 4-2 198 20

19. Montana State 4-2 158 12

20. Cal Poly 4-2 143 22

21. Eastern Kentucky 5-2 104 NR

22. E. Washington 4-2 89 NR

23. Grambling State 5-1 79 25

24. Eastern Illinois 4-3 76 23

25t. Hampton 4-1 61 18

25t. San Diego 6-0 61 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Elon (57), The Citadel (35), Norfolk State (29), Alabama A&M (27), Lafayette (23), Georgia Southern (17), Villanova (15), Central Arkansas (12), Sam Houston State (10), Harvard (6), South Dakota State (4), Fordham (2), Wagner (2), Dayton (1), Jackson State (1), N.C. Central (1), South Carolina State (1), Southern (1), William & Mary (1).

NAIA Top 25

Through Oct. 14

 Record Pts Pvs

 1. Sioux Falls  (17) 7-0 425 1

 2. Carroll Mont. 7-0 400 2

 3. Ohio Dominican 7-0 395 3

 4. Bethel (Tenn.) 6-1 371 4

 5. St. Francis (Ind.) 5-1 346 5

 6. St. Xavier (Ill.) 6-1 336 6

 7. Lindenwood (Mo.) 7-0 320 7

 8. Jamestown  7-0 315 8

 9. Northwestern (Iowa) 6-1 282 9

10. Virginia-Wise 6-1 267 11

11. Bethel (Kan.) 5-0 256 12

12. Malone (Ohio) 6-1 222 16

13. St. Ambrose (Iowa) 4-2 213 15

14. Friends (Kan.) 5-1 191 17

15. Missouri Valley 4-2 186 18

16. Morningside (Iowa) 5-2 160 20

17. Cumberlands (Ky.) 6-1 156 22

18. MAmerica Naz. (Kan.) 6-2 145 10

19. Georgetown (Ky.) 3-3 96 NR

20. Graceland (Iowa) 5-2 90 13

21. S. Nazarene (Okla.) 4-2 73 NR

22. Urbana (Ohio) 5-2 57 19

23. Mont. St-Northern 4-3 56 14

24. NW Oklahoma State 4-3 42 NR

25. Montana Tech 4-3 34 NR

S.D. High School

OCT. 8, 2007Here is the South Dakota Sportswriters Association high school football poll. The statewide poll is released every Tuesday in daily newspapers across the state. Listed is the team, first-place votes if any, record and points earned in this week’s poll.

Class 11AA

1. Sioux Falls O’Gorman (9)   (7-0) 45

2. Sioux Falls Washington (6-1)          30

3. Yankton (6-1)   25

4. Brandon Valley  (6-1) 15

5. Watertown  (6-1) 10

(tie) Sioux Falls Roosevelt (5-2) 10

Class 11A

1. West Central (9) (6-0) 45

2. St. Thomas More (7-0) 36

3. Dell Rapids (6-0) 27

4. Harrisburg (5-1) 13

5. Belle Fourche (6-0) 11

Others receiving votes: Milbank (5-1).

Class 11B

1. Garretson (7) (6-0) 43

2. Dakota Valley (2) (6-0) 37

3. Aberdeen Roncalli (5-1) 24

4. Wagner (5-1) 16

5. Bon Homme (4-2) 6

(tie) Bennett County  (5-1) 6

Others receiving votes: Groton (5-2).

Class 9AA

1. Emery-Ethan (8) (6-0) 44

2. Ipswich (1) (7-0) 36

3. Canistota-Bridgewater (6-1) 21

4. De Smet-Iroquois  (5-1) 18

5. Gregory (4-2) 13

Others receiving votes: Marion-Hurley (4-2).

Class 9A

1. Avon (9) (6-0) 45

2. Scotland (5-1) 36

3. Northwestern (6-1) 27

4. Estelline (5-1) 18

5. Kadoka (5-1) 8

Others receiving votes: Sully Buttes (4-2).

Class 9B

1. Grant-Deuel (5)  (6-0) 41

2. Dell Rapids St. Mary (3) (6-0) 37

3. Hanson (1) (5-1) 29

4. Sanborn Central (6-0) 17

5. Colome (5-1) 11

NAIA Top 25

 OCT. 8, 2007

Record Pts Pvs

 1. Sioux Falls  (17) 6-0 425 1

 2. Carroll (Mont.) 6-0 399 3

 3. Ohio Dominican 6-0 395 4

 4. Bethel (Tenn.) 5-1 369 5

 5. St. Francis (Ind.) 4-1 346 6

 6. St. Xavier (Ill.) 5-1 336 2

 7. Lindenwood (Mo.) 6-0 315 8

 8. Jamestown  6-0 307 7

 9. Northwestern 5-1 281 9

10. MAm. Naz (Kan) 6-1 259 10

11. Virginia-Wise 5-1 249 11

12. Bethel (Kan.) 5-0 236 12

13. Graceland (Iowa) 5-1 200 14

14. Mt St-Northern 4-2 177 16

15. St. Ambrose (Iowa) 3-2 154 17

16. Malone (Ohio) 5-1 153 19

17. Friends (Kan.) 4-1 148 18

18. Missouri Valley 3-2 117 20

20. Morningside  4-2 110 21

21. Mt.-Western 4-2 109 T22

22. Cumberlands (Ky.) 5-1 97 T22

23. Neb. Wesleyan 3-2 76 13

24. Shorter (Ga.) 5-1 51 NR

25. McKendree (Ill.) 3-2 20 NR

FCS Coaches Poll

OCT. 8, 2007

SPARTANBURG, S.C. AP — The top 25 teams in the Coaches Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses.

 Record Pts Pvs

 1. North Dakota State (8) 5-0 664 2

 2. Montana (15) 5-0 646 1

 3. Northern Iowa 5-0 629 4

 4. Massachusetts (4) 4-1 602 3

 5. Appalachian State 5-1 582 5

 6. Southern Illinois 6-0 552 6

 7. McNeese State (1) 5-0 541 7

 8. Wofford 5-1 521 8

 9. James Madison 5-1 487 9

10. Hofstra 5-0 441 12

11. New Hampshire 3-2 380 14

12. Montana State 4-1 346 13

13. Youngstown State 4-2 341 10

14. Nicholls State 4-1 313 18

15. Delaware 5-1 311 11

16. Yale 4-0 274 17

17. Delaware State 4-1 230 21

18. Hampton 4-1 210 20

19. Western Illinois 4-2 179 23

20. Richmond 3-2 125 15

21. Georgia Southern 4-1 106 —

22. Cal Poly 3-2 97 24

23. Eastern Illinois 3-3 67 16

24. Lafayette 4-1 57 —

25. Grambling State 4-1 53 —

Others Receiving Votes: San Diego 50, E. Kentucky 43, Villanova 40, Missouri St. 32, Ala. A&M 31, S. Houston St. 31, E. Washington 25, Southern 17, Towson 17,  Citadel 15, Drake 13, Norfolk St. 10, Elon 8, C. Arkansas 4, Furman 3, Ill. St. 3, South Dakota State 3, Fordham 1, SE Louisiana 1.

S.D. High School Football

Here is the South Dakota Sportswriters Association high school football poll. The statewide poll is released every Tuesday in daily newspapers across the state. Listed is the team, first-place votes if any, record and points earned in this week’s poll.

CLASS 11AA

1. Sioux Falls O’Gorman (9) (5-0) 45

2. Sioux Falls Roosevelt (4-1) 36

3. Sioux Falls Washington (4-1) 24

4. Watertown (4-1) 19

5. Brandon Valley (4-1) 9

Others receiving votes: Yankton (4-1).

CLASS 11A

1. West Central (9) (3-0) 45

2. St. Thomas More (5-0) 35

3. Dell Rapids (5-0) 28

4. Milbank (4-0) 18

5. Harrisburg (4-1) 8

Others receiving votes: Vermillion (3-1).

CLASS 11B

1. Garretson (7) (4-0) 43

2. Dakota Valley (2) (5-0) 37

3. Bon Homme (3-1) 24

4. Bennett County (5-0) 19

5. Aberdeen Roncalli (3-1) 14

Others receiving votes: Groton (3-2).

CLASS 9AA

1. Emery-Ethan (6) (4-0) 42

2. Canistota-Bridgewater (2) (5-0) 37

3. Ipswich (1) (5-0) 29

4. De Smet-Iroquois (3-1) 8

5. Langford-Roslyn (3-1) 5

Others receiving votes: Gregory (2-2), Stickney-Mt. Vernon (3-1), Deubrook (3-1), Alcester-Hudson (3-1), Marion-Hurley (2-2).

CLASS 9A

1. Avon (9) (4-0) 45

2. Scotland (3-1) 36

3. Northwestern (4-1) 25

4. Estelline (3-1) 14

5. Sully Buttes (3-1) 6

(tie) Kadoka (4-1) 6

Others receiving votes: Arlington (3-1), Castlewood (3-1).

CLASS 9B

1. Grant-Deuel (5) (4-0) 41

2. Dell Rapids St. Mary (4) (4-0) 37

3. Hanson (3-1) 25

4. Sanborn Central (4-0) 18

5. Menno (4-0) 8

Others receiving votes: Colome (3-1), Doland-Conde (3-1).

NAIA Football Poll

 Record Pts Pvs

 1. Sioux Falls (17) 4-0 425 1

 2. St. Francis (Ind.) 3-0 408 2

 3. Saint Xavier (Ill.) 4-0 387 3

 4. Carroll (Mont.) 4-0 375 4

 5. Bethel (Tenn.) 3-1 347 5

 6. Ohio Dominican 4-0 345 6

 7. Virginia-Wise 4-0 314 10

 8. Jamestown  4-0 309 9

 9. Lindenwood (Mo.) 4-0 280 14

10. Northwestern (Iowa) 3-1 275 11

11. Mid Amer. Naz. (Kan.) 4-1 240 16

12. Walsh (Ohio) 3-1 217 17

13. Georgetown (Ky.) 1-2 209 7

14. Bethel (Kan.) 3-0 199 20

15. Nebraska Wesleyan 2-1 158 19

16. Graceland (Iowa) 3-1 138 24

17. Montana-Western 3-1 122 25

18. St. Ambrose (Iowa) 1-2 83 15

19. Hastings (Neb.) 4-0 82 —

19. Mont. State-Northern 2-2 82 13

21. Friends (Kan.) 2-1 79 12

22. Missouri Valley 2-2 77 8

23. NW Oklahoma 2-2 76 t22

24. Evangel (Mo.) 3-1 70 —

25. Malone (Ohio) 3-1 52 —

Journal Tennis Coaches Poll

(first place votes)

TEAM 

School Pts

1. S.F. O’Gorman (10) 50

2. R.C. Stevens 40

3. S.F. Roosevelt 32

4. S.F. Lincoln 19

5. Watertown 8 

Others receiving votes: S.F. Washington, Aberdeen Central.

SINGLES 

Player, school Pts

1. Petrasko, SFO (10) 50

2. Gebauer, SFL 32

3. Shultz, RCS 29

4. Meyers, SFR  20

5. Olson, AC 12

Others receiving votes: Hallie Sims, RCC; Lauren Beadnell, Wat.; Bethany Goeden, Pierre.

DOUBLES 

Players, school Pts

1. Petrasko-Townsend, SFO (10) 50

2. Shultz-Wright, RCS 32

3. Gebauer-Bosch, SFL 28

4. Hamre-Meyers, SFR 23

5. Jones-Beadnell, Wat 8

Others receiving votes: Olson-Hollan, Aberdeen Central; Goeden-Green, Pierre; Kading –A. Stanley, S.F. Washington.

South Dakota High School Soccer Power Points

Class AA Boys

Team Pts W L T

S.F. Lincoln 63.021 11 0 1

Pierre 59.834 7 1 3

Spearfish 59.834 8 2 1

S.F. Washington 57.417 6 3 2

Brandon Valley 57.417 6 3 2

R.C. Stevens 55.806 4 3 4

R.C. Central 55.806 5 4 2

S.F. O'Gorman 55.000 4 4 3

Aberdeen 55.000 5 5 1

Watertown 51.777 2 6 3

Brookings 50.972 3 8 0

Yankton 50.166 2 8 1

Mitchell 47.708 0 10 2

Class AA Girls

Team Pts W L T

S.F. O'Gorman 63.056 10 0 1

S.F. Washington 61.445 9 1 1

R.C. Stevens 59.834 7 1 3

Pierre 59.834 7 1 3

R.C. Central 57.417 6 3 2

S.F. Roosevelt 57.417 6 3 2

S.F. Lincoln 55.729 5 4 3

Yankton 55.000 4 4 3

Aberdeen 53.389 4 6 1

Brookings 53.389 3 5 3

Brandon Valley 50.166 2 8 1

Spearfish 50.166 2 8 1

Mitchell 47.708 1 11 0

Watertown 46.138 0 11 0

Class A Boys

Team Pts W L T

S.F. Christian 62.928 10 0 1

Freeman Acad. 60.013 8 1 3

Harrisburg 58.964 6 1 4

Belle Fourche 58.581 7 2 3

Custer 56.769 5 3 2

J.V. Christian 55.793 5 4 2

Hot Springs 55.000 4 4 1

Sturgis 53.231 3 5 2

Groton 53.007 3 5 1

Huron 52.346 2 5 3

St. Thomas More 51.829 2 6 3

Vermillion 49.987 2 9 1

Douglas 46.406 0 12 0

Class A Girls

Team Pts W L T

St. Thomas More 63.151 9 0 0

Harrisburg 61.143 6 1 0

Groton 60.877 5 1 0

Vermillion 59.189 6 2 0

Belle Fourche 55.000 4 4 1

West Central 53.189 3 5 1

Sturgis 52.283 3 6 0

Huron 51.858 2 5 1

S.F. Christian 49.566 1 7 1

Ipswich 46.622 0 8 0

Class AA Boys JV

Team Pts W L T

S.F. Washington 63.767 11 0 0

Pierre 61.348 9 1 1

S.F. Lincoln 60.736 10 2 0

S.F. Roosevelt 58.123 7 3 1

Spearfish 56.510 5 3 3

R.C. Stevens 55.704 5 4 2

Aberdeen 55.704 5 4 2

S.F. O'Gorman 54.091 4 5 2

Watertown 53.285 4 6 1

Yankton 52.478 3 6 2

R.C. Central 51.672 2 6 3

Brookings 50.059 2 8 1

Brandon Valley 49.253 1 8 2

Mitchell 46.250 0 13 0

Class AA Girls JV

Team Pts W L T

R.C. Stevens 63.007 9 0 1

Yankton 62.182 9 0 2

S.F. Washington 61.116 7 1 2

Aberdeen 60.586 9 2 0

S.F. Roosevelt 58.990 7 2 2

Pierre 56.596 6 4 1

S.F. O'Gorman 56.596 6 4 1

Brookings 53.163 3 6 1

Spearfish 51.808 3 7 1

R.C. Central 51.395 2 7 1

Watertown 51.010 2 7 2

S.F. Lincoln 50.277 1 8 2

Brandon Valley 47.818 1 10 0

Mitchell 46.193 0 7 0

Class A Boys JV

Team Pts W L T

S.F. Christian 63.333 3 0 0

Huron 59.125 4 1 0

Freeman Academy 55.938 2 2 1

Groton 55.789 1 1 0

J.V. Christian 51.029 0 3 1

Custer 47.368 0 2 0

Class A Girls JV

Team Pts W L T

St. Thomas More 60.000 0 1 0

Groton 50.000 1 0 0

AFCA NCAA Division II Poll

Through Sept. 16

Record Pts Pvs

 1. Grand Valley State, Mich. (27) 2-0 698 1

 2. North Dakota 3-0 669 2

 3. North Alabama (1) 2-0 639 3

 4. Valdosta State, Ga. 2-0 602 4

 5. Chadron State, Neb. 3-0 595 5

 6. Nebraska-Omaha 3-0 523 8

 7. Pittsburg State, Kan. 3-0 514 6

 8. Carson-Newman, Tenn. 3-0 491 9

 9. Delta State, Miss. 2-0 478 7

10. Northwest Missouri State 1-1 442 11

11. Newberry, S.C. 3-0 395 12

12. West Texas A&M 3-0 386 14

13. California, Pa. 4-0 372 15

14. Midwestern State, Texas 3-0 347 16

15. Catawba, N.C. 4-0 300 18

16. Tarleton State, Texas 3-0 296 17

17. South Dakota 2-1 236 19

18. Abilene Christian, Texas 2-1 198 21

19. Wingate, N.C. 4-0 168 24

20. West Chester, Pa. 2-1 140 23

21. Shepherd, W.Va. 2-1 102 10

22. Indiana, Pa. 3-0 81 -

23. Northwood, Mich. 2-1 78 13

24. Mars Hill, N.C. 3-0 64 -

25. Tuskegee, Ala. 2-0 52 -

FCS Coaches Poll

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - The top 25 teams in the Coaches Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 16 and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

 1. Appalachian State (28) 3-0 700 1

 2. Montana 2-0 647 2

 3. Massachusetts 3-0 641 2

 4. North Dakota State 2-0 608 4

 5. Northern Iowa 3-0 596 5

 6. Southern Illinois 3-0 530 6

 7. Youngstown State 2-1 513 7

 8. McNeese State 2-0 512 9

 9. James Madison 2-1 508 7

10. New Hampshire 1-1 445 12

11. Delaware 3-0 399 11

12. Wofford 2-1 366 10

13. Hampton 2-0 333 13

14. Illinois State 2-1 300 15

15. Sam Houston State 2-1 246 14

16. Hofstra 2-0 236 20

17. Furman 1-2 209 16

18. Montana State 1-1 189 19

19. Western Illinois 2-1 173 21

20. Nicholls State 2-1 153 18

21. Yale 1-0 135 23

22. Eastern Illinois 1-2 118 17

24. Cal Poly 1-2 76 21

25. Alabama A&M 3-0 73 25

Others receiving votes: Georgia Southern 37, Richmond 35, Drake 29, Eastern Washington 27, Delaware State 23, Texas State 23, Alabama State 17, San Diego 17, Villanova 17, The Citadel 15, Towson 12, UC Davis 12, Grambling State 8, Northwestern State 8, South Carolina State 8, Holy Cross 6, Northern Arizona 6, William & Mary 5, Princeton 4, South Dakota State 3, Lehigh 2, Southern 2, Cornell 1, Northeastern 1, Pennsylvania 1.