DZ South Dakota Staff Preview: Girls Basketball All-Class Rankings Feb. 17

Notable wins are teams that have at least 4 more wins than losses, while All Losses are listed below.

1- St. Thomas More 18-1
Even with a tough loss to West Central, the Cavaliers have played the toughest schedule in South Dakota.

Notable Wins: Cody (WY), Thunder Basin (WY), Scottsbluff (NE), Hill City, RC Christian (x2) , Belle Fourche (x2), Washington, Corsica-Stickney, Winner, RC Stevens

Losses: West Central


2- Washington 11-2
The Warriors move into the #2 spot with a good win against Tea Area. The rest of the schedule should be tough, including an end of the season game against Aberdeen Central.

Notable Wins: O’Gorman, Tea Area

Losses: St. Thomas More, Harrisburg


3- Harrisburg 15-2
The Tigers had a tough loss to O’Gorman, but had a great victory against Mitchell this week.

Notable Wins: Washington, Brandon Valley, O’Gorman, Mitchell

Losses: Brandon Valley, O’Gorman


4- West Central 17-2
The Trojans have been dominant at home and have had some incredible wins; most notably against St. Thomas More.

Notable Wins: Mt.Vernon/Plankinton, Winner, Tea Area, Dakota Valley, Crofton (NE), Aberdeen Roncalli, McCook Central/Montrose, St. Thomas More, Canton

Losses: White River, Sioux Falls Christian


5- Aberdeen Central 15-1
The Golden Eagles are now #5 after the loss to Brookings. It wasn’t as bad of a loss as it looks on paper, but Aberdeen Central will need to find a new way to win soon, as they face Harrisburg, Mitchell, and Washington in the next two weeks.

Notable Wins: Grand Forks Red River (ND), RC Stevens, Tea Area, Brandon Valley, O’Gorman

Losses: Brookings


6- Winner 17-2
The Warriors had a good win against Hill City and will play Mobridge-Pollock on Friday.

Notable Wins: Parkston, Flandreau, Corsica-Stickney, Ethan, Mt.Vernon/Plankinton, White River, Hill City

Losses: West Central, St. Thomas More


7- Corsica-Stickney 18-2
Corsica-Stickney’s regular season is now complete and the Jaguars are now preparing for the Class B State Championship that eluded them last season.

Notable Wins: Parkston, AC/DC (x2), Ethan, Menno, Kimball/White Lake, Herreid/Selby Area, Tripp-Delmont/Armour

Losses: Winner, St. Thomas More


8- White River 16-1
Any team in this rankings has a chance to win a state championship, and maybe no one in Class B has defeated a better schedule than White River. The win over West Central should prepare the Lady Tigers for the state tournament, as well as the victory against Viborg-Hurley.

Notable Wins: West Central, Hamlin, RC Christian, Wall, New Underwood, Viborg-Hurley, Jones County

Losses: Winner


9- Hamlin 17-2
The Chargers won 4 games this week, but remain at the #9 spot.

Notable Wins: Flandreau, Castlewood, Tea Area, Florence/Henry, Sioux Valley, Aberdeen Roncalli, Redfield, Sioux Falls Christian, Waverly-South Shore

Losses: White River, Castlewood


10- Castlewood 16-0
Castlewood joins the rankings as the only undefeated team remaining. The Warriors play Estelline/Hendricks on Friday and will be the Top Team in Region 3B.

Notable Wins: Hamlin, Flandreau, Colman-Egan, Deubrook Area, Waubay/Summit, Florence/Henry, Waverly-South Shore, Sioux Valley

Losses: NO LOSSES


Near The Rankings” by class:

AA

Mitchell

O’Gorman

A

Aberdeen Roncalli

Sioux Falls Christian

B

Viborg-Hurley

Ethan