By james art 
Five teams in the area remain ranked in the latest Basketball Polls in South Dakota.
Hamlin (16-2) is №2 and Clark-Wilow Lake (14-3) No 5 in Boys of Class A, and Castle (16-2) No 2 and the area of Lela-Frederick (16-2) No No No No. 5 in class B guys. LFA slaughtered a place from # 4 last week.
Hamlin (15-3) is rated in fifth place in Class A girls.
The boys of Aberdeen Christian (12-4) and the girls of Mobridge-Pollock (14-2) also received votes this week.
Basketball in high school
South Dakota Media Basketball Polls for the week of February 17 are listed below, ranking the top five teams in each class, record, common points and previous ranking. The votes obtained are first indicated in brackets.
AA Boys
- Sioux Falls Lincoln (16) 16-1 92 2
- Mitchell (3) 14-2 71 3
- Brandon is raining 14-2 65 1
- O’Gorman 12-5 25 RV
- Harisburg 14-3 24 4
Voting: Huron 7, Sioux Falls Washington 1.
Class A boys.
- Sioux Falls Christian (18) 15-1 94 1
- Hamlin (1) 16-2 77 2
- RC Christian 15-2 52 3
- West Central 14-3 43 4
- Clark-Willow Lake 14-3 17 5
Voting: Lennox 1, Vermillion 1.
Boys from Class B.
- Viborg-Hurley (14) 16-2 89 1
- Castlewood (5) 16-2 81 2
- Dell Rapids St. Mary 16-1 58 3
- Wesington Springs 15-2 21 RV
- Lella-Frederick District 16-2 16 4
Voting: Gregory 10, Lemmon 6, Howard 3, Aberdeen Christian 1.
AA Girls
- O’Gorman (19) 17-0 95 1
- Brandon is raining 15-2 76 3
- Sioux Falls Washington 12-3 51 2
- Mitchell 13-3 37 4
- Rapid City Stevens 13-4 22 5
Voting: Spearfish 4.
Class A girls.
- Mahpiya Luta (16) 18-0 92 1
- Sioux Falls Christian (3) 18-1 77 2
- Vermillion 16-3 59 4
- Dakota Valley 17-2 32 3
- Hamlin 15-3 20 5
Voting: Mobridge-Pollock 4, Elk Point-Jefferson 1.
Class B girls
- Centerville (19) 18-0 95 1
- Liman 15-3 57 3
- Harding County 16-0 42 4
- Ethan 15-3 38 RV
- Parkston 15-3 28 2
Voting: Sanborn Central-Wonsocket 23, Bennett County 2.
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