Watertown girls receive votes in preseason high school soccer poll

Roger Merriam, Watertown Public Opinion
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Watertown High School's girls team received votes in the South Dakota High School Soccer Coaches preseason poll.
Watertown High School's girls team received votes in the South Dakota High School Soccer Coaches preseason poll.

Watertown's girls received votes and five teams hold down No. 1 spots in the preseason boys and girls poll by the South Dakota High School soccer coaches.

Aberdeen Central and Sioux Falls Jefferson share the No. 1 ranking in Class AA boys and Sioux Falls Lincoln tops Class AA girls.

In Class A, defending champions Sioux Falls Christian (boys) and West Central (girls) hold down the top spots.

2022 SDHSSCA Preseason Soccer Coaches Poll

Here is the South Dakota High School Coaches preseason poll for boys and girls soccer. The rankings will be released every two weeks this fall.

Class AA Boys

1. Aberdeen Central

(Tie) Sioux Falls Jefferson

3. Rapid City Stevens

4. Sioux Falls O'Gorman

5. Yankton

• Receiving Votes: SF Washington, SF Lincoln, SF Roosevelt, Spearfish, RC Central, Pierre, Brandon Valley and Huron.

Class AA Girls

1. Sioux Falls Lincoln

2. Aberdeen Central

3. Rapid City Stevens

4. Harrisburg

(Tie) Sioux Falls Roosevelt

• Receiving Votes: Brandon Valley, RC Central, O'Gorman, SF Jefferson, Spearfish, Mitchell and Watertown.

Class A Boys

1. Sioux Falls Christian

2. Tea Area

3. St. Thomas More

4. Vermillion

5. Belle Fourche

• Receiving Votes: West Central, Freeman Academy, Hot Springs and James Valley Christian.

Class A Girls

1. West Central

2. Tea Area

3. Sioux Falls Christian

4. Dakota Valley

5. Vermillion

• Receiving Votes: St. Thomas More, Garretson and Groton Area.

This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Five teams hold No. 1 spots in preseason soccer poll