SIOUX FALLS — If there are no such thing as moral victories in football, all losses are not created equal, either.

SIOUX FALLS — If there are no such thing as moral victories in football, all losses are not created equal, either.

SIOUX FALLS — If there are no such thing as moral victories in football, all losses are not created equal, either.

SIOUX FALLS — If there are no such thing as moral victories in football, all losses are not created equal, either.

SIOUX FALLS — If there are no such thing as moral victories in football, all losses are not created equal, either.

SIOUX FALLS — If there are no such thing as moral victories in football, all losses are not created equal, either.

PIERRE — Both Pierre and Stanley County will play home football games over the weekend. Both will be looking for a win to move to 2-1 on the season.

PIERRE — Both Pierre and Stanley County will play home football games over the weekend. Both will be looking for a win to move to 2-1 on the season.

PIERRE — Both Pierre and Stanley County will play home football games over the weekend. Both will be looking for a win to move to 2-1 on the season.

PIERRE — Both Pierre and Stanley County will play home football games over the weekend. Both will be looking for a win to move to 2-1 on the season.

PIERRE — Both Pierre and Stanley County will play home football games over the weekend. Both will be looking for a win to move to 2-1 on the season.

PIERRE — A pair of unlikely matchups highlight the weekend football slate, with Pierre and Stanley County taking to the road while Sully Buttes is back in action after an early season bye.

Soccer season opens Friday All practices for the 2009 fall prep sports season in Freeman are underway; cross country, football and volleyball athletes reported for the new season Monday, Aug. 17.

Emery-Ethan shows it's a force to behold on the football field - and that the Flyers have some work to do

Emery-Ethan shows it's a force to behold on the football field - and that the Flyers have some work to do

One week after promising year opens with a fizzle, football team scores big win over Centerville

One week after promising year opens with a fizzle, football team scores big win over Centerville

Although tough games dot the South Dakota School of Mines and Black Hills State football schedules this season, it is the game near the end of the regular season that may prove to be most intriguing.

One of the questions new South Dakota State athletic director Justin Sell is asked no matter where he goes in South Dakota is about the chances of SDSU meeting the University of South Dakota again on the football field. Sell is quick to point out that the Coyotes have been accepted into the Summit League and the two schools have agreed to meet in women’s basketball this winter and are working on renewing that rivalry in men’s basketball.

Although tough games dot the South Dakota School of Mines and Black Hills State football schedules this season, it is the game near the end of the regular season that may prove to be most intriguing.

Registration is now open for the 2009 flag football season sponsored by the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology football team and the NFL. Registration forms are available at any Common Cents Food Store.

Registration is now open for the 2009 flag football season sponsored by the South Dakota School of Mines football team and the NFL. Registration forms are available at any Common Cents Food Store in Rapid City, Sturgis and Wall.

Brad Blume, Sports Information Director RAPID CITY --- The South Dakota School of Mines football program is not only boosting and solidifying its roster for the 2009 campaign but also its coaching staff as the Hardrockers recently announced the addition of new defensive coordinator and strength coach Charlie Giangrosso.

The University of Sioux Falls football team is the College Fanz Sports Network preseason No. 1 pick. Two of the Cougar’s 2009 regular season opponents are ranked by the network as well, No. 6 Morningside College and No. 23 Dakota Wesleyan. USF will host Dakota Wesleyan on October 24 but must  travel to Morningside on November 14 for the regular season finale.

The South Dakota School of Mines football team will have a lot of the same faces on the field from a season ago, however, that is not the case on the sideline.

VERMILLION — Two former standouts on The University of South Dakota football team — Josh Stamer and Stefan Logan — are in the midst of training camp with their respective NFL teams.

SIOUX FALLS — The University of Sioux Falls is the pick of coaches to repeat as Great Plains Athletic Conference football champions.

The South Dakota School of Mines football team will have a lot of the same faces on the field from a season ago, however, that is not the case on the sideline.

As the high school and college football teams begin to play, other groups of players are taking to the fields for the first time.

It is time for South Dakota School of Mines and Black Hills State University to get to work. The Dakota Athletic Conference schools are preparing to open fall football camp this week with the Hardrockers reporting on Saturday and practicing for the first time Monday, while the Yellow Jackets start on Wednesday.

Tanner Ehrlich ran for 1,163 yards and nine touchdowns last season for the Black Hills State University football team and helped the Yellow Jackets have the top rushing attack in the Dakota Athletic Conference.

Get all of your questions about South Dakota School of Mines football answered when head coach Dan Kratzer hosts a live chat at noon on Wednesday.

Get all of your questions about South Dakota School of Mines football answered when head coach Dan Kratzer hosts a live chat at noon on Wednesday.

It has officially become a trend for the South Dakota School of Mines football team. For the second consecutive year the Hardrockers saw their starting quarterback suffer an injury on the first day of practice.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Coming off its second title in the last three seasons, the University of Sioux Falls earns the No. 1 spot in the NAIA Football Top 25 Preseason Coaches' Poll, the NAIA announced.

VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota football team will report for fall camp for the 2009 season on Thursday. The Coyotes, who are entering the second year of their transition to Division I Football Championship Series status, will hold their first practice on Thursday. An FCS limit of 90 student-athletes will report for the Coyotes on Thursday.

The Augustana football team has been picked to finish in third place overall and second in the South Division in the 2009 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, the league office announced on Tuesday.

Get all of your questions about South Dakota School of Mines football answered when head coach Dan Kratzer hosts a live chat at noon on Wednesday.

Dan Kratzer is running from one position drill to the next at O’Harra Stadium during the opening days of fall practice. It is hard to blame the South Dakota School of Mines head football coach if he is in a little bit of a hurry to get the new season started.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Coming off its second title in the last three seasons, the University of Sioux Falls earns the No. 1 spot in the NAIA Football Top 25 Preseason Coaches' Poll, the NAIA announced.

VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota football team will report for fall camp for the 2009 season on Thursday. The Coyotes, who are entering the second year of their transition to Division I Football Championship Series status, will hold their first practice on Thursday. An FCS limit of 90 student-athletes will report for the Coyotes on Thursday.

The Augustana football team has been picked to finish in third place overall and second in the South Division in the 2009 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, the league office announced on Tuesday.

CHADRON — After graduating three players who were first- or second-team all-conference choices in the defensive line last fall, it seems reasonable that this phase of the defense would be concern for the Chadron State College football team this season.

There’s a little bit of a buzz around the Philip Scotties’ football team heading into the 2009 season, and that’s due in no small part to the return of all-state linebacker Karch Foley.

SPEARFISH — The pads are not on yet but the determination and desire are for the Black Hills State University football team which had its first full fall football practice Friday in Spearfish.

SPEARFISH — The intensity is back on the defensive side of the ball for the Black Hills State University football team.

Volleyball and football practice gets under way for area schools this morning, and the anticipation is only rivaled by the uncertainty.

Chadon State College The situation is about the same at linebacker as it is in the defensive line for the Chadron State College football team.

There’s a little bit of a buzz around the Philip Scotties’ football team heading into the 2009 season, and that’s due in no small part to the return of all-state linebacker Karch Foley.

SPEARFISH — The pads are not on yet but the determination and desire are for the Black Hills State University football team which had its first full fall football practice Friday in Spearfish.

The Associated Press BROOKINGS — Coach John Stiegelmeier has four weeks to prepare a quarterback and two weeks to choose one. It’s the biggest unknown as South Dakota State prepares for its second year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota football team continued its opening week of practice with a two-hour session on the practice field east of the DakotaDome on Monday afternoon. The Coyotes donned full pads for the first time this fall.

SPEARFISH — The intensity is back on the defensive side of the ball for the Black Hills State University football team.

Volleyball and football practice gets under way for area schools this morning, and the anticipation is only rivaled by the uncertainty.

Chadon State College The situation is about the same at linebacker as it is in the defensive line for the Chadron State College football team.

There’s a little bit of a buzz around the Philip Scotties’ football team heading into the 2009 season, and that’s due in no small part to the return of all-state linebacker Karch Foley.

SPEARFISH — The pads are not on yet but the determination and desire are for the Black Hills State University football team which had its first full fall football practice Friday in Spearfish.

With the way Jamie Dale took the Dakota Athletic Conference by storm last season, the biggest adjustment the sophomore from California had to make wasn’t on the football field at all.

CHADRON, Neb. — For the previous two seasons, Garrett Treffer did everything a backup quarterback should do. He learned the offense, ran the second team well and served almost as an apprentice to four-year starter Joe McLain, who went 38-4 in four seasons guiding the Eagles.

The Rapid City Stevens football team will be having its Blue/Silver Scrimmage on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Sioux Park Stadium in Rapid City.

The Rapid City Stevens football team will be having its Blue/Silver Scrimmage on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Sioux Park Stadium in Rapid City.

From the beginning, the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology’s NFL Youth Flag Football League works like the professional league.

The Associated Press BROOKINGS — Coach John Stiegelmeier has four weeks to prepare a quarterback and two weeks to choose one. It’s the biggest unknown as South Dakota State prepares for its second year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Chadron State College The Chadron State College football team is ranked No. 15 in the 2009 D2Football.com Top 25 Preseason Media Poll and 10th in the American Football Coaches Association Poll that were released on Monday.

VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota football team continued its opening week of practice with a two-hour session on the practice field east of the DakotaDome on Monday afternoon. The Coyotes donned full pads for the first time this fall.

The Rapid City Stevens football team will be having its Blue/Silver Scrimmage on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Sioux Park Stadium in Rapid City.

VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota football team wrapped up its first week of two-a-day practices with a two-hour session on the grass practice fields east of the DakotaDome on Friday afternoon. The Coyotes will continue two-a-days next week in preparation for their season opener against William Penn on Sept. 3.

VERMILLION — A.J. Schable, a former standout for the University of South Dakota football team, has signed with the California Redwoods of the United Football League, the league announced on its Web site this week.

South Dakota State University defensive end Danny Batten continues to gain preseason accolades as he was named to the College Sporting News 2009 Preseason Football Championship Subdivision All-America second team.

Under their pads this season, the Rapid City Stevens football team will wear shirts with the words ‘No excuses.’ It will take that attitude into the season next weekend trying to improve on the 1-9 finish last season which included a loss to crosstown rival Rapid City Central.

The old adage about defenses being further along than offenses early in the football season didn’t necessarily look to be the case at Rapid City Central’s intrasquad scrimmage Saturday at O’Harra Stadium.

VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota football team wrapped up its first week of two-a-day practices with a two-hour session on the grass practice fields east of the DakotaDome on Friday afternoon. The Coyotes will continue two-a-days next week in preparation for their season opener against William Penn on Sept. 3.

VERMILLION — A.J. Schable, a former standout for the University of South Dakota football team, has signed with the California Redwoods of the United Football League, the league announced on its Web site this week.

CHADRON — The offensive line is a big puzzle that Chadron State head football coach Bill O’Boyle seems to enjoy putting together each year. With four starters returning this season, the pieces seem to be fitting together rather easily.

South Dakota State University defensive end Danny Batten continues to gain preseason accolades as he was named to the College Sporting News 2009 Preseason Football Championship Subdivision All-America second team.

The old adage about defenses being further along than offenses early in the football season didn’t necessarily look to be the case at Rapid City Central’s intrasquad scrimmage Saturday at O’Harra Stadium.

VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota football team wrapped up its first week of two-a-day practices with a two-hour session on the grass practice fields east of the DakotaDome on Friday afternoon. The Coyotes will continue two-a-days next week in preparation for their season opener against William Penn on Sept. 3.

VERMILLION — A.J. Schable, a former standout for the University of South Dakota football team, has signed with the California Redwoods of the United Football League, the league announced on its Web site this week.

The Black Hills State football team’s backfield could have a decidedly Rapid City flavor to it this fall.

The sounds of Friday night football in the Black Hills are only a turn of the dial away. Radio stations throughout the Black Hills are gearing up to broadcast prep and college football this fall.

The Associated Press SIOUX FALLS -- South Dakota State University is ranked 23rd in the preseason Division I Football Championship Subdivision Coaches' Poll.

CHADRON, Neb. — Statistics have a tendency to be deceiving at times, but that is not the case when discussing the talent of the four returning wide receivers on the Chadron State College football team.

The only certainty about the Dakota Athletic Conference football season appears to be the uncertainty. In a vote conducted by the conference coaches just four points separated the top three teams with all three teams receiving at least two first-place votes.

VERMILLION — South Dakota’s Kommonyan “Ko” Quaye has earned preseason All-America honors from College Sporting News at his defensive lineman position. Quaye earned the same recognition earlier in the summer from The Sports Network.

Rapid City Stevens receiver Alex Litzen caught two touchdown passes in the first half to give Rapid City Stevens all the edge it needed to win its season opener and match its win total from last season.

Winner’s strong running game powered the Warriors past Hot Springs in a decisive 38-8 high school football season-opening victory on Friday night.

Wall opened up its 2009 football season with a dominating 52-0 win over Newell in Wall on Friday night.

The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology football team opens perhaps its most important season in recent memory Saturday at O’Harra Stadium against Frontier Conference foe Montana Tech.

Prep Football Scores SOUTH DAKOTA Akron-Westfield, Iowa 34, Elk Point- Jefferson 0 Britton-Hecla 7, Groton Area 6 Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 50, St. Francis Indian 0 Emery-Ethan 41, Freeman 0 Garretson 36, Sioux Falls Christian 10 Grant-Deuel 30, Hamlin 13 Hanson 36, Marion-Hurley 8 Herreid/Selby Area 47, Strasburg- Zeeland, N.D. 13 Hitchcock-Tulare 46, Faulkton 0 Howard 42, Parker 6 Kimball 49, Lower Brule 14 Lemmon-McIntosh 42, Hettinger, N.D. 8 Milbank 37, Sisseton 23 Mobridge-Pollock 13, Linton-Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock, N.D. 7, OT

Everett Brill got his first taste of offense for the South Dakota School of Mines football team on Saturday night and he liked it.

BRANDON — Austin Sumner passed for two scores and ran for one — all in the second half — as Brandon Valley defeated Sturgis, 24-7, in a non-conference high school football game Saturday night in Brandon.

By Joshua R. Russo Journal staff SPEARFISH — The first game of the high school football season is about getting the jitters out of both teams. In Saturday’s game between Spearfish and Watertown, one team did not seem to have the jitters at all, and the other seemed to get over them in the second half.

Andy Smith hasn’t been playing football for a full calendar year yet, but the South Dakota School of Mines place kicker can check game-winning kick off his to-do list.

The Yankton Bucks stormed out of the tunnel with a convincing 36-3 win over Rapid City Central in their season opener on Saturday at Crane-Youngworth Field.

South Dakota State University head football coach John Stiegelmeier announced Monday that Ryan Crawford has emerged as the Jackrabbits’ No. 1 quarterback out of fall camp and is expected to start the Sept. 12 season opener against Georgia Southern.

When the University of South Dakota football team opens its season Thursday, it will be looking not only for a win, but for a little history.

Everett Brill got his first taste of offense for the South Dakota School of Mines football team on Saturday night and he liked it.

Padraic Duffy, Journal staff Three of the four teams playing in this weekend’s 17th annual Midcontinent Communications Rushmore Bowl at O’Harra Stadium will be looking for their first wins of the season and the fourth — Rapid City Stevens — will be trying to build on the momentum of an opening weekend win.

South Dakota State University head football coach John Stiegelmeier announced Monday that Ryan Crawford has emerged as the Jackrabbits’ No. 1 quarterback out of fall camp and is expected to start the Sept. 12 season opener against Georgia Southern.

When the University of South Dakota football team opens its season Thursday, it will be looking not only for a win, but for a little history.

University of South Dakota The University of South Dakota football team recorded the 500th win in its program’s history with a 52-0 rout of William Penn in the Coyotes’ season opener Thursday night in

Padraic Duffy, Journal staff Three of the four teams playing in this weekend’s 17th annual Midcontinent Communications Rushmore Bowl at O’Harra Stadium will be looking for their first wins of the season and the fourth — Rapid City Stevens — will be trying to build on the momentum of an opening weekend win.

Philip’s Casey Cvach rushed for four straight touchdowns in the first quarter to give the Scotties an insurmountable lead en route to a 74-46 win over Jones County in Friday night football in Philip.

Winner’s ground game propelled the Warriors to a 50-0 shutout of Stanley County on Friday night in Winner.

As if the tough Harding County running attack wasn’t enough for opponents to worry about, the

Parker Sullivan wasted very little time getting back into football form for the St. Thomas More Cavaliers.

South Dakota Prep Football Scores

The Belle Fourche Broncs started the post-Alex Kling era with about as tough a test as they could have asked for when the defending Wyoming Class 4A champs came to town.

The Black Hills State football team will look to make it 2-0 against Southwest Minnesota State when it opens the season on the road for the second consecutive season.

University of South Dakota The University of South Dakota football team recorded the 500th win in its program’s history with a 52-0 rout of William Penn in the Coyotes’ season opener Thursday night in

The South Dakota School of Mines football team is riding a wave of momentum after its season-opening win over Montana Tech, but the Hardockers will have to see if that momentum will carry them for three weeks.

The top six teams in each class of South Dakota high school football remained the same in the second week of the South Dakota Sportswriters Association prep football polls released on Monday.

Sturgis’ Jay Kizer does not run laps at the end of football practice. While his teammates run, Kizer is off to a tough assignment: Soccer practice.

The South Dakota State football team is ready to finally join the party.

By Padraic Duffy Journal staff This week’s Western Great Plains conference game between Wall and New Underwood is going to be big for both schools as they do everything they can early in the season to secure playoff berths in two different classes.

Senior running back Demetrius Ryan made an auspicious debut for Rapid City Stevens, rushing for 100 yards against the Brookings Bobcats.

The South Dakota School of Mines football team is riding a wave of momentum after its season-opening win over Montana Tech, but the Hardockers will have to see if that momentum will carry them for three weeks.

SPEARFISH — The Rapid City Stevens football team is off to its best start since 2001. The Raiders improved to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the Greater Dakota Conference after a 33-6 win over Spearfish on Friday at Lyle  Hare Stadium.

Philip cruised to a 72-16 win over Newell in a game that ended after two quarters.

No. 3-ranked St. Thomas More took command early and overpowered Vermillion in a 31-12 victory at the DakotaDome in Vermillion on Friday.

STURGIS — Rapid City Central found the winning combination in Friday’s Greater Dakota Conference football game at Sturgis.

WALL — Calder Johnston scored the first and last touchdowns of the game Friday night as the Wall Eagles won their second game of the season by a mercy-rule score of

BELLE FOURCHE - A 48-yard field goal when the Belle Fourche Broncs were on a roll Friday night turned out to be the winning margin after a Hot Springs Bison comeback: The final score was a close 31-28 at Lou Graslie Field.

Lead-Deadwood broke open a tight nonconference football game with two late scores to down Hill City 18-0 on Friday night in Hill City.  

Jones County racked up 316 yards on the ground on its way to a 36-22 victory over Colome on Friday night.

Brennon Montgomery’s two-yard run in overtime boosted Little Wound-Crazy Horse to a 20-14 homecoming football win over Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Friday in Kyle.

The Black Hills State football team hopes to eliminate the mistakes that caused its first game of the season to get away, and give head coach Jay Long his first win.

South Dakota Football Scores Aberdeen Central 36, Brandon Valley 30, 3OT Aberdeen Roncalli 23, Milbank 21 Arlington 49, Lake Preston 8 Avon 60, Scotland 6 Baltic 28, Parker 8 Belle Fourche 31, Hot Springs 28 Bennett County 33, Red Cloud 8 Bon Homme 28, Beresford 3 Britton-Hecla 42, Deuel 6 Brookings 20, Huron 7 Canton 14, Dakota Valley 7 Castlewood 44, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 18 Centerville 34, Gayville-Volin 24 Corsica-Stickney 66, South Central 16 Dell Rapids St. Mary 34, DeSmet-Iroquois 16 Deubrook 34, Elkton-Lake Benton 0 Dupree 36, Timber Lake 0 Elk Point-Jefferson 22, Parkston 0 Estelline 44, Colman-Egan 6 Eureka-Bowdle 6, Gettysburg 0, OT Faith 58, Oelrichs 0 Flandreau 49, Sioux Falls Christian 0 Grant-Deuel 28, Florence-Henry 6 Great Plains Lutheran 46, Tri-State 40 Groton Area 44, Webster 0 Hanson 36, Freeman 0 Harrisburg 28, Lennox 0 Hay Springs, Neb. 52, Edgemont 0 Herreid/Selby Area 49, Langford-Roslyn 35 Hitchcock-Tulare 49, Warner 0 Hoven-Edmunds Central 14, McLaughlin 6 Howard 28, Chester 8 Irene-Wakonda 30, Alcester-Hudson 22 Jones County 36, Colome 22 Lead-Deadwood 18, Hill City 0 Leola-Frederick 46, Northwestern Area 0 Little Wound/Crazy Horse 20, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 14

The Northern State University football team looks to find its first win of the season today, when they make the trip southeast to Fayette, Iowa, to take on the Upper Iowa University Peacocks.

The South Dakota State football team is ready to finally join the party.

By Padraic Duffy Journal staff This week’s Western Great Plains conference game between Wall and New Underwood is going to be big for both schools as they do everything they can early in the season to secure playoff berths in two different classes.

Senior running back Demetrius Ryan made an auspicious debut for Rapid City Stevens, rushing for 100 yards against the Brookings Bobcats.

In their second home game of the early season, Northwestern Oklahoma State struggled in a mud bowl with Black Hills State, falling 21-7. A heavy downpour was present most of the day until half, resulting in a mud pit in the middle of the field.

The South Dakota State University defense recorded nine sacks and kept Georgia Southern out of the end zone, while the Jackrabbit offense put up 31 second-half points to roll to a 44-6 victory Saturday at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

South Dakota High School Football Scores

There was just no stopping the Black Hills Youth Football League’s inaugural games from happening on Saturday.

The Black Hills State football team hopes to eliminate the mistakes that caused its first game of the season to get away, and give head coach Jay Long his first win.

By Padraic Duffy Journal staff This week’s Western Great Plains conference game between Wall and New Underwood is going to be big for both schools as they do everything they can early in the season to secure playoff berths in two different classes.

Senior running back Demetrius Ryan made an auspicious debut for Rapid City Stevens, rushing for 100 yards against the Brookings Bobcats.

The Philip Scotties would be a high-scoring basketball team right now — averaging 73 points per game after the first two football games of the 2009 season.

BROOKINGS — South Dakota State University football players Derek Domino and Kyle Harris have been honored by the Missouri Valley Football Conference for their performances in the nationally ranked Jackrabbits' 44-6 victory over Georgia Southern in Saturday’s season opener.

Joe Sanchez must know how New York Yankees first baseman Wally Pipp felt when he lost his job to a young Lou Gehrig.

In their second home game of the early season, Northwestern Oklahoma State struggled in a mud bowl with Black Hills State, falling 21-7. A heavy downpour was present most of the day until half, resulting in a mud pit in the middle of the field.

The South Dakota State University defense recorded nine sacks and kept Georgia Southern out of the end zone, while the Jackrabbit offense put up 31 second-half points to roll to a 44-6 victory Saturday at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

There was just no stopping the Black Hills Youth Football League’s inaugural games from happening on Saturday.

This Saturday’s Prospector Bowl in Deadwood will feature four games, each with its own intrigue.

College College Football Schedule (Subject to change) All Times MDT Thursday, Sept. 17 SOUTH Howard (0-1) at Florida A&M (2-0), 5:30 p.m. Georgia Tech (2-0) at Miami (1-0), 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 FAR WEST Boise St. (2-0) at Fresno St. (1-1), 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 EAST Ball St. (0-2) at Army (1-1), 10 a.m. Delaware St. (0-1) at Delaware (1-1), 10 a.m. Duquesne (1-1) at Monmouth, N.J. (0-2), 10 a.m. Temple (0-1) at Penn St. (2-0), 10 a.m. Dayton (0-1) at Robert Morris (0-2), 10 a.m. Bucknell (1-1) at Cornell (0-0), 10:30 a.m. Yale (0-0) at Georgetown, D.C. (0-2), 11 a.m. Harvard (0-0) at Holy Cross (2-0), 11 a.m. Youngstown St. (1-1) at Northeastern (0-2), 11 a.m. Colgate (2-0) at Dartmouth (0-0), 11:30 a.m. Winston-Salem (0-2) vs. Morgan St. (0-1) at East Rutherford, N.J., Noon

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the fourth straight time and 33rd overall occurrence this decade, the University of Sioux Falls is No. 1 in the first regular season NAIA Football Top 25 Coaches' Poll, the NAIA announced today (Sept. 14). With a 2-0 overall record, Sioux Falls earned 444 total points and 18 of the possible 19 first-place votes. The Cougars have outscored their opponents 120-6 this year and the offense has averaged 474 yards in two games. Sioux Falls puts its nation-best 16-game winning streak on the line against No. 19 Hastings this Saturday in Sioux Falls.

This Saturday’s Prospector Bowl in Deadwood will feature four games, each with its own intrigue.

College College Football Schedule (Subject to change) All Times MDT Thursday, Sept. 17 SOUTH Howard (0-1) at Florida A&M (2-0), 5:30 p.m. Georgia Tech (2-0) at Miami (1-0), 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 FAR WEST Boise St. (2-0) at Fresno St. (1-1), 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 EAST Ball St. (0-2) at Army (1-1), 10 a.m. Delaware St. (0-1) at Delaware (1-1), 10 a.m. Duquesne (1-1) at Monmouth, N.J. (0-2), 10 a.m. Temple (0-1) at Penn St. (2-0), 10 a.m. Dayton (0-1) at Robert Morris (0-2), 10 a.m. Bucknell (1-1) at Cornell (0-0), 10:30 a.m. Yale (0-0) at Georgetown, D.C. (0-2), 11 a.m. Harvard (0-0) at Holy Cross (2-0), 11 a.m. Youngstown St. (1-1) at Northeastern (0-2), 11 a.m. Colgate (2-0) at Dartmouth (0-0), 11:30 a.m. Winston-Salem (0-2) vs. Morgan St. (0-1) at East Rutherford, N.J., Noon

A big first half carried Wilmot to a 28-13 Eastern Coteau Conference win over Great Plains Lutheran in high school football Friday night.

It takes more than one player to have a good football team.

Pierre used a mixture of speed, power and savvy to spoil the home debut for the 2009 Watertownв??High School football team.

CLEAR LAKE -Sisseton rolled past Deuel 46-0 in Northeast Conference football on Friday.

Only three area teams are rated this week in the South Dakota Sportswriters Associationв??s high school football poll.

FLORENCE - Taylor Bergв??s three touchdown runs helped power third-rated Class 9B Grant-Deuel past Florence-Henry 28-6 in Eastern Coteau Conference football on Friday.

YANKTON - Yankton took advantage of Watertownв??s inability to move the ball on offense and posted a 24-14 Eastern South Dakota Conference football victory Friday night.