Powell holds a 90 point lead in the balloting over new No. 2 Star Valley, which received one first-place vote. The Braves grabbed a slim six-point lead over No. 3 Lander, which pulled in two first-place votes. The two schools flipped positions in this week’s poll.
Holding steady at No. 4 for another week is Torrington. Returning to the rankings this week, and receiving the state’s remaining first-place vote, is Wheatland. The Bulldogs replaced Buffalo in the 3A hierarchy.
In addition to the five ranked teams, six others received votes. Rawlins, with one third-place and two fifth-place votes, was the most popular unranked team. Buffalo also garnered multiple mentions. Jackson, Lyman, Glenrock and Worland were each named on one ballot.
The girls’ rankings were not scheduled to be released until today (Thursday). The Panthers did not receive votes in the previous top 5 balloting.
Boys standings
3A West
Powell 5-0 9-1
Star Valley 3-1 7-4
Lander 3-1 10-2
Lyman 3-2 6-4
Mountain View 2-3 6-7
Cody 1-4 3-9
Jackson 1-4 2-11
Pinedale 1-4 1-11
3A East
Torrington 4-0 7-3
Wheatland 5-1 8-3
Buffalo 3-1 5-5
Rawlins 4-2 6-5
Douglas 3-3 5-7
Glenrock 2-2 6-6
Newcastle 0-3 4-5
Worland 0-9 0-11
Girls standings
3A West
Cody 5-0 9-3
Star Valley 3-1 10-2
Lander 3-1 7-5
Mountain View 3-2 7-6
Pinedale 3-2 6-7
Powell 2-3 5-5
Jackson 0-5 3-11
Lyman 0-5 1-9