Panthers maintain No. 1 position

Posted 1/19/12

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 …

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Panthers maintain No. 1 position

Chase Partridge shoots over a double team for the Powell Panthers, who hold down the No. 1 ranking in Class 3A for the second week in a row.

Tribune photo by Ben Wetzel

Posted Thursday, January 19, 2012 3:55 pm

Powell gets 17 of 21 first place votes

After a decisive victory over in-county rival Cody, the Powell Panthers picked up 17 out of a possible 21 No. 1 votes in the latest Wyopreps coaches’ and media boys’ basketball poll. This marks Powell’s second consecutive week at No. 1 in Class 3A.

The Panthers, currently 9-1 this season, were named on 20 of the 21 ballots turned in this week. Of the three ballots that listed Powell somewhere other than No. 1, the Panthers were ranked in second place on one and in third place on the other two.

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.