With the exception of a lone unknown voter who doesn’t think they’re worthy of a place in the top five, the Powell Panther football team was a near-unanimous choice as the No. 1 team in Class 3A this week. Powell received 22 of 23 first-place votes in the latest Wyopreps coaches and media poll.

One week after holding the state’s leading rushing team to minus-6 yards along the ground and posting their second consecutive shutout, the Panthers erased doubts about their legitimacy in the minds of most voters. After a voting spread that saw the team anywhere from first to unranked last week, voters pooled their support behind Powell following the school’s impressive 55-0 win over Jackson.

Green River received the state’s only other first-place vote and climbed into second in the polls. The Wolves, newcomers to the 3A landscape, are 3-1 after needing a 42-yard field goal on the final play of the game against Cody last Friday.

Defending state champion Douglas, 3-1 after defeating Buffalo last week, jumps two places to third. Undefeated Lander holds steady at No. 4, while Buffalo, now 2-2 this season, slides to No. 5.

Star Valley, Cody, Riverton and Jackson also received votes this week.

The Panthers will play against Star Valley at 4 p.m. this Friday in Afton.

In other polls this week:

NJCAA volleyball

1. Western Nebraska 19-0, 2. Blinn 22-0, 3. College of Southern Idaho 15-5, 4. Western Wyoming 20-1, 5. Tyler 16-1, 6. San Jacinto-Central 18-3, 7. Salt Lake 14-6, 8. Iowa Western 21-4, 9. Eastern Arizona 15-3, 10. Miami Dade 5-3, 11. North Idaho 12-6, 12. Seminole State 21-2, 13. Paris 19-4, 14. Northeastern 15-6, 15. Wallace State-Hanceville 21-0, 16. College of Central Florida 20-4, 17. Missouri State-West Plains 11-5, 18. Barton 12-6, 19. Panola 11-5, 20. Jefferson 10-5.

Also receiving votes: Arizona Western, Central Wyoming, Florida State-Jacksonville, Kaskaskia, Navarro, New Mexico Military, Seward County.

NJCAA men’s soccer

1. Darton 8-1, 2. Schoolcraft 10-0, 3. Tyler 6-1-1, 4. Iowa Western 9-0-1, 5. Yavapai 9-0-2, 6. Barton 4-6*, 7. Monroe 5-1, 8. Western Texas 10-0, 9. Arizona Western 8-2, 10. Otero 6-1-1, 11. Georgia Perimeter 8-2, 12. Oakton 11-1, 13. Jefferson 8-1, 14. North Iowa Area 8-1-1, 15. Cloud County 7-1-2, 16. Laramie County 7-1-1, 17. Mercer County 5-1-1, 18. College of Southern Maryland 5-0, 19. College of DuPage 10-2, 20. CCBC-Essex 6-0-1.

Others: Cincinnati State Technical, Lincoln Land, Massasoit, Monroe, Pima.

* — Barton was forced to forfeit four victories from the season for use of an ineligible player.