The fourth week of Wyoming High School basketball featured nearly a full slate of action. Most teams returned to play for the first time in the new year. Four tournaments comprised most of the gameplay, but several other games occurred, including some conference action. Two No. 1 ranked girls’ teams suffered a loss, Douglas and Southeast. Douglas was on the road, and Southeast lost to higher-level teams from 4A and 3A. In boys’ play, one top-ranked team, Thermopolis, suffered a loss. Overall, nine ranked boys’ teams lost at least one game.

This is a look at how the top five girls’ and boys’ teams fared in Week 4. It gives fans, players, and coaches a look at each week’s results for the ranked teams in the WyoPreps Coaches and Media Basketball Polls.

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Girls Basketball Top 5 Recap

4A

1 – East (3-0) = Won 59-15 vs. Kelly Walsh; Won 48-31 vs. Natrona County; Won 75-16 vs. Rock Springs.

2 – Sheridan (3-0) = Won 43-33 vs. 3A #4 Wheatland; Won 53-23 vs. Riverton; Won 50-23 vs. Rock Springs.

3 – Central (3-0) = Won 66-29 vs. Natrona County; Won 50-32 vs. Green River; Won 65-37 vs. Kelly Walsh.

4 – Campbell County (3-0) = Won 58-37 vs. Natrona County; Won 54-30 vs. Kelly Walsh; Won 63-61 vs. 3A #4 Wheatland.

5 – Laramie (2-1) = Won 43-35 vs. Rock Springs; Lost 53-44 vs. 3A #4 Wheatland; Won 44-29 vs. Riverton.

3A

1 – Douglas (2-1) = Lost 57-50 at #3 Pinedale; Won 71-35 vs. #5 Mountain View; Won 53-23 vs. Lander.

2 – Cody (1-0) = Won 63-34 at Lander.

3 – Pinedale (3-0) = Won 57-50 vs. #1 Douglas; Won 60-48 vs. Buffalo; Won 82-31 vs. Rawlins.

4 – Wheatland (2-2) = Lost 43-33 vs. 4A #2 Sheridan; Won 53-44 vs. 4A #5 Laramie; Lost 63-61 vs. 4A #4 Campbell County; Won 43-20 vs. 1A #1 Southeast.

5 – Mountain View (2-1) = Won 52-43 vs. Buffalo; Lost 71-35 vs. #1 Douglas; Won 52-21 vs. Worland.

2A

1 – Tongue River (4-0) = Won 50-31 vs. 3A Burns; Won 57-44 at Thermopolis; Won 41-33 vs. #3 Pine Bluffs; Won 46-13 at Shoshoni.

2 – Wyoming Indian (2-0) = Won 53-42 vs. Wind River; Won 64-41 vs. Greybull.

T3 – Rocky Mountain (0-2) = Lost 44-32 vs. 3A Powell; Lost 33-19 at 3A Lovell.

T3 – Pine Bluffs (2-2) = Won 45-27 vs. Wright; Won 53-31 vs. #5 Sundance; Lost 41-33 vs. #1 Tongue River; Lost 46-43 vs. Big Horn.

5 – Sundance (4-1) = Won 57-18 at 1A Hulett; Won 57-33 at Shoshoni; Lost 53-31 vs. #3 Pine Bluffs; Won 38-30 vs. 3A Burns; Won 49-42 in OT at Thermopolis.

1A

1 – Southeast (0-3) = Lost 41-24 vs. 4A Green River; Lost 44-33 vs. Cheyenne Central JV; Lost 43-20 vs. 3A #4 Wheatland.

2 – Cokeville (3-0) = Won 50-42 vs. 2A Big Piney; Won 33-22 vs. Star Valley Sophs; Won 50-47 at 2A Kemmerer.

3 – Upton (1-0) = Won 65-7 at Casper Christian.

4 – Lingle-Ft. Laramie (2-0) = Won 48-16 at Hemingford, NE; Won 44-27 vs. H.E.M.

5 – Burlington (2-0) = Won by forfeit at Meeteetse; Won 62-33 vs. Dubois.

Boys Basketball Top 5 Recap

4A

1 – Laramie (3-0) = Won 75-62 vs. Rock Springs; Won 56-39 vs. 3A Wheatland; Won 73-48 vs. Riverton.

2 – Sheridan (3-0) = Won 67-18 vs. 3A Wheatland; Won 48-40 vs. Riverton; Won 69-59 vs. Sheridan.

3 – East (2-1) = Lost 53-47 vs. Kelly Walsh; Won 57-41 vs. Natrona County; Won 77-70 vs. Rock Springs.

4 – Evanston = Did not play.

5 – Central (1-2) = Lost 50-27 vs. Natrona County; Won 57-37 vs. Green River; Lost 50-36 vs. Kelly Walsh.

3A

1 – Lovell (1-0) = Won 57-23 vs. 2A Rocky Mountain.

2 – Cody (1-0) = Won 69-56 at #4 Lander.

3 – Powell (1-0) = Won 50-30 at 2A Rocky Mountain.

T4 – Douglas (3-0) = Won 82-58 vs. Lyman; Won 69-50 vs. Mountain View; Won 75-42 vs. Pinedale.

T4 – Lander (1-3) = Lost 69-56 vs. #2 Cody; Lost 51-48 vs. Worland; Lost 61-59 in OT vs. Buffalo; Won 61-33 vs. Rawlins.

2A

1 – Thermopolis (3-1) = Won 67-54 vs. Big Horn; Won 67-64 at #2 Wright; Lost 57-40 at Sundance; Won 73-45 vs. Tongue River.

2 – Wright (2-1) = Won 91-70 vs. Shoshoni; Lost 67-64 vs. #1 Thermopolis; Won 83-74 vs. #5 Pine Bluffs; one game canceled.

3 – Big Piney (1-2) = Lost 41-38 vs. 1A #3 Cokeville; Won 52-49 vs. 1A Farson-Eden; Lost 69-54 vs. Rich County, UT.

4 – Wyoming Indian (2-0) = Won 102-16 vs. Wind River; Won 56-37 vs. Greybull.

5 – Pine Bluffs (2-1) = Won 59-33 vs. Tongue River; Won 68-57 at Sundance; Lost 83-74 at #2 Wright; one game canceled.

1A

1 – Lingle-Ft. Laramie (2-0) = Won 60-26 at Hemingford, NE; Won 68-20 vs. H.E.M.

2 – Upton (1-0) = Won 70-14 at Casper Christian.

T3 – Cokeville (2-1) = Won 41-38 vs. 2A #3 Big Piney; Won 54-44 vs. Star Valley Sophs; Lost 51-40 at 2A Kemmerer.

T3 – Lusk (2-0) = Won 69-44 vs. Hemingford, NE; Won 70-16 vs. H.E.M.; one game postponed.

5 – Saratoga (0-1) = Lost 43-37 at Encampment.

Week 5 begins on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. New rankings come out on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.