It's time to determine which of the big schools are worthy to play in the state tournament.

4A East at Gillette:

#1 Gillette and #2 Sheridan receive a first round bye and have already qualified for the state tournament.

Thursday, March 2:

#4 Cheyenne East 58 #5 Cheyenne South 47 - Cheyenne South Eliminated. Cheyenne East qualifies for the state tournament.

#3 Cheyenne Central 59 #6 Laramie 52 - Laramie Eliminated. Cheyenne Central qualifies for the state tournament.

Friday, March 3:

#2 Sheridan 56 Cheyenne Central 41

#1 Gillette 52 Cheyenne East 48

Saturday, March 4:

Cheyenne East 45 Cheyenne Central 38 - 3rd Place

Gillette 67 Sheridan 64 - 1st Place

 

4A West at Rock Springs:

Kelly Walsh wins coin flip vs. Rock Springs for #1 seed.

#1 Kelly Walsh and #2 Rock Springs receive a first round bye and have already qualified for the state tournament.

The results of the 3-way coin flip have Green River as the #4 seed, Natrona as #5, and Jackson as #6.

Thursday, March 2:

#5 Natrona 63 #4 Green River 46 - Green River Eliminated. Natrona qualifies for the state tournament.

#3 Evanston 51 #6 Jackson 46 - Jackson Eliminated. Evanston qualifies for the state tournament.

Friday, March 3:

#2 Rock Springs 58 Evanston 55

#1 Kelly Walsh 69 Natrona 52

Saturday, March 4:

Evanston 55 Natrona 40 - 3rd Place

Kelly Walsh 64 Rock Springs 41 - 1st Place

 

3A East at Buffalo:

Checking record vs. highest team in the East Quadrant (or next highest), Rawlins gets #2W seed over Buffalo, because the Outlaws have a win vs. both Torrington and Wheatland, whereas the Bison don’t.

Checking record vs. highest team in the West Quadrant (or next highest), Douglas gets #1E seed over Torrington, because the Bearcats have wins vs. both Worland and Rawlins, whereas the TrailBlazers don’t.

Thursday, March 2:

(#3E) Wheatland 49 (#2W) Rawlins 26

(#1E) Douglas 72 (#4W) Thermopolis 30

(#1W) Worland 77 (#4E) Newcastle 58

(#3W) Buffalo 46 (#2E) Torrington 41

Friday, March 3:

Consolation Round:

Rawlins 51 Thermopolis 38 - Thermopolis Eliminated.

Torrington 89 Newcastle 50 - Newcastle Eliminated.

Semi-Finals:

Douglas 57 Wheatland 42 - Douglas qualifies for the state tournament.

Worland 70 Buffalo 68 - Worland qualifies for the state tournament.

Saturday, March 4:

Torrington 48 Wheatland 46 - Wheatland Eliminated. Torrington qualifies for the state tournament.

Rawlins 52 Buffalo 40 - Buffalo Eliminated. Rawlins qualifies for the state tournament.

Rawlins 42 Torrington 40 - 3rd Place

Douglas 40 Worland 35 - 1st Place

 

3A West at Riverton:

Thursday, March 2:

(#1S) Lyman 74 (#4N) Powell 37

(#3S) Star Valley 35 (#2N) Cody 32 OT

(#2S) Pinedale 66 (#3N) Lander 48

(#1N) Riverton 65 (#4S) Mountain View 33

Friday, March 3:

Consolation Round:

Cody 73 Powell 47 - Powell Eliminated.

Mountain View 66 Lander 47 - Lander Eliminated.

Semi-Finals:

Lyman 40 Star Valley 34 - Lyman qualifies for the state tournament.

Riverton 54 Pinedale 32 - Riverton qualifies for the state tournament.

Saturday, March 4:

Mountain View 35 Star Valley 27 - Star Valley Eliminated. Mountain View qualifies for the state tournament.

Pinedale 53 Cody 46 - Cody Eliminated. Pinedale qualifies for the state tournament.

Pinedale 52 Mountain View 44 - 3rd Place

Lyman 51 Riverton 50 - 1st Place

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