Blazers receiving votes in preseason hoops poll

Andrew Towne
Posted 11/30/18

TORRINGTON – The Southeast Lady Cyclones and the Lingle-Fort Laramie Lady Doggers find themselves ranked in the first Wyopreps.com Coaches and Media Basketball Poll of the 2018-19 season.

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Blazers receiving votes in preseason hoops poll

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TORRINGTON – The Southeast Lady Cyclones and the Lingle-Fort Laramie Lady Doggers find themselves ranked in the first Wyopreps.com Coaches and Media Basketball Poll of the 2018-19 season.

The Lady Cyclones come in at No. 4 in the Class 2A with a second-place vote and two third and fourth-place votes.

Wyoming Indian topped the rankings with 66 points. Pine Bluffs was second and Greybull was third. The top three teams all picked up two first-place votes. Big Horn rounded out the top five.

Southeast opens the season Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8 at the Burns Winter Classic.

In Class 1A, the Lady Doggers picked up one third-place vote and a pair of fifth-place votes to begin the season ranked No. 5.

Cokeville topped the rankings, earning four of the five first-place votes. St. Stephens earned the other and as a result is No. 2. Farson-Eden and Little Snake River are third and fourth, respectively.

L-FL also opens its season Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8 at the Burns Winter Classic.

In Class 3A, Douglas, the defending state champions, ran away with the top spot, getting 13 of the 14 first-place votes. Lyman, Buffalo, Powell and Mountain View round out the top five.

The Torrington Lady Blazers will open the season, Saturday, Dec. 8 at home against Chadron, Neb.

Class 3A

(First place votes in parenthesis)

1. Douglas (13) 207

2. Lyman (1) 156

3. Buffalo 120

4. Powell 69

5. Mountain View 45

Receiving votes: Rawlins 33

Class 2A

(First place votes in parenthesis)

1. Wyoming Indian (2) 66

2. Pine Bluffs (2) 60

3. Greybull (2) 54

4. Southeast 42

5. Big Horn 15

Receiving votes: Rocky Mountain 12, Lusk 9, Wright 9, Wind River 3

Class 1A

(First place votes in parenthesis)

1. Cokeville (4) 72

2. St. Stephens (1) 36

3. Farson-Eden 33

4. Little Snake River 21

5. Lingle-Fort Laramie 15

Receiving votes: Kaycee 12, Saratoga 12, Encampment 9, Hanna-Elk Mountain 9, Rock River 6