Top 5 Boys Basketball Recap: Jan. 8-12

A look back at how the top 5 ranked boys basketball teams in each class fared, during the first full week of January.

Class 4A:

#1 Gillette (10-2) won at Rapid City, SD Stevens, 81-71.

#2 Riverton (13-1) won at 3A Lander, 49-45, won at 3A Powell, 64-54.

#3 Laramie (10-2) won at Rock Springs, 69-50, won home vs. Green River, 80-45.

#4 Sheridan (5-7) lost at Billings, MT West, 72-33, lost home vs. Natrona, 51-46.

#5 Kelly Walsh (6-7) lost home vs. Cheyenne South, 45-31, won at Gering, NE, 49-47.

Class 3A:

#1 Star Valley (8-3) won at 4A Evanston, 49-41.

#2 Buffalo (8-3) lost at #4 Rawlins, 57-42.

#3 Wheatland (8-2) was idle.

#4 Rawlins (7-4) lost at Douglas, 59-51, won home vs. #2 Buffalo, 57-42.

#5 Lyman (8-3) won at Pinedale, 68-34.

Class 2A:

#1 Lovell (8-1) won at Thermopolis 64-49.

#2 Wyoming Indian (13-1) won home vs. Wind River, 75-54, won at Rocky Mountain, 69-66.

#3 Lusk (12-1) won at Saratoga, 64-46.

#4 Moorcroft (11-3) lost vs. Hot Springs, SD, 51-50, won vs. Edgemont, SD, 70-34, won vs. Newell, SD, 63-55.

#5 Big Horn (9-4) won home vs. Tongue River, 82-58, won at 1A Kaycee, 69-34.

Class 1A:

#1 Burlington (12-0) won at Dubois, 73-26.

#2 Ten Sleep (11-2) won at Meeteetse, 69-38.

#3 Little Snake River (11-2) won at 2A Big Piney, 67-55, won at H.E.M., 47-22.

#4 Encampment (8-1) was idle.

#5 Cokeville (9-1) won at North Gem, ID, 41-38, won home vs. Farson-Eden, 48-20.