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WORLAND — Both Worland basketball teams advanced to the 3A West regional semifinals Thursday at Worland High School.
The Lady Warriors led wire-to-wire in their quarterfinal game, downing the Pinedale Lady Wranglers 47-30. The Lady Warriors matchup up against the No. 1-seed out of the Southwest, the Mountain View Lady Buffaloes. Tipoff is at 5 p.m. tonight at WHS, the winner moves on to the regional championship game and qualifies for state. The loser plays the winner of Powell-Big Piney at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
The Warriors battled their way to a hard-fought 49-47 win over the Mountain View Buffaloes. For their semifinal matchup the Warriors play the Lander Tigers for the fourth time this season at 8 p.m tonight.
Winner of the Worland-Lander games clinches a spot for the state tournament next weekend in Casper, and advances to the regional championship game. While the loser plays the winner of Big Piney-Lovell at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
3A West Quarterfinal results
BOYS
No. 2 NW Powell 61, No. 3 SW Big Piney 39
No. 1 SW Pinedale 49, No. 4 NW Lovell 30
No. 1 NW Lander 76, No. 4 SW Lyman 69
No. 3 NW Worland 49, No. 2 SW Mountain View 47
GIRLS
No. 2 SW Lyman 54, No. 3 NW Powell 33
No. 1 NW Lander 55, No. 4 SW Big Piney 33
No. 1 SW Mountain View 55, No. 4 NW Lovell 32
No. 2 NW Worland 47, No. 3 SW Pinedale 30
FRIDAY SCHEDULE
BOYS
Consolation
Big Piney vs. Lovell, 12 p.m.
Lyman vs. Mountain View, 1:30pm
Semifinals
Powell vs. Pinedale, 6:30 p.m.
Lander vs. Worland, 8 p.m.
GIRLS
Consolation
Powell vs Big Piney, 9 a.m.
Lovell vs. Pinedale, 10:30 a.m.
Semifinals
Lyman vs. Lander, 3:30 p.m.
Mountain View vs. Worland, 5 p.m.