Photo by Tamie Meck

Paonia’s Tyler Rapke (right) guards Hayden’s Erin Koehler during a game played in Paonia on Feb. 4. The Lady Eagles won the game and have since taken over sole possession of first place after wins this past weekend over Meeker and Vail Christian.

The team played well in Friday's 71-55 win over Meeker, although they had a slow fourth, said head coach Scott Rienks. Prior to their loss, the second of the season, the Lady Cowboys were ranked first in WSL standings.

Carson Pipher led Paonia in points with 14, and Chelsy Reed and Mandy Bushta each contributed 10.

With several players dealing with illnesses, Paonia had their slowest game since December in terms of points scored in their 48-27 win over Vail Christian.

Paonia will wrap up conference play this weekend, traveling to Plateau Valley (3-9, 1-7) on Friday and hosting No. 4 Rangely (10-5, 6-2) Saturday beginning at 12:30 p.m. (Game times were moved up two hours to accommodate those planning to attend the state wrestling championships on Saturday night.)

Class 2A district playoffs begin on Feb. 21 at various sites around the state. With two games remaining, and a final game between Meeker and Rangely still remaining, Rienks said the team's playoff schedule is still up in the air.

Team schedules (and other information) can be found at maxpreps.com.