Lyman – The Lyman High School football team knew multiple scenarios could determine if the Eagles made the state playoffs

A win against Greybull on Saturday would have simplified the situation a bit, but there were still no guarantees the Eagles would make the playoffs.

Of Course, Lyman will still have a shot at making a postseason run despite suffering a 36-8 loss to Greybull in a 2A West matchup in a game that was originally scheduled for Friday evening.

The Buffaloes (4-3, 3-2) took a 20-0 halftime lead and scored 16 points to in the fourth quarter to cruise past Lyman, who scored a fourth-quarter touchdown.

There are now eight scenarios that could affect Lyman making the playoffs and the seed the Eagles (3-4, 2-3) could receive.

Greybull beat Lyman and the Eagles beat Lovell. Lovell (3-4, 2-3) was victorious over Greybull, but the Buffaloes have a one-game lead against Lyman and Lovell going into Week 8.

In Week 8, Greybull takes on top-seeded Mountain View (6-1, 5-0). Lyman plays Big Piney (5-2, 4-1), which has locked in the No. 2 seed, and Lovell takes on Kemmerer (1-6, 0-5).

Here are how the playoff scenarios could play out in Week 8

1. Greybull loses, and Lyman and Lovell win: Greybull would get the No. 3 seed and would travel to Wheatland (3-4 overall, 3-1 2A East). Lyman would receive the No. 4 seed over Lovell, due to the Eagles head-to-head win against Lovell. Lyman would travel to Glenrock (6-1, 4-0), the top seed in the East, and Lovell would miss the playoffs.
2. Greybull wins, Lyman wins, Lovell loses: Greybull would receive the No. 3 seed and would travel to Wheatland, the No 2 seed in the East. Lyman would get the No. 4 seed and would travel to Glenrock. Lovell would miss the playoffs.
3. Greybull wins, Lyman loses, Lovell wins: Greybull would get the No. 3 seed and would travel to Wheatland. Lovell would get the No. 4 seed and would travel to Glenrock. Lyman would miss the playoffs.
4. Greybull wins, Lyman loses, Lovell loses: Greybull would get the No. 2 seed and will would travel to Wheatland. Lovell, Lyman and Pinedale (2-5, 2-4) would be in a three-way tie for the fourth seed at 2-4 in conference play. All three teams have wins against each other. Lyman beat Lovell, Pinedale beat Lyman and Lovell beat Pinedale. All three teams lost to Mountain View and Big Piney, but Lovell beat Greybull. Pinedale and Lyman did not, meaning the Bulldogs would get the playoff spot and travel to Glenrock and Lyman would miss the playoffs.
5. Greybull loses, Lyman wins, Lovell wins:This scenario would create a three-way tie between Greybull, Lyman and Lovell. All three teams lost to Mountain View, but Lyman beat Big Piney. Greybull and Lovell did not. The Eagles would get the No. 3 seed in that scenario and travel to Wheatland. Lovell would receive the No. 4 seed over Greybull due to head-to-head win, and travel to Glenrock. Greybull would miss the playoffs.
6. Greybull loses, Lyman wins, Lovell loses: Greybull would get the No. 3 seed over Lyman, due the head-to-head win and would travel to Wheatland. Lyman would get the No. 4 seed and travel to Glenrock. Lovell would miss the playoffs.
7. Greybull loses, Lyman loses, Lovell wins:Lovell would receive the No. 3 seed over Greybull due to the head-to-head win and would travel to Wheatland. Greybull would get the No. 4 seed and travel to Glenrock. Lyman would miss the playoffs.
8. Greybull loses, Lyman loses, Lovell loses: Greybull would get the No. 3 seed and travel to Wheatland. Lovell, Lyman and Pinedale would be in a three-way tie for the No. 4 seed at 2-4 in conference play. All three teams beat each other (Lyman beat Lovell, Pinedale beat Lyman and Lovell beat Pinedale).  All three teams lost to Mountain View and Big Piney, but Lovell has a win against Greybull. Lyman and Pinedale do not. The Bulldogs would get the playoff spot and travel to Glenrock. Lyman would miss the playoffs.