Ranchester High School - Rustler Yearbook (Ranchester, WY)

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Sfronte The Ranchester Rustlers started their 1946-47 basketball conference as scheduled on December 20, when they defeated the Rozet Mustangs on the local floor by a score of 31-25. The Rustlers took an early lead in the game and led as victors all the way. The Rustlers then tangled with the Sheridan Colts on Jan. 7 and started the new year right by defeating them by a score of 36-23. On Jan. 10 the Rustlers continued their pace by defeating the Big Horn Rams to the tune of 39-20. Jan. 11 the Rustlers jour- neyed to Clearmont where they suffered their first conference setback when the Pan- thers downed the Rustlers 35-26. The Rustlers took an early lead in the first quarter and managed to hold it most of the way through the first two periods but the Panthers came back strong in the last half to stage a rally which the Rustlers couldn’t stop in time to save themselves. The Rustlers then took the Dayton Elks into camp on Jan. 14 and they defeated them 35-8. On Jan. 17 the Rustlers journeyed to Arvada where they turned in a very close victory by defeating the Arvada Pirates 29-24. The game was nip and tuck all the way through but the Rustlers managed to come out on top. On Jan. 24 the Rustlers racked up another conference win by defeating a snappy Upton team on the local floor by a score of 23-17. The game was close all the way through the first three periods with never more than 3 or 4 points difference but in the last quarter the Rustlers staged a rally which could not be stopped and again came out on top, but with due respect for their opponents. A week later bruised knees, sore ankles, colds, empty stomachs, and purses were a few of the prices paid for victory and defeat by the rugged Rustlers on their three day trek into northeastern Wyoming. They left Ranchester on the morning of Jan. 27 for a three-day trip which took them to Upton, Rozet and Moorcroft. Everyone was in high spirits when we hit Upton but a little of their pride was gone by the end of the first half because the Rustlers were on the short end of 7 to 4 count. During the half Coach Lyman gave his boys a big pep talk and inspired the Rustlers to stage a comeback in the last quarter to take a thrilling victory by a score of 20-17. The next evening the Rustlers journeyed to Rozet where they downed the fighting Mustangs to the tune of 33 to 24. The game was close all the way through the first two periods with the Rustlers clinging to a 16 to 15 lead at half time. The Rustlers, though, warmed up in the second half and had little trouble thereafter in turning in another victory over the Mustangs. The last night this trip found the Rustlers tangling with the Moorcroft Wolves. This game was pactically a repetition of a previous game played between the two teams at Clearmont on Dec. 13 when the Wolverines downed the Rustlers by a score of 24-21 after two overtime periods being played. This game ended with the score tied up at the end of the regular playing time at 22-22. At the end of a thrilling 3 minute overtime period, which was packed full of thrills, the Wolverines, by making a fast basket, knock- ed off a 26-24 victory. Three days later, while the Rustlers were still licking their wounds suffered in the Moorcroft game, they tangled with the Arvada Pirates. Luck was more favorable this time and the final score was 28-13. This game put the Rustlers back in the winning streak and they managed to stay there on Feb. 8 when they blasted the Hulett Red Devils by a score of 33 to 10. The Rustlers put up a very stiff defense in this game in that they held Hulett scoreless during the first two periods.