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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.
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On Feb. 11 the Rustlers journeyed to Dayton where they played their poorest per- formance of the season. The Rustlers just couldn’t get their sights fixed right but man- aged to come out on the long end of a 27 to 20 count after one of the most nerve rak- ing games of the season. On Feb. 14 the Rustlers gained revenge on the Moorcroft “Wolves” by defeating them by a score of 23-17 after a hard fought battle. The Rustlers took an early lead but were never far ahead at any time; several times the lead dwindled down to almost an- other tie. Feb. 19 found the Rustlers headed for Big Horn to tangle with the “Rams” in what the Rustlers called “the Cracker Box.” The Rustlers had little trouble in downing the Rams as they smothered them under to the tune of 34-11. The real test came to the Rustlers on Feb. 21 when they tangled with the Clearmont Panthers on the local floor. The game was a knock-down drag-out fight all the way and proved to be the best and most exciting game of the season for either team. The Rust- lers led the Panthers for the first three periods but the Panthers came fighting back in the fourth to take a 22-21 victory from the Rustlers which virtually served up the crown for the Clearmont “Panthers.” The largest crowd in the history of the school was on hand to witness the game, which proved to be the most tense game played in Ranchester in a good many years. The following week on Feb. 28 the Rustlers journeyed to Sheridan to play the Colts in their last game of the season before the district tounament. The Rustlers displayed their spirit by branding the Colts with a 31 to 13 victory. In the last half the “Rust- lers” displayed their defensive power by holding the “Colts” to two free throws. On March 5 the Rustlers packed their bags and rolled up their bedrolls and pulled out for the District tournament at Gillette. Their first game was with Big Horn at 10:00 A. M. Thursday. The Rustlers displayed their power by taking the Rams into camp, 39 to 10. This win put the Rustlers into the semi-finals where they had to play Moorcroft to earn the right to play for the championship. In a close and hard fought battle the Moorcroft Wolves defeated the Rustlers, 27 to 23. The Rustlers were not se- riously threatened until the last quarter when the team was weakened by the loss of Jer- ry Dierks who left the game on fouls. The Wolves staged a rally which couldn’t be stop- ped. The Rustlers then had to play the Hulett Red Devils to see who would get the right to play for third and fourth. The Rustlers had little trouble in defeating the Red Devils in that they defeated them 44 to 24. The Rustlers then played Upton for third and fourth places. After a close and hard fought defensive battle for both teams the Rustlers managed to come out on the long end of a 24 to 16 count to take third place in the tour- nament. The Rustlers returned to Ranchester with colds, pneumonia, bruises, floor burns but above all, a trophy. Bert Johnston came down with pneumonia the day after we got home and was sent to the hospital. He was not able to make the trip to the State tournament at Laramie. Despite the fact that the Rustlers only took third place they made a commendable showing in athletic statistics. They made the highest percentage of free throws of any team at the tourney by making good 57% of their throws. In the point making depart- ment Jerry Dierks was second high in making a total of 44 points and Ray Johnston was third with 42 points. Pat Folan of Upton took first place in the scoring department with 49 points. Bright and early on March 18, the Rustlers started on their long journey to Lara- mie where they were to meet the Guernsey “Longhorns” in the state tournament. Aft- er a close and hard game, the Rustlers were defeated, 24-31. The Rustlers then played Glenrock. After a four-point lead at the half, Glenrock staged a rally in the third quar- ter that ended in another Rustler defeat. Final score was 43-35. This defeat eliminated the Rustlers but they stayed for the rest ot the tournament and took in the games and other recreations. 28
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