EVANSTON – The Rock Springs Tigers continue to pace the race for the 4A West title as they defeated Evanston on the road Friday night, 48-45.
It went down to the end as the Red Devils gave Rock Springs everything they could handle. The Tigers led for the majority of the game and jumped up by nine at points in the third quarter. Heading into the fourth, Rock Springs had a seven-point lead.
The Red Devils came out strong and cut the lead down to four quickly, 34-30. A three-point play by Demetrius Davenport and an active Trevor Hautala would keep the Tigers in the lead.
Carter Rosette found Davenport for two and Kelby Kramer added free throws as Rock Springs extended the lead to eight, 45-37. Evanston came charging back and, with 40 seconds left, a three-pointer had them back within two, 45-43.
Evanston fouled with 23 seconds left and Davenport hit two at the line to put Rock Springs back up four. The Devils scored a quick two and fouled again. Jared Rodriguez hit one of two to put Rock Springs up three. On the ensuing play, Evanston lined up for three and the Tigers were called for the foul. With six seconds left, Evanston had three free throws that could have tied the game.
They missed all three and quickly fouled. The Tigers missed both free throws, giving the Red Devils one final chance. They were not able to convert as the Tigers continued their strong conference play.
Davenport finished with 18 while Carter Rosette had nine. Kramer ended the night with seven points and four rebounds for Rock Springs.
Lady Tigers
The third quarter would be the difference as the Rock Springs Lady Tigers dropped to Evanston, 47-37.
The two teams entered the locker room at the half all knotted up at 20. Evanston out-scored Rock Springs 27-17 in the second half to take the win. A three-point play by Stevie Hill with about five minutes left in the game gave the ladies a little life late but Evanston held on.
Hill finished with nine points while Makenzie Kroupa also had a strong game offensively. Sister Lyndzie Kroupa finished with eight rebounds on the night.
Rock Springs will be back in action on Saturday as they hit the road for a battle in Riverton. Both the Lady Tigers and Tigers won in the first meeting between the two teams.
Friday Night Scores
Girls
Class 4A
#2 Gillette 48 #4 Cheyenne East 41
#3 Sheridan 44 Cheyenne Central 43 2OT’s
Evanston 47 #5 Rock Springs 37
Green River 65 Riverton 38
Cheyenne South 38 Laramie 33
Class 3A
#1 Worland 51 #5 Douglas 27
#2 Mountain View 43 Jackson 28
#3 Star Valley 65 Pinedale 37
#4 Newcastle 52 Buffalo 36
Torrington 66 Rawlins 56
Lander 55 Cody 48
Class 2A
#1 Lyman 78 Wind River 30
#2 Pine Bluffs 66 Burns 27
#3 Southeast 36 Lusk 21
#5 Big Horn 51 Rocky Mountain 43
Shoshoni 59 Riverside 31
Kemmerer 52 Big Piney 44
Class 1A
#1 St. Stephens 77 Ten Sleep 29
#3 Little Snake River 35 #2 Cokeville 28
#4 Encampment 56 Farson-Eden 36
#5 Kaycee 55 Arvada-Clearmont 30
Lingle-Ft. Laramie 50 Rock River 39
Meeteetse 42 Arapaho Charter 21
Inter-Class
2A Thermopolis 46 1A Burlington 33
Boys
Class 4A
Cheyenne East 58 #1 Gillette 54 OT
#2 Cheyenne Central 56 Sheridan 39
#4 Rock Springs 48 Evanston 45
#5 Cheyenne South 49 Laramie 42
Riverton 72 Green River 49
Class 3A
#1 Worland 65 #2 Douglas 55
#3 Rawlins 72 Torrington 35
#4 Buffalo 71 Newcastle 33
#5 Star Valley 75 Pinedale 58
Cody 67 Lander 52
Jackson 63 Mountain View 32
Class 2A
#1 Wind River 44 Lyman 28
#2 Pine Bluffs 68 Burns 26
#5 Big Horn 55 Rocky Mountain 47
Tongue River 73 Sundance 62
Southeast 50 Lusk 42 OT
Shoshoni 54 Riverside 39
Big Piney 73 Kemmerer 31
Class 1A
#2 Kaycee 59 Arvada-Clearmont 29
#3 Encampment 56 Farson-Eden 38
#4 Upton 64 Normative Services 58
#5 St. Stephens 90 Ten Sleep 37
Lingle-Ft. Laramie 60 Rock River 30
Cokeville 41 Little Snake River 32
Inter-Class
(#1 1A) Burlington 54 2A Thermopolis 52
Saturday Schedule
Girls
Class 4A
#2 Gillette at Cheyenne Central
#3 Sheridan at #4 Cheyenne East
#5 Rock Springs at Riverton
Class 3A
#4 Newcastle at #1 Worland
#2 Mountain View at #3 Star Valley
#5 Douglas at Buffalo
Glenrock at Torrington
Rawlins at Wheatland
Powell at Lander
Pinedale at Jackson
Class 2A
#1 Lyman at Big Piney
#2 Pine Bluffs at Lusk
#3 Southeast at Burns
#4 Wyoming Indian at Kemmerer
Moorcroft at #5 Big Horn
Sundance at Wright
Rocky Mountain at Thermopolis
Shoshoni at Greybull
Wind River at Riverside
Class 1A
#1 St. Stephens at #5 Kaycee
#4 Encampment at #2 Cokeville
#3 Little Snake River at Farson-Eden
Upton at Arvada-Clearmont
H.E.M. at Midwest
Ten Sleep at Meeteetse
Burlington at Dubois
Inter-Class
2A Tongue River at 3A Lovell
1A Lingle-Ft. Laramie at 2A Saratoga
Boys
Class 4A
#1 Gillette at #2 Cheyenne Central
#4 Rock Springs at Riverton
Sheridan at Cheyenne East
Class 3A
Newcastle at #1 Worland
#2 Douglas at #4 Buffalo
Wheatland at #3 Rawlins
Mountain View at #5 Star Valley
Torrington at Glenrock
Powell at Lander
Pinedale at Jackson
Class 2A
#1 Wind River at Riverside
#2 Pine Bluffs at Lusk
Shoshoni at #3 Greybull
#4 Wyoming Indian at Kemmerer
Moorcroft at #5 Big Horn
Sundance at Wright
Southeast at Burns
Rocky Mountain at Thermopolis
Lyman at Big Piney
Class 1A
#1 Burlington at Dubois
#3 Encampment at Cokeville
#4 Upton at Arvada-Clearmont
H.E.M. at Midwest
Normative Services at Hulett
Ten Sleep at Meeteetse
Little Snake River at Farson-Eden
Inter-Class:
2A Tongue River at 3A Lovell
1A Lingle-Ft. Laramie at 2A Saratoga
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