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HighSchoolBasketball

Tournament

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Star ValleyEvanston

Green RiverRock Springs

RivertonCasper Natrona

2 – 4A West Regional Basketball Program 2010

Game 4 - 9:00 p.m.Thursday, March 4, 2010


4A West Regional Basketball TournamentMarch 4-6, 2010 - Star Valley High School

Boys Bracket

4A West Regional Basketball TournamentMarch 4-6, 2010 - Star Valley High School

Girls Bracket

Game 7 - 7:30 p.m.Friday, March 5, 2010


Game 12 - 2:00 p.m.Saturday, March 6, 2010

Game 10 - 10:30 a.m.Saturday, March 6, 2010

Loser Game 8

First Place

Loser Game 7

Second Place

Rock Springs

Evanston

Natrona

Natrona

Rock Springs

Green River

Star Valley

Riverton

Third Place

Fourth Place





Game 11 - 12:30 p.m.Saturday, March 6, 2010

Game 9 - 9:00 a.m.Saturday, March 6, 2010

Loser Game 6

First Place

Loser Game 5

Second Place

Star Valley

Riverton

Evanston

Green River

Third Place

Fourth Place

� Despite the favorites,state qualification andregional championsappear up for grabs.

By Dahl EricksonFirst off, welcome to the 4A West Re-

gional Basketball Tournament. Star Valley isnot the easiest place to get to, and if you’vemade the effort to drive here from anotherportion of the Cowboy State we welcomeyou and hope you enjoy your time here.

Ironically, you will likely miss out on whatmakes the area so amazing during the longwinter months. Some of the finest snowmo-biling in the nation is less than a half hourfrom where you are currently sitting and it’sthe natural outdoor playland that is the rea-son why so many call Star Valley their home.

Here are a few things that you may beused to that you will not find here.

McDonalds. Nope. The closest one is70 miles north, so I hope Ronald will forgiveyou for not visiting this weekend. Major hotelchains. You likely already know this, but wehave some fine local accomodations andowners who will be glad to have you here.You may have to drive 15-20 minutes fromwhere you are staying to the high school, butyou won’t be fighting traffic or stop lights.Wal-Mart. Again, the closest one is in IdahoFalls, some 100 miles away. While as anarea the unique makeup of the populationdoes not lend itself to some of the commonammenities that you may be used to finding,you will find friendly folks who love to watchgreat sports. When Dr. James Naismith firsthung his fabled peach baskets in an effort toinvent a sport that could be enjoyed dur-ing the long Massachusetts winter, hecould have been talking about StarValley just as well, where earlysettlers described the sea-sons as “nine months ofwinter and threemonths of late fall.”

We don’t haveany peachb aske t s ,but I

think you’ll agree that one of the finest basket-ball facilities in the state will be your home forthis year’s tournament.

Good luck to all and may the best team win.Overview:On the girls’ side of the equation, the

Rock Springs Lady Tigers have done amasterful job of playing to their strengthson offense while limiting quality shots withtheir defense. They have earned the topseed and as such have already punchedtheir ticket for Casper next weekend. Like-wise, the Natrona Fillies in their strong tra-dition have earned the number two seedand will also have Thursday off before en-tering the tournament semi-finals.

The rest of the field includes two teamsin Star Valley and Evanston that are regionalrivals as well as closely matched conferencefoes. While the standings would say thatthese two teams will earn the two remainingstate tournament births, Green River andRiverton will be fighting for their very sur-vival. The Lady Wolves have already showntheir resolve this school year with a state vol-leyball title, and the Lady Wolverines will beplaying like a team with nothing to lose asthey look for an upset.

On the boys’ side, the defendingchampion, Natrona Mustangs, arebucking the trend that the con-ference season should takea toll on your overallrecord. After start-ing (3-8), the‘Stangs haveswept the

4A West en route to the top seed.Evanston, using a relentless and tenaciousstyle of play, will certainly be looking toavenge losses to Natrona in the regionalfinal as the number two seed. The rest ofthe field includes capable talent that will beleft home after this weekend. The Star Val-ley Braves will be looking to earn their firststate tournament birth since moving to the4A Class in 2008, while Rock Springs willbe trying to reclaim their momentum fromearlier in the season after a quick start. TheRiverton Wolverines appear to be a team noone is anxious to play with their physicalstyle and their hunger to reach the statetournament. Green River, deci-mated by injuries before the sea-son even started, havesteadily improved andany team looking foran easy win willhave to lookelsewhere.

Regional Welcome

4A West Regional Basketball Program 2010 – 3


“Dr. Brian Tallerico has given

me a new lease on life. I am

able to enjoy the things I like free

from pain. I was pleased to find this kind

of service available to me in Star Valley.

The staff at Star Valley Medical Center and

Salt River Orthopaedics are second to none.”

Doug Broadhead

Salt River Orthopaedics

specializes in fracture care,

sports medicine, hand and upper

extremity, foot and ankle, and

total joint replacement surgery.

StarValleyMedicalCenter, a“Center of Orthopaedic Excellence”

Brian D. Tallerico, D.O.Board Certified Orthopaedic SurgeonFellowship Trained in Knee Replacementand Reconstruction

Kyle M. Hirschi, PA-CPhysician AssistantOrthopaedic Fellowship Trained

Salt River Orthopaedics • Phone: 307.885.5870110 Hospital Lane, Afton, Wyoming 83110

Star Valley Medical Center • Phone:307.885.5800901 Adams Street, Afton, Wyoming 83110

STAR VALLEY

(9-13)O

verall (4

-6)4A

West

Offensiv

ely,the

Braves

ranksixth

at 57.9

points p

er game

. Defen-

sively, S

tarVall

ey some

times fin

d

themselv

esgivi

ngup

tooman

y

easy ba

skets w

hichhas

added t

o

their d

efensive

ranking

of eight

h with

58.9 poin

ts per g

ameallo

wed. W

ith a

point dif

ferentia

l of-1.2

, themar

ginfor

error is

verysma

ll for a t

eamthat

stillhas

quite a

bit of gr

owth po

tential.

Brando

n

Taylor le

adsthe

teamin n

early ev

erysta-

tistical ca

tegory in

cluding

14.4 po

intsper

game. D

avidCra

nford is

close b

ehind

with13.

7 perouti

ng.Jos

h Huns

aker

leads th

e confer

ence in

blocked

shots

with2.7

pergam

e. Turno

versare

the

biggest

keyfor

theBra

veswho

av-

erage 1

8.5give

aways.

While t

he

regiona

l floor is h

omefor S

tar Val-

ley,pun

ching thei

r ticke

t for

Casper

willnot

bean

easy

task. Th

at being

said, if

the

Braves

canlimi

t unforc

ed

turnove

rs, they

area te

am

no one w

antsto p

laythis

weeken

d.

BOYS


Number

Name

Height

Grade

10

Tyson

Woodfo

rd5-9

Junior

13

James B

owers

5-9

Senior

15

ElioMer

ino

5-8

Senior

22

David C

ranford

6-1

Senior

30

Jake S

ims

5-11

Junior

31

Josh H

unsake

r6-6

Junior

32

Brando

n Taylor

6-1

Senior

33

Ridge H

illyard

5-9

Sophom

ore

35

Kory In

gersoll

6-1

Senior

40

Brock G

ardner

6-2

Senior

43

Clint Ri

ch

6-2

Junior

52

Lincoln

Sorens

on6-4

Junior

School:

Star Va

lleyHig

h Scho

ol

Mascot:

Braves

Coach(

es): Ma

rk Taylo

r, Kade

Wilkes

, Andy T

aylor,

Aaron

Lancas

ter,Dus

ty Shoc

kley

Manage

r(s): Au

drey W

est,Cha

rli Fishe

r, Shay

Carlisle

NumberName

HeightGrade

10

Christy Clinger5-4

Sophomore

12

Lachelle Winters5-5

Junior

14

Marci Bowers

5-8

Junior

20

Dani Scherbel5-5

Senior

22

Shae Wilkes

5-5

Senior

24

Randi Robinson5-8

Senior

30

Ashley Hall

5-3

Sophomore

31

Emily Porter

5-9

Senior

32

Hailey Wilkes

5-8

Junior

33

Britney Titensor5-7

Sophomore

35

Kassie Woodie5-6

Junior

54

Kelsea Gardner5-10

Senior

School: Star Valley High School

Mascot: Lady Braves

Coach(es): Rob Erickson, Shane Williams, Stuart Mullins

Manager(s): KC Schooner, Savanna McLain

STAR VALLEY

(11-11)Overall (6-4)4A West

The Lady Braves, who won a total

of ten games in the past two sea-

sons combined, appear ready to

take the next step and qualify for

state where the program has been

absent since the 2005-06 campaign. A

team laden with seniors, it’s generally a

spark from a member of the bench who

spurs the team into action. The ladies’

main weakness is the ability to score con-

sistently as they rank 11th at 40.4 points

per game. However, defense is where this

team hangs their hat, ranking second at

39.1. A quick glance at the +1.3 point

differential tells you that this isn’t a team

with a lot of room for error. However,

the Lady Braves have gone (5-2) on

their home floor this year and will be

a tough out in front of their home

crowd. Randi Robinson leads the

team in scoring at just over

eight points per game, but this

is a team effort on offense

where six players average

at least four points.

GIRLS


Number

Name

Height

Grade

4

SamCor

nia

5-10

Senior

10

JaceSho

rt

6-0

Senior

13

Wacey L

ym

5-9

Junior

15

Matt Ed

dingto

n5-9

Sophom

ore

20

Scott D

avis

6-0

Junior

22

Kashe

Olson

6-0

Senior

23

JeffLee

5-10

Junior

24

JackLam

bert

5-10

Junior

30

Beau E

hlers

6-3

Senior

32

Cody Th

ompso

n6-0

Senior

40

Matt St

ephen

5-9

Senior

52

Kole Ja

imez

6-4

Senior

School:

Evanst

onHig

h Scho

ol

Mascot:

RedDev

ils

Coach(

es): Bu

bbaON

eill,Sco

tt Ehler

s, Roy B

arker,

Jerry C

arroll

Manage

r(s): Ch

elsea Fa

ddis, S

arah H

utchinso

n

EVANSTON

(17-6)O

verall (8

-2)4A W

est

TheDev

ils are a

squad th

at will no

t

wowyou

withtall p

layers a

nd gaud

y

stats. W

hatthey

willdo i

s outwor

k

youwith

their te

nacious

styleand

force tu

rnovers

withtheir

extreme

ly

quick g

uards. E

vanston

ranks e

ighth in

scoring

at 55.6

points p

er game

butis

ranked

number

onein th

e state

in both

teamshoo

ting(50

%)and

defense

where

theyallow

just46.

2 points

pergam

e. This

is due in

large pa

rt toa sta

bleof v

erygoo

d

guards

suchas J

aceSho

rt who l

eads th

e

teamwith

14.7 p

oints pe

r game.

Despite

what is s

ometime

s a frant

ic pace, t

he Dev-

ils only

turnthe

ballove

r 12time

s per

game an

d then ge

t to the fr

ee throw

line

where th

ey have

shotmor

e than 25

0

more at

tempts t

hantheir

oppone

nts

thisseas

on.Bea

u Ehlers

leads the

teamin r

ebound

ingas w

ell as

chipping

in 12.4 poin

ts per

game. Je

ff Lee is

the third

man

in doub

le-figure

s with 1

0.4

percon

test.The

Devils a

re

looking

to improv

e from a

fourth

place finis

h in

Casper

lastyear

.

BOYS


NumberName

HeightGrade

2

Lauren Thomas5-8

Senior

3

Breanna Sanders5-8

Senior

4

Sami Kofoed

5-7

Senior

10

Jessica Chandler5-7

Senior

12

Ciara Caves

5-10Junior

13

Monse Magana5-2

Senior

14

Erin Kirby

5-11Senior

20

Abbey Ehlers

5-9

Junior

21

Alyssa Hagstrom5-7

Junior

22

Kelsi Thornock5-11

Senior

33

Katie Thomas

5-8

Junior

40

Stephanie Sheets5-8

Junior

School: Evanston High School

Mascot: Lady Red Devils

Coach(es): Dave Deru, Brian Barker, Paul Freeland,

Tiffany Welling

Manager(s): Moriah Olsen, Lyndsay Lancaster

EVANSTON(10-14)Overall (6-4) 4A West

The Lady Devils are hoping to re-

turn to the state tournament after

missing out on the event last sea-

son. On paper, the Devils have

plenty of height in the middle with

Kelsi Thornock and UW-bound Erin Kirby.

With that understood, it’s the guards that

make this team go with Lauren Thomas

and Sami Kofoed providing the gasoline

for the offensive engine. Evanston aver-

ages 45.2 points per game on offense,

ranking them eighth overall while their de-

fense is ranked seventh at 46.4. With a -

1.2 point differential, the Lady Devils are

another team with little room for error.

Kirby leads the way at 9.8 points per

game while Thomas and Kofoed chip

in 8.6 and 7.9 respectively. Kofoed

rings the bell from the three-point

line at 33 percent on 117 at-

tempts. The Devils have lost

their share of close games,

with six of their losses at ten

points or less. They also

have the ability to surprise

with wins over Natrona

and Rock Springs.

GIRLS


Number

Name

Height

Grade

4

Cody S

mart

5-6

Junior

11

Cooper

Palme

r6-0

Junior

12

Zach K

ennah

6-0

Senior

15

Kennan

Carroll

5-11

Senior

23

Colter

Hamel

5-10

Sophom

ore

24

Jerome

Krysl

5-10

Sophom

ore

31

Riley H

ix

6-1

Junior

32

Tyler Th

ayn

6-1

Senior

33

Cory C

assity

5-8

Junior

40

Chris N

ieters

5-6

Senior

51

Jade B

underm

an6-1

Senior

53

Cody Ti

ppy

6-5

Senior

School:

Green

River H

ighSch

ool

Mascot:

Wolves

Coach(

es): Ri

ck Carro

ll, Duke

Haynes

, Roger

Carroll

,

TimCas

sity

Manage

r(s): Be

ccaBro

wn,Sar

ah Chris

tensen

,

Kirklin C

arroll

GREENRIVER

(3-19)O

verall (0

-10)4A

West

It’s likely

been a

difficult

season f

or

theGre

en River

faithful w

ho had

theclaim

of the on

ly team

to de-

featNat

ronaduri

ng their

champi

-

onship

runlast

season

anda th

ird

place fin

ishin C

asper.

TheWo

lveswer

e

hit hard

by injurie

s before

theseas

on even

started

withthe

losses o

f Colter

Rood an

d

standou

t Drew

Martine

z. Their

offense

hasbee

n mode

st as th

ey rank

11th at

49.6 p

er game

. The d

efense i

s ranke

d

12th at

66.0 pe

r game,

making

theobv

i-

ouspoin

t that if

youdon

’t outsco

re your

oppone

nt,you

can’t w

in many

games.

That be

ingsaid

, theWol

veshav

e had to

count o

n ayou

ng pack

thisseas

on and

theevid

ence of

growth a

nd expe

ri-

ence m

akes th

embett

er every

time

outon t

he court

. Riley

Hixlead

s

theway

with13.

3 points p

er

game w

hileJero

meKrys

l and

Cole H

amel ch

ip in9.7

and

8.2poin

ts respe

ctively.

BOYS


NumberName

HeightGrade

12

Dani Hardy

5-9

Senior

13

Tessa Williams5-5

Freshman

15

Autumn Crosby5-7

Sophomore

20

Bailee Coy

5-6

Freshman

22

Alyssa Abraham5-7

Sophomore

23

Julie Oliver

5-10Junior

24

Laken Mitchell5-10

Sophomore

31

Janelle Strampe6-0

Senior

32

Katie Ross

6-0

Junior

41

Jorie Licht

5-6

Freshman

44

Karissa Phillips5-6

Sophomore

50

Emmy Shadrick6-2

Junior

School: Green River High School

Mascot: Lady Wolves

Coach(es): Darol Nutt, Stacey Nutt, Bernie Witte

Manager(s): Ashley Gallagher

GREEN RIVER

(5-17)Overall (2-8) 4A West

Green River is looking to return to

the state tournament after a regu-

lar season that saw the losses pile

up just a bit. The Lady Wolves

rank tenth in scoring at 40.5

points per game but give up 54.4 points

per outing for a -13.9 point differential.

Their defense ranks 11th just in front of

conference cohort, Riverton. Individually,

Dani Hardy leads the squad in scoring

(15.4), assists (2.9) and steals (3.9).

Janelle Strampe leads the team in re-

bounding (7.7) and also pours in 10.7

points per game. Both were key mem-

bers of the Lady Wolves state champi-

onship run in volleyball this season but

they will need some offensive help

from their teammates. Turnovers

have killed the Lady Wolves this

season as the team averages

24.9 per outing. If the outside

shot is falling combined with a

strong presence inside, this

could be a team to watch

out for.

GIRLS


Number

Name

Height

Grade

1

Ethan T

homas

5-10

Junior

2

Lorenz

o Webb

6-0

Senior

3

Jimmy

Lee

5-11

Junior

5

AliEtm

an

5-8

Senior

10

Tyler Le

gerski

5-11

Sophom

ore

21

Daveon

Gibson

5-10

Junior

22

Zack R

osette

6-0

Junior

23

Chase R

iley

5-10

Sophom

ore

25

Caleb

Carter

6-0

Junior

32

Brent R

hodes

5-11

Sophom

ore

33

Caleb

Tygum

6-0

Senior

43

Chris N

elson

6-0

Junior

School:

Rock S

prings H

ighSch

ool

Mascot:

Tigers

Coach(

es): Co

ry Sova

, Fred

Bath

Manage

r(s): Ly

nneLeg

erski, B

ailey S

mith,

Abby M

eduna,

Kyle K

ennedy

ROCK SPRINGS

(15-8)O

verall (5

-5)4A

West

There m

aynot

bea fa

sterand

more at

hletic te

amin th

e tourna

-

ment th

anthe

Tigers who

win

games

witha prol

ificoffe

nse.

Rock Sp

rings ra

nkssec

ondin th

e

state w

ith 68.0

points p

er game

. While

defense

is some

times an

issue, r

anking

ninth at

59.6 po

intsper

game, th

e Tigers

stillown

a healt

hy differ

ential o

f +8.4.

TheTige

rs are th

e only te

amin th

e tour-

nament

withfour

players

averagi

ng dou-

ble-figu

res.Dav

eonGib

sonlead

s theway

with16.

5, Zach

Rosette

average

s 12.9

while C

alebTyg

umand

Lorenz

o Webb

chipin 1

1.8and

10.5 resp

ectively

.

Rock S

prings t

hrives i

n the tr

ansition

game as

evidenc

ed by th

eir 54 p

er-

cent sh

ooting r

atefrom

inside th

e

arc.Tea

mswho

attempt

to run

withthe

Tigers m

ay regre

t the

decision

, especia

lly cons

idering

theassi

st rate o

f 17.4 p

er con-

testfor t

his run a

nd gun p

ro-

gram. Th

e Tigers

were th

e

State Ru

nner-Up

in 2008

before mis

singout

on

thetour

nament

last

season

.

BOYS


NumberName

HeightGrade

2

Dani Torpey

5-10Sophomore

3

Rose Smith

5-4

Junior

4

Grace Newman5-10

Sophomore

10

Theresa Allgaier5-4

Sophomore

11

Kori Freuler

5-4

Junior

12

Jordan Giles

5-6

Senior

20

Karlee Mivshek5-6

Junior

21

Andee Allred

5-7

Junior

23

Courtney Patterson 5-11Senior

24

Ryan Cook

5-7

Senior

25

Ashley Jereb

5-6

Senior

35

Porsha Wadsworth 5-10Junior

School: Rock Springs High School

Mascot: Lady Tigers

Coach(es): Darcy Bath, Ryan Mackey, Ryan Lane

Manager(s): Chantell Bott, Kylie Gallegos

ROCK SPRINGS

(18-4)Overall (9-1) 4A West

The State Runner-Up last year to

Gillette, the Lady Tigers are sixth

in overall offense and third in de-

fense. Courtney Patterson leads

this team with her tough physical

style while averaging 18 points per game

and six rebounds. Her 2.9 steals per

game show her versatility.Patterson

should also like playing in the SVHS gym

where she scored 22 points in a game

earlier this season. Grace Newman is the

only other player averaging double figures

with 11.5 per game while compiling an

impressive 5.7 assists per contest. Aver-

aging 50.4 points per game while al-

lowing just 40.6, their +9.8 point

differential makes them the most for-

midable team in the tournament.

After compiling a perfect regular

season going into the final game,

the Lady Tigers were upset by

Evanston which should ensure

a hungry group eager to re-

establish their dominance.

GIRLS


Number

Name

Height

Grade

10

Cody B

lumens

hine 6-0

Senior

11

EricCor

nia

6-0

Senior

12

Parker

Walton

6-0

Junior

13

Angelo

Flores

5-10

Senior

14

Jarrett

Watson

5-10

Junior

20

Seth H

osking

6-1

Senior

21

Josh G

raham

6-2

Senior

23

PJ Thom

as

6-3

Senior

24

Corbin

Nicholl

s6-0

Senior

34

John R

eddon

6-0

Junior

42

Andrew

Nirider

6-7

Senior

44

Kolby S

lack

6-3

Senior

School:

Riverto

n High

School

Mascot:

Wolver

ines

Coach(

es): St

eveBar

low, Tim

Bell, R

onPor

ter,

Reggie

Miller

Manage

r(s): Ce

leste B

arlow, K

ellyPhi

ster, Me

gan

Belville

, Taren

Watson

RIVERTON

(8-15)O

verall (3

-7)4A W

est

TheWol

verines

come in

to this co

n-

testas p

erhaps t

he most

physica

l

squad i

n the fie

ld. Offen

se issom

e-

times ha

rd tocom

e byfor R

iverton,

especia

lly again

st the m

oreagg

res-

sivedefe

nsive te

ams. Th

e team

average

s

54.9 po

intsper

game, ra

nking ni

nthove

r-

all. Like t

heirnam

esake, th

eWolve

rines wi

ll

battle to

othand

nailto fo

rceturn

overs a

nd

allow57.0

points p

er game

which ra

nks

themsixth

. The g

roupis le

d by C

orbin

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with14.

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game.

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firsttime

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4.

BOYS


NumberName

HeightGrade

12

Shay Cooper

5-4

Junior

14

Marcia Ashdown5-9

Sophomore

15

Chancey Crevier5-6

Senior

20

Amy Woodward5-9

Freshman

21

Kacie Lynch

5-10Senior

22

Ann Meyer

5-6

Senior

30

Kaylie Randall5-4

Sophomore

32

Hannah Soll

5-4

Sophomore

33

Danen Thornley5-7

Sophomore

40

Bree Olsen

5-9

Freshman

41

Sheridan Smith5-10

Sophomore

42

Hannah Svilar6-0

Sophomore

School: Riverton High School

Mascot: Lady Wolverines

Coach(es): Erika Yarber, Kim Krieger, Adrian McNamee,

Jeff Motisi

Manager(s): Linzy Leicester, Lanice Roman

RIVERTON(1-22)Overall (0-10) 4A West

There is no escaping the fact that

it’s been a tough season for the

Lady Wolverines and their faithful.

Offense has been hard to come by

as the team ranks 12th in scoring

at 28.8 points per game. Defensively the

team also ranks 12th at 54.7 points per

game, a huge point differential of -25.9.

The program will be hoping to end an11-

game losing streak since a January win

over Lander and return to Casper for the

first time since the 2002-03 season

when the Lady Wolverines finished third.

Individually, Riverton will be leaning on

forward Kacie Lynch and center Han-

nah Svilar who both had nice outings

their last time in Afton. Marcia Ash-

down and Shay Cooper will be

looking to lead the team from the

guard positions.Facing off

against the hometown Lady

Braves may not be a bad

thing as Riverton kept things

interesting in their last

meeting in Afton.

GIRLS


Number

Name

Height

Grade

3

Cory P

eck

5-8

Sophom

ore

5

Kyle V

inich

6-6

Junior

13

Cole M

ontgom

ery5-1

0Jun

ior

15

Jake B

ratton

5-8

Sophom

ore

21

Kyle M

urphy

5-9

Junior

23

Travis H

ayden

6-5

Senior

25

Jordan D

ick

6-2

Junior

31

Clay B

rownell

5-10

Junior

33

Mitche

ll Carp

enter

6-0

Junior

53

Andrew

Martin

6-10

Junior

55

Taylor

Millay

6-7

Sophom

ore

School:

Natron

a Coun

ty High

School

Mascot:

Mustan

gs

Coach(

es): Sh

awnGill

um, Tim

Fauss,

TreyRan

som,

Josh A

nderso

n

Manage

r(s): Ma

rcos M

oralez,

Taylor

Cool

NATRONA

(14-8)O

verall (1

0-0) 4A

West

TheNatr

onaMus

tangs h

avebee

n

ableto u

tilizethei

r non-co

nferenc

e

schedule

to help t

heirteam

to aper-

fectcon

ference

record, a

n impres

-

sivefeat

to be su

re.Not

lostin th

e

discussi

on isthe

factthat

thiscurr

entbatc

h

of Musta

ngsprac

ticed ev

eryday

against

oneof th

e finest t

eams of

thedec

adein la

st

year’s N

atrona c

hampion

ship. Un

likelast

year’s sq

uad, this

year’s he

rd of Mu

stangs

willnot

runyou

outof th

e gym on o

ffense,

scoring

a mode

st 54.4

points p

er game

.

However

, they po

ssess a s

tingy de

fense as

theteam

allows jus

t 51.3 p

er game

for a

point dif

ferentia

l of+3.

1. Kyle

Vinich

leads th

e team

with14.

2 point

s per

outing w

ith the l

oneretu

rning st

arter

fromlast

year’s te

am,Jord

an Dick,

chipping

in 9.9.

There’s

no one

player th

at does

it allfor N

atrona

withfive

different

players

lead-

ing the s

quad in

themaj

or sta-

tistical c

ategorie

s. The s

ize

in the m

iddle m

akes th

is

oneof th

e best re

bound-

ingteam

s inthe

tour-

nament.

BOYS


NumberName

HeightGrade

0

Shayna Shaffer5-7

Junior

3

Chelsea Combe5-5

Senior

4

Kazaan Graney5-7

Sophomore

10

Sidney Luers

5-8

Junior

11

Shelby Garska5-7

Junior

12

Ashley Creager5-6

Senior

21

Madison Browning5-6

Sophomore

22

Avery Allen

5-8

Junior

24

Erika Condelario5-6

Junior

33

Stephanie Lee6-1

Junior

35

Fallon Miller

5-8

Senior

44

Cheyanne Balster5-11

Sophomore

School: Natrona County High School

Mascot: FilliesCoach(es): Douglas Diehl, Glenn Woolson, Randall Bower

Manager(s): Alexandra Golke, Kelsey Morrow,

Brittany Myler

NATRONA(15-6) Overall (7-3) 4A West

The third place team from last

year’s state tournament, the Fillies

have been chasing Rock Springs

since a semi-final defeat last year

in Casper. The gap between the

two teams is slim with Natrona ranking

fifth in offense (53.8) and sixth in defense

(44.7). The Fillies are led by Stephanie

Lee, averaging just under 15 points per

game while pulling down 7.4 rebounds

and blocking 2 shots per game. Ashley

Creager is the shooter of the group, at-

tempting a whopping 145 three-point

baskets on the season, connecting on

34 percent of them. Natrona is the

best rebounding team in the tourna-

ment, ranking second in the state at

31.3 per contest.The Fillies

should like playing in Star Valley

where they have never tasted

defeat in their program’s his-

tory. Traveling the furthest of

any team in the tourney, a

day off on Thursday will

likely be appreciated.

GIRLS


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