ROCK SPRINGS – Cheyenne Central and Cheyenne East will battle for the Boy’s 4A Crown on Saturday. The Rock Springs Tigers will take on Sheridan in the third/fourth place game while Gillette and Green River will face-off for the consolation title.
Many coaches say the hardest game to get up for is your next game after losing in the State Tournament opening round. The Green River Wolves did it with style as they dominated Natrona to take the 4-1 win on Friday. The Wolves will face Gillette in the consolation finals on Saturday. Both Gillette and Green River opened the tournament with a loss but stayed alive on Friday. Gillette in the top-ranked team from the East.
For the Rock Springs Tigers, they struggled to get things going against Central on Friday. Central scored twice in the final 10 minutes of the first half and added a third in the second half. Rock Springs had shots but ran up against a tough Central defense.
The Tigers will take on Sheridan for third place on Saturday. Sheridan opened the tournament with a two-point win over Natrona, 3-1. On Friday, Cheyenne East beat Sheridan 3-1 to set up the final matchups of the tournament.
4A Boys at Rock Springs
Thursday, May 28
(#4W) Rock Springs 1 (#1E) Gillette 0 OT
(#3E) Cheyenne Central 3 (#2W) Riverton 1 OT
(#2E) Cheyenne East 3 (#3W) Green River 0
(#4E) Sheridan 3 (#1W) Natrona 1
Friday, May 29
Consolation Round
Gillette 1 Riverton 0 – Riverton Eliminated.
Green River 4 Natrona 1 – Natrona Eliminated.
Semi-Finals
Central 3 Rock Springs 0
Cheyenne East 3 Sheridan 1
Saturday, May 30
Gillette vs. Green River – 11am at High School Consolation Championship
Rock Springs vs. Sheridan – 11am at Jr High 3rd Place
Cheyenne Central vs. Cheyenne East – 3:30pm at Jr High Championship
3A Boys at Jackson
Thursday, May 28
(#1 NW) Worland 1 Star Valley 0
(#1 SE) Torrington 1 Cody 0
(#1 NE) Buffalo 3 Lander 1
(#1 SW) Jackson 7 Powell 1
Friday, May 29
Consolation Round
Star Valley 1 Cody 0 – Cody Eliminated.
Lander 3 Powell 1 – Powell Eliminated.
Semi-Finals
Worland 2 Torrington 1
Jackson 3 Buffalo 0
Saturday, May 30
Star Valley vs. Lander – 11am Consolation Championship
Torrington vs. Buffalo – 11am 3rd Place
Worland vs. Jackson – 3pm Championship
