In two 1A Southwest conference games this weekend the Encampment Tigers boys varsity team lost to the higher-ranked Cokeville Panthers (2-1 1A Southwest, 10-4 overall) and beat the lower-ranked Farson-Eden Pronghorn (0-3 1A Southwest, 3-9 overall).
The Tigers (1-2 1A Southwest, 9-3 overall) succumbed to Cokeville in a 44-52 loss on Friday.
Coach Clint Bromley said the Encampment boys “played really well for three-and-a-half quarters and then ran out of gas.” He added the bench was shallow and they ran out of players with the energy level to finish the game strong. “We were outscored by 27 in the fourth quarter, and that was the difference,” Bromley said.
The strongest players in the Cokeville game were junior Guy Erickson and senior Luke Pantle.
The Tigers beat the Farson-Eden team in Farson on Saturday, 62-50.
According to Bromley, Encampment came and took control of the game and then held on for the duration.
Foul trouble and free throws were also a big factor. “We won the battle of the boards and that settled it,” Bromley said, adding that Farson-Eden got into foul trouble and the Encampment boys were making their free throws.
Bromley said that eight boys scored during the game and the whole bench played well.
Focusing on the upcoming games this week Bromley said he is “Just going to go out and try to work some kinks out.”
The non-conference games aren’t as important this week and he just wants to get the team focused.
The Tigers played in Hanna on Tuesday. The Tigers take on the Saratoga Panthers at 4 p.m. on Friday and host Rock River at noon on Saturday.
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