The score posted today for the six-man showdown between Ten Sleep and Guernsey-Sunrise — 93-56 Pioneers — sets a new state record for combined points for two teams. The 149 points scored between the two teams breaks the old record of 138, set in a six-man game last year between Ten Sleep and Kaycee; the 93 points Ten Sleep scored is second all-time (behind a 96-point performance by Deaver-Frannie in 1975) for points by one team in a game.
Click here to see the state’s all-time single game scoring records. (Remember, these records only cover the years 1933-2009. The records also come with the knowledge that at least two teams broke the 100-point mark in a game prior to 1933 and at least one more game included a 96-point performance by one team.)
The opposite end of the spectrum — the lowest scoring games — is something I don’t post anymore due to an excessive number of scoreless ties in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. But, as I was sitting at Deti Stadium last night and Kelly Walsh entered the fourth quarter with only a 3-0 lead on Laramie (KW eventually won 10-7), I got to thinking about some low scoring games, too.
I tried to remember the last 3-0 game in the state and I couldn’t remember it. That’s when I decided it would be a good trivia question. After I found the answer, I decided another trivia question was also apropos. So here it is, in two parts:
Name for me the last game involving a varsity Wyoming high school team to end 3-0… and then name for me the last big-school game (Class 4A currently, Class 5A 2001-08, Class 4A prior to 2001) to end 3-0. (Hint: It should be pretty obvious, but they’re not the same game.)
Then, as I thought about that, I thought, “Wait, 2-0 is lower combined than 3-0.” So, the third part of the low-scoring trivia triumvirate:
Name for me the last game involving a varsity Wyoming high school team to end 2-0. (Hint: It’s only been done twice since 1989. Bonus points if you can get them both.)
For every wrong answer, I’ll post a hint. Post your guesses as a comment on this blog post. Let’s see how many guesses it takes to get to the answer… if we ever get there!
Oh, and I’m still amazed at that 93-56 final. At 149 points for 40 minutes, that’s almost four points per minute combined. That is some crazy offense.
(By the way, anyone heard anything about Kaycee-Farson?)
–patrick
No idea about the other one, but Star Valley defeated Bear Lake in Montpelier, Idaho 2-0 in 2001. Worst officiated game I’ve ever seen but happy to grab the win.
Dahl picks up the first points of the contest! The Star Valley game was the most recent 2-0 game. The other one was Tongue River’s 2-0 win over Greybull in 1999.
The 3-0 games are still out there… some hints:
The most recent 3-0 game came in 2004. The most recent big-school 3-0 game was in 1995….
–patrick
Oh, and I got the Kaycee-Farson score finally. Good to go there. 83-13 Buckaroos.
–patrick
Big school Natrona defeated Rock Springs
The 2004 3-0 score was Cokeville over Evanston’s JV on August 26th. If this is not eligible, you didn’t specify anything about games vs. JV squads.
Terryl and Kevin have got it! NC over Rock Springs 3-0 in 1995; Cokeville over the Evanston JV 3-0 in 2004. There were two other 3-0 games in between: Worland over Star Valley in 2003 and Wright over Tongue River in 2002.
Thanks for playing!
–patrick