Tongue River boys basketball’s three pillars lead to unprecedented 10-0 start

 

DAYTON — Three weeks ago the Tongue River High School boys basketball team surrendered 20 points in the first quarter to Thunder Basin’s junior varsity team in a non conference, out-of-class matchup, allowing six 3-pointers to the 4A Bolts. After the 2A Eagles clawed their way back to a 26-25 deficit at halftime and eventually beat Thunder Basin 56-50, head coach Tyler Hanson realized the potential of the 2020-21 Tongue River team.

“It proved to us that sticking to the game plan works,” Hanson said, “and, if we do what we do, which is defend and rebound on both ends of the floor, then we’re going to be in any game no matter who we’re matched up against.”

The win gave Tongue River its fifth of the season and, since then, the Eagles have rattled off five more wins to push its record to an undefeated 10-0 (2-0 conference). No team has started 10-0 or better in the 2A since Pine Bluffs during the 2016-17 season, according to statistics and archive statistics kept by WyoPreps.com.

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