BIG HORN — Losing by three points to Big Piney in the 2A State Championship tournament quarterfinals last Friday ended the Big Horn High School boys basketball team’s bid to play for a trophy, and the Rams faced a nine-point deficit at halftime when they played Greybull in the consolation semifinals Saturday morning.

“At halftime I challenged them and said, ‘This is some really big adversity, if you lose this game, your season is over,’” head coach Cody Ball said. “‘If you win it, you get one extra game and more time with your friends, more time with these guys you call family every day. Facing adversity, are you going to overcome it, or are you going to collapse?’”

Similar to Big Horn’s response to adversity throughout the 2020-21 season, the Rams went on to score 31 points in the second half to win 47-40 and play Wind River in the consolation championship game. The Rams fell 52-50 to the Cougars to finish with a 10-10 season record and place sixth in 2A, while the Big Piney Punchers lost to Rocky Mountain in the championship game. 

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