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On hand celebrating the team's victory at Rusty['s were Mary Glen Cromwell, left, and Evan Withrow who got a congratulatory hug from his mom Victoria Withrow. As towns vanish on the plains those that remain hold on to the last sense of pride they…

Rusty's Bar is the scene of celebration at the end of the game as locals dance and drink into the late hours.

(from l to r) Tamara Farmer, 17, Joey Boso, 18, and Justin Roudebush, 17, the latter wearing their football jerseys, walk through the school library on their way to another class. The school at Geraldine has less than 80 students from K through…

Frustrated by their inability to stop the Cougar's offense, Geraldine head coach Rod Tweet, right, tries to rally his defense.

During the first half the Cougars were scoring at will on the Tigers and on their home field on the plains of central Montana.

Senior Andy Rice tries to rally the crowd after the Tigers were stunned by the Cougar's offensive firepower in the first half. In what locals were saying was the most exciting game in 6-man history the Geraldine Tigers roared back from a 32 point…

Jason Woodburn, 12, does some practice shooting with his BB gun out on one of the family's pastures. Jason's brother Justin plays on the football team but Jason aspires to be a championship bull rider someday.

Tim Warren, center, and Doug Warren, left, used to play for the Tigers decades past and now meet every morning at Rusty's Bar for cigarettes and coffee and tall tales about the old days.

Joey Boso hams it up in the Tiger's locker room prior to a practice. Boso and his mother moved to Geraldine from Las Vegas where his mother said he was in constant trouble. Boso went on to kick a record 10 extra points in the championship.

The high school football team is the heart and soul of the disappearing rural town of Geraldine on Montana’s wind swept plains. The town, population of 283, has been shrinking for three generations and now the football team can only field…