Wyoming scores 34 straight to beat Nebraska in Six-man Shootout
With 32 34 consecutive second-half points, Wyoming beat Nebraska 54-52 in the inaugural Six-man Shootout all-star football game on Saturday in Arthur, Neb.
Wyoming scored the winning points with 19 seconds remaining as Dubois’ Mitchell Baker threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Snake River’s Daniel Wille. The touchdown was the final piece of a comeback that saw Wyoming rally from a 52-20 third-quarter deficit.
Wille finished with 282 total yards — 186 receiving, 94 rushing — and five touchdowns.
Snake River’s Rex Stanley scored twice and Midwest’s Ty Fenster also scored for Wyoming.
Nebraska led big early, staking a lead of 46-12 late in the second quarter. Nebraska led 46-20 at halftime and scored early in the third quarter to take a 52-20 lead.
Scoring summary
First quarter
N: Jordan Trimble 17 run (Hayes Rose kick), 10:10, 0-8
W: Daniel Wille 42 run (PAT fail), 9:10, 6-8
N: Cameron Goldman 5 run (Rose kick), 5:57, 6-16
N: Terryl Peterman 15 pass from Trimble (Rose kick), 0:45, 6-24
Second quarter
N: Brad Vasa 25 run (PAT fail), 8:03, 6-30
W: Rex Stanley 4 pass from Mitchell Baker (PAT fail), 6:26, 12-30
N: Hunter Walker 4 pass from Trimble (Rose kick), 4:49, 12-38
N: Peterman 3 pass from Trimble (Rose kick), 2:47, 12-46
W: Wille 4 run (Wille kick), 1:17, 20-46
Third quarter
N: Brandon Barker 54 pass from Trimble (PAT fail), 8:12, 20-52
W: O.B. Ready Ty Fenster 14 pass from Baker (PAT fail), 5:00, 26-52
W: Wille 1 run (Wille kick), 2:45, 34-52
W: Safety, 2:36, 36-52
W: Wille 37 pass from Baker (PAT fail), 1:26, 42-52
Fourth quarter
W: Stanley 60 pass from Baker (PAT Fail), 1:33, 48-52
W: Wille 31 pass from Baker (PAT fail), 0:19, 54-52
Individual stats
Rushing: W, Wille 19-94, Cody Wells 9-63, Adam VanNorman 7-58, Baker 6-44, Stanley 1-17, Team 2-2. N, Trimble 16-84, Vasa 9-76, Bryce Potter 8-47, Cale Brown 1-15, Brett Ryan 1-6, Brandon Barker 2-4, Cameron Goldman 2-1, Hunter Walker 1-(-1).
Passing: W, Baker 13-27-2-276, Wille 1-1-0-17, VanNorman 0-2-0-0, Skyler Stephenson 0-2-0-0, Stanley o-1-0-0. N, Trimble 16-27-4-204, Tyler Barta 0-2-0-0, Potter 0-1-0-0.
Receiving: W, Wille 9-186, Stanley 3-81, Fenster 1-14, Miles Engelhart 1-12. N, Barker 4-91, Walker 3-44, Tyrel Hinton 1-27, Barta 3-21, Peterman 2-18, Vasa 2-13, Potter 1-(-10).
Defensive leaders: W, Stanley 10 solo tackles, 5 assisted tackles, 1 fumble recovery; VanNorman, 5 solo, 5 assists, 1 fumble recovery, Jordan Largent, 3 solo, 6 assists, 2 sacks, 1 fumble recovery. N, Ryan, 15 solo, 11 assists, 2 fumble recoveries; Gabe Ware, 8 solo, 8 assists, 1 fumble recovery, 1 interception; Sean Grote, 6 solo, 3 assists.
Box score courtesy Ken Swieter.
–patrick