The Shrine Bowl, Wyoming’s annual all-star high school football game, is now just one week away.
But the preparation starts today.
Teams are arriving in Casper today and have their first practices tonight. The squads depart Sunday on their annual trip to Salt Lake City to visit the Shriners Hospital for Children and will resume practices in Casper on Tuesday.
Teams practice twice a day the rest of the week. The game will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at Cheney Alumni Field (NCHS) in Casper.
The all-time series between the North and South squads is tied at 17 victories apiece; three games have finished tied, including the 2009 game, which was cut short by a vicious thunderstorm. The North won last year’s game 27-26.
The rosters, barring injuries during the week or no-shows at registration, will be as follows:
NORTH
Big Horn: Michael Klepperich, Wyatt Mirich, Nelson Alzheimer.
Buffalo: Jace Jensen, Hayden Kessler, Lee Iberlin, Jake Hepp.
Cody: Andrew Blaylock, Travis Calkin, Morgan Heimer.
Dubois: Trent Slagowski.
Gillette: Brek Carper, Jake Gill, Riley Bousa.
Greybull: Clay Cundall, Dillon McCoy.
Kaycee: Shawn Straub.
Kelly Walsh: Kyle Smith, Tanner Vivian.
Lovell: Darren Ballard.
Natrona: Jim Shellenberger, Cole Montgomery, Braden Barnes, Lucas Rowley, Chase Cimburek.
Newcastle: Jeremy Beehler.
Powell: Tyler England, Colby Gilmore.
Riverton: Jarrett Watson.
Rocky Mountain: Kaleb Hoyt.
Sheridan: Kyle Hutchinson, Dawson Osborn, Zack Will.
Worland: Caleb Garza.
Wright: Holden Fauber, Ryan Haefele.
Student Manager: Kristin Tammany, Riverton.
Coaches: John Cundall and Jeff Sukut, Greybull; Vic Wilkerson, Gillette; Pat Lynch, Buffalo; David Trembly, Dubois; Dustin Sipe, Kaycee.
SOUTH
Big Piney: Zach Wenz, Shane Copeland, Ken Howard.
Cheyenne Central: Zach Peck, Josh Borm, Thad Lane.
Cheyenne East: Chase Metzler, Jacob Edwards, Michael Galicia.
Cokeville: McKay Tonga.
Douglas: Joe Lake, Dylan Klava, Justin Melton, Baylor Sieg.
Evanston: Jeff Lee, Nolan Smith, Jack Lambert, Scott Davis.
Green River: Cooper Palmer.
Laramie: Wes Dalles.
Lingle: Brody Serres.
Lusk: Ace Thurston, Jerit DeGering, Derek Smith.
Lyman: Nate Eyre, Colby Gaylord, James Taylor.
Mountain View: Wynston Anglen.
Pine Bluffs: Blayne Gilbert.
Rawlins: David Greninger, Jared Craig.
Snake River: Sean Rietveld.
Torrington: Evan Rader.
Wheatland: Merit Bunker, Ward Anderson, Quinn Zimmerman.
Student Manager: Megan Wingeleth, Lyman.
Coaches: Pat Fackrell and Larry Wagstaff, Evanston; Scott Schultz, Wheatland; Ted Holmstrom, Lyman; Matt VandeBossche, Lusk; Michael Bates, Snake River.
Who is your favorite? Which team do you think has what it takes to get the job done on Saturday?
–patrick
After posting these rosters, Shrine Bowl Executive Director T.J. Claunch emailed me to let me know that there had been several changes to the rosters since last I knew. When he sends me those updates, I will pass them along here.
–patirck
It looks to me like the north has the superior offensive line and backfield. Jace Jensen and Cole Montgomery playing alongside each other is a scary thought.