Midwest sets plans to play home games in Casper this season

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The Midwest football team has set plans to play its home games in Casper this season — fallout from a leak of toxic chemicals from an abandoned oil well that closed the school indefinitely on May 26.

The school has yet to be reopened, even though the well near the school thought to be the source of the leak was plugged. Midwest students will start the school year in Casper, and games will be played in Casper as long as the school in Midwest remains closed.

Midwest games will be split between Natrona County and Kelly Walsh high schools, Midwest coach Ken Swieter and Midwest AD Susan Rodabaugh said.

Midwest has home games scheduled with Dubois (Week 1, Friday, Sept. 2); Lingle (Week 4, Friday, Sept. 23); Rock River (Week 5, Friday, Sept. 30) and Hanna (Week 8, Friday, Oct. 21) and also has a home Zero Week contest with Dubois and Snake River scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 27.

The games against Dubois, Rock River and Hanna have tentatively been set to be played at Natrona County, while the Zero Week contest and the Lingle game are tentatively scheduled for Kelly Walsh. Game times and dates would not change.

Hulett and Hanna are also scheduled to play their Week 3 game (Saturday, Sept. 17) in Midwest. Plans for that game were not immediately known.

Swieter said Midwest’s practices will either be at the old CY Junior High fields in Casper or at the park near the former Westwood Elementary in west Casper, which is where Midwest’s kindergarten through eighth-grade students will be housed until the Midwest school can be reopened.

–patrick

A basketball schedule for football: Who has done it and how it might look today

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A school’s football schedule often looks vastly different from a school’s basketball schedule.

Ignore for a second the obvious differences in conference alignment and schedule length, and focus instead on conference games.

For most Wyoming high schools, conference games take up more than half of the basketball schedule. And, maybe more importantly, teams get two cracks at their conference opponents — once on the road, once at home.

What if football scheduling adapted the same approach?

A round-robin conference schedule that allowed teams two chances at their conference opponents would give teams schedules with reduced travel and increased focus on regional rivalry. It sounds odd, but it actually might work.

This idea is not completely foreign.

For 15 years, from 1960-74, the Class A Southwest schools (Star Valley, Evanston, Kemmerer, Green River and, eventually, Jackson) played a round-robin schedule where the teams played each other twice during the regular season. The Class B Southwest schools (Mountain View, Lyman, Pinedale, Big Piney and Cokeville) did the same from 1970-76. And that doesn’t even scratch the surface of schools that traditionally played each other twice during the regular season in football’s early days in the state (Cody-Powell, Lander-Riverton, Sundance-Upton and a host of others).

However, previous round-robin schedules fit into longer regular seasons, usually 10 weeks long. These days, Wyoming’s regular season fits into eight or nine weeks. That means, to fully execute a round-robin, no-byes schedule, we can’t have any more than four teams in a conference, giving schools the opportunity for six conference games and two non-conference games.

Splitting 49 11-man teams into four-team conferences turns out to be more difficult than first blush: It means either scaling back to three classifications of roughly 16 schools each or keeping four classifications but skewing to roughly 12 schools each. For our sake, we’ll stick with 12 per class — but that means three conferences per classification (except 1A 11-man and 1A six-man), which might make playoff qualifying a bit weird.

But whatever. Our focus for now is on the regular season, not the postseason.

Let’s give it a try.

When go to 12 teams and three conferences per class, some weird geographical splits appear. For example:

In 4A, it’s pretty much a given that we’ll have to separate the two Casper schools. With three schools (Gillette, Sheridan and Thunder Basin) in the northeast and three (Rock Springs, Green River and Evanston) in the southwest, we pretty much have to split the two Casper schools to make balanced conferences.

The same thing happens with the Fremont County schools Lander and Riverton in 3A. Again, pockets of three-school groupings — Pinedale, Star Valley and Jackson in the far west and Cody, Worland and Powell in the northwest — make it tough to keep Lander and Riverton together.

In 2A, we have to split neighbors Moorcroft and Newcastle — three-school pockets of Greybull, Thermopolis and Lovell in the Northwest and Glenrock, Burns and Wheatland in the southeast force us to split the northeast pairing of the Dogies and Wolves.

Meanwhile, in 1A, things get complicated because we have 13 remaining schools. Rather than two conferences of four teams apiece and one of five, I split the teams into four conferences of four, three, three and three schools. Because of that scheduling, most 1A 11-man teams had to play either three straight home games or three straight road games, something I worked to avoid in other classifications (along with having four road or home games in a five-week stretch) but couldn’t avoid for about half the schools in this conference setup.

Six-man gets to remain relatively unchanged except for conference structure.

Class 4A kept its nine-week schedule; other classifications stayed at eight weeks.

Here is a sample schedule of what Weeks 0-8 (with Zero Week for 4A only) might look like in 2018 if Wyoming adopted these basketball scheduling practices for football (note that “JOB” means JV, out-of-state or bye):

4A Northeast
Gillette: vs. Natrona; vs. Laramie; at Cheyenne Central; vs. Sheridan; at Kelly Walsh; vs. Thunder Basin; vs. Kelly Walsh; at Sheridan; at Thunder Basin.
Sheridan: at Cheyenne South; at Natrona; vs. Cheyenne East; at Gillette; vs. Thunder Basin; at Kelly Walsh; at Thunder Basin; vs. Gillette; vs. Kelly Walsh.
Thunder Basin: at Cheyenne Central; vs. Cheyenne South; at Cody; vs. Kelly Walsh; at Sheridan; at Gillette; vs. Sheridan; at Kelly Walsh; vs. Gillette.
Kelly Walsh: vs. Green River; at Douglas; vs. Natrona; at Thunder Basin; vs. Gillette; vs. Sheridan; at Gillette; vs. Thunder Basin; at Sheridan.

4A Southeast
Cheyenne East: at Rock Springs; vs. Evanston; at Sheridan; vs. Cheyenne South; at Laramie; vs. Cheyenne Central; vs. Laramie; at Cheyenne South; at Cheyenne Central.
Cheyenne South: vs. Sheridan; at Thunder Basin; vs. Green River; at Cheyenne East; vs. Cheyenne Central; at Laramie; at Cheyenne Central; vs. Cheyenne East; vs. Laramie.
Cheyenne Central: vs. Thunder Basin; at Rock Springs; vs. Gillette; vs. Laramie; at Cheyenne South; at Cheyenne East; vs. Cheyenne South; at Laramie; vs. Cheyenne East.
Laramie: at Evanston; at Gillette; vs. Rock Springs; at Cheyenne Central; vs. Cheyenne East; vs. Cheyenne South; at Cheyenne East; vs. Cheyenne Central; at Cheyenne South.

4A West
Rock Springs: vs. Cheyenne East; vs. Cheyenne Central; at Laramie; vs. Evanston; at Natrona; vs. Green River; vs. Natrona; at Evanston; at Green River.
Evanston: vs. Laramie; at Cheyenne East; vs. Star Valley; at Rock Springs; vs. Green River; at Natrona; at Green River; vs. Rock Springs; vs. Natrona.
Green River: at Kelly Walsh; vs. Lander; at Cheyenne South; vs. Natrona; at Evanston; at Rock Springs; vs. Evanston; at Natrona; vs. Rock Springs.
Natrona: at Gillette; vs. Sheridan; at Kelly Walsh; at Green River; vs. Rock Springs; vs. Evanston; at Rock Springs; vs. Green River; at Evanston.

3A East
Buffalo: vs. Glenrock; at Worland; vs. Torrington; at Rawlins; vs. Douglas; vs. Rawlins; at Torrington; at Douglas.
Torrington: at JOB; vs. Wheatland; at Buffalo; vs. Douglas; at Rawlins; at Douglas; vs. Buffalo; vs. Rawlins.
Douglas: vs. Kelly Walsh; at Glenrock; vs. Rawlins; at Torrington; at Buffalo; vs. Torrington; at Rawlins; vs. Buffalo.
Rawlins: at Riverton; vs. Powell; at Douglas; vs. Buffalo; vs. Torrington; at Buffalo; vs. Douglas; at Torrington.

3A Northwest
Riverton: vs. Rawlins; at Lander; vs. Cody; at Powell; vs. Worland; vs. Powell; at Cody; at Worland.
Cody: at Jackson; vs. Thunder Basin; at Riverton; vs. Worland; at Powell; at Worland; vs. Riverton; vs. Powell.
Worland: at Star Valley; vs. Buffalo; vs. Powell; at Cody; at Riverton; vs. Cody; at Powell; vs. Riverton.
Powell: vs. Thermopolis; at Rawlins; at Worland; vs. Riverton; vs. Cody; at Riverton; vs. Worland; at Cody.

3A Southwest
Jackson: vs. Cody; at Mountain View; vs. Pinedale; at Lander; vs. Star Valley; vs. Lander; at Pinedale; at Star Valley.
Pinedale: at Kemmerer; vs. Big Piney; at Jackson; vs. Star Valley; at Lander; at Star Valley; vs. Jackson; vs. Lander.
Star Valley: vs. Worland; at Evanston; vs. Lander; at Pinedale; at Jackson; vs. Pinedale; at Lander; vs. Jackson.
Lander: at Green River; vs. Riverton; at Star Valley; vs. Jackson; vs. Pinedale; at Jackson; vs. Star Valley; at Pinedale.

2A East
Wheatland: vs. Wright; at Torrington; vs. Glenrock; at Newcastle; vs. Burns; vs. Newcastle; at Glenrock; at Burns.
Glenrock: at Buffalo; vs. Douglas; at Wheatland; vs. Burns; at Newcastle; at Burns; vs. Wheatland; vs. Newcastle.
Burns: vs. Saratoga; at Pine Bluffs; vs. Newcastle; at Glenrock; at Wheatland; vs. Glenrock; at Newcastle; vs. Wheatland.
Newcastle: vs. Southeast; at Moorcroft; at Burns; vs. Wheatland; vs. Glenrock; at Wheatland; vs. Burns; at Glenrock.

2A Northwest
Greybull: vs. Lyman; at Tongue River; vs. Thermopolis; at Moorcroft; vs. Lovell; vs. Moorcroft; at Thermopolis; at Lovell.
Thermopolis: at Powell; vs. Big Horn; at Greybull; vs. Lovell; at Moorcroft; at Lovell; vs. Greybull; vs. Moorcroft.
Lovell: at Big Horn; vs. Rocky Mountain; vs. Moorcroft; at Thermopolis; at Greybull; vs. Thermopolis; at Moorcroft; vs. Greybull.
Moorcroft: at Upton-Sundance; vs. Newcastle; at Lovell; vs. Greybull; vs. Thermopolis; at Greybull; vs. Lovell; at Thermopolis.

2A Southwest
Kemmerer: vs. Pinedale; at Cokeville; vs. Mountain View; at Lyman; vs. Big Piney; vs. Lyman; at Mountain View; at Big Piney.
Mountain View: at JOB; vs. Jackson; at Kemmerer; vs. Big Piney; at Lyman; at Big Piney; vs. Kemmerer; vs. Lyman.
Big Piney: vs. Cokeville; at Pinedale; vs. Lyman; at Mountain View; at Kemmerer; vs. Mountain View; at Lyman; vs. Kemmerer.
Lyman: at Greybull; vs. Wind River; at Big Piney; vs. Kemmerer; vs. Mountain View; at Kemmerer; vs. Big Piney; at Mountain View.

1A 11-man Northeast
Upton-Sundance: vs. Moorcroft; at Shoshoni; vs. Tongue River; at Lusk; vs. Wright; at Southeast; vs. Lusk; at Wright.
Wright: at Wheatland; vs. JOB; vs. Lusk; at Pine Bluffs; at Upton-Sundance; at Lusk; vs. Big Horn; vs. Upton-Sundance.
Lusk: vs. Pine Bluffs; at Southeast; at Wright; vs. Upton-Sundance; at JOB; vs. Wright; at Upton-Sundance; vs. Saratoga.

1A 11-man Southeast
Southeast: at Newcastle; vs. Lusk; at JOB; at Saratoga; vs. Pine Bluffs; vs. Upton-Sundance; vs. Saratoga; at Pine Bluffs.
Pine Bluffs: at Lusk; at Burns; vs. Saratoga; vs. Wright; at Southeast; at Saratoga; vs. JOB; vs. Southeast.
Saratoga: vs. Burns; at Wyoming Indian; at Pine Bluffs; vs. Southeast; vs. Rocky Mountain; vs. Pine Bluffs; at Southeast; at Lusk.

1A 11-man Northwest
Tongue River: at Wind River; vs. Greybull; at Upton-Sundance; at Rocky Mountain; vs. Big Horn; vs. JOB; vs. Rocky Mountain; at Big Horn.
Big Horn: vs. Lovell; at Thermopolis; vs. Rocky Mountain; vs. JOB; at Tongue River; at Rocky Mountain; at Wright; vs. Tongue River.
Rocky Mountain: vs. Shoshoni; at Lovell; at Big Horn; vs. Tongue River; at Saratoga; vs. Big Horn; at Tongue River; vs. JOB.

1A 11-man Southwest
Wind River: vs. Tongue River; at Lyman; vs. Wyoming Indian; at Cokeville; vs. Shoshoni; vs. Cokeville; at Wyoming Indian; at Shoshoni.
Wyoming Indian: at JOB; vs. Saratoga; at Wind River; vs. Shoshoni; at Cokeville; at Shoshoni; vs. Wind River; vs. Cokeville.
Shoshoni: at Rocky Mountain; vs. Upton-Sundance; vs. Cokeville; at Wyoming Indian; at Wind River; vs. Wyoming Indian; at Cokeville; vs. Wind River.
Cokeville: at Big Piney; vs. Kemmerer; at Shoshoni; vs. Wind River; vs. Wyoming Indian; at Wind River; vs. Shoshoni; at Wyoming Indian.

1A six-man Northeast
NSI: vs. Ten Sleep; at Burlington; vs. Midwest; at Kaycee; vs. Hulett; vs. Kaycee; at Midwest; at Hulett.
Midwest: at Guernsey; vs. Rock River; at NSI; vs. Hulett; at Kaycee; at Hulett; vs. NSI; vs. Kaycee.
Hulett: at Lingle; vs. Guernsey; vs. Kaycee; at Midwest; at NSI; vs. Midwest; at Kaycee; vs. NSI.
Kaycee: at Meeteetse; vs. Lingle; at Hulett; vs. NSI; vs. Midwest; at NSI; vs. Hulett; at Midwest.

1A six-man Southeast
Lingle: vs. Hulett; at Kaycee; vs. Hanna; at Rock River; vs. Guernsey; vs. Rock River; at Hanna; at Guernsey.
Hanna: at Dubois; vs. Snake River; at Lingle; vs. Guernsey; at Rock River; at Guernsey; vs. Lingle; vs. Rock River.
Guernsey: vs. Midwest; at Hulett; vs. Rock River; at Hanna; at Lingle; vs. Hanna; at Rock River; vs. Lingle.
Rock River: vs. St. Stephens; at Midwest; at Guernsey; vs. Lingle; vs. Hanna; at Lingle; vs. Guernsey; at Hanna.

1A six-man Northwest
Riverside: vs. Farson; at St. Stephens; vs. Burlington; at Ten Sleep; vs. Meeteetse; vs. Ten Sleep; at Burlington; at Meeteetse.
Burlington: at Snake River; vs. NSI; at Riverside; vs. Meeteetse; at Ten Sleep; at Meeteetse; vs. Riverside; vs. Ten Sleep.
Meeteetse: vs. Kaycee; at Farson; vs. Ten Sleep; at Burlington; at Riverside; vs. Burlington; at Ten Sleep; vs. Riverside.
Ten Sleep: at NSI; vs. Dubois; at Meeteetse; vs. Riverside; vs. Burlington; at Riverside; vs. Meeteetse; at Burlington.

1A six-man Southwest
Dubois: vs. Hanna; at Ten Sleep; vs. Farson; at Snake River; vs. St. Stephens; vs. Snake River; at Farson; at St. Stephens.
Farson: at Riverside; vs. Meeteetse; at Dubois; vs. St. Stephens; at Snake River; at St. Stephens; vs. Dubois; vs. Snake River.
St. Stephens: at Rock River; vs. Riverside; vs. Snake River; at Farson; at Dubois; vs. Farson; at Snake River; vs. Dubois.
Snake River: vs. Burlington; at Hanna; at St. Stephens; vs. Dubois; vs. Farson; at Dubois; vs. St. Stephens; at Farson.

So, what do you think? Would basketball scheduling ideas work for football? Should the round-robin schedule make a comeback?

–patrick

2016 Wyoming high school football schedule released

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The 2016 Wyoming high school football schedule was released to schools this morning at the statewide scheduling meeting in Casper.

For 4A and 3A schools, the varsity schedules — which are set up by the Wyoming High School Activities Association — look almost exactly the same as the schedules for the past couple years

But for 2A, 1A 11-man and 1A six-man schools, where reclassification and opt-downs rearranged conferences across the state, the schedules will bring some new twists to next season.

The 4A schedule order is the same as the one used in 2014 and 2015. The 2016 schedule will be the same as the 2014 schedule and a mirror of last season.

The only changes to the 3A schedule were in Week 1 nonconference play, as Jackson will play Sugar-Salem, Idaho, instead of Teton, Idaho, in Week 1; Rawlins will play Lyman instead of Kemmerer in Week 1; and Torrington will play Wheatland instead of Glenrock in Week 1. The remainder of the 3A schedule matches that of 2014 and mirrors 2015.

The biggest changes came for the smallest schools, as reclassification forced new schedules to be constructed for Class 2A, Class 1A 11-man and Class 1A six-man. None of the schools in those classifications play the same schedule as the past two years.

In all, 17 new series will be played, nine in 11-man and eight in six-man. Of the 17 new series, four involve new six-man school Riverside, three involve new six-man school Lingle, three involve Snake River and three involve Wright. The 17 new series on tap include:

Lyman/Rawlins
Kemmerer/Rocky Mountain
Pinedale/Wheatland
Newcastle/Upton-Sundance
Pine Bluffs/Wind River
Tongue River/Wyoming Indian
Upton-Sundance/Wright
Cokeville/Wright
Wright/Wyoming Indian
Kaycee/Riverside
Lingle/Snake River
Kaycee/Lingle
Lingle/Rock River
Burlington/Snake River
Riverside/Snake River
Riverside/St. Stephens
Farson/Riverside

Some highlights to the schedule:

The Bridger Valley Bowl between Mountain View and Lyman will be played in Week 2 instead of acting as the schools’ regular-season finale.

The Sublette County rivalry game between Pinedale and Big Piney was moved from Week 8 to Week 5.

Wheatland and Torrington will renew their rivalry via an interclass game in Week 1. The two schools played each other every year for decades before missing each other on the schedule the past three years.

Six-man neighbors in Carbon County, Snake River and Hanna, will not play each other in 2016. With Hanna in the East Conference and Snake River in the West — and with the nonconference schedule reduced to one game for six-man schools — the Miners and Rattlers will miss each other on the schedule for the first time since six-man came back to Wyoming in 2009.

Similarly, Laramie County neighbors Burns (2A) and Pine Bluffs (1A 11-man) won’t play each other in 2016. The two schools renewed their rivalry the past two years after missing each other for a few years prior to that.

In 2A, with seven schools per conference, one team from the East and one from the West will meet in weeks where they don’t play a conference game, as has been done the past couple years. However, most of the matchups have changed, with Wheatland playing Pinedale in Week 2; Big Horn playing Kemmerer in Week 3; Greybull playing Burns in Week 4; Moorcroft playing Lovell in Week 5; Newcastle playing Big Piney in Week 6; Glenrock playing Lyman in Week 7; and Mountain View playing Thermopolis in Week 8.

In 1A 11-man, with only six schools per conference, teams will have three non-conference weeks, much like 3A. Games in Weeks 2 and 3 in 1A 11-man will be cross-conference games, with several — including Pine Bluffs/Wind River, Tongue River/Wyoming Indian, Cokeville/Wright and Wright/Wyoming Indian — the first games between the participating schools.

Class 1A six-man will have three new teams. Burlington will open its six-man era by hosting Normative Services; Riverside will play its first six-man game at defending state champion Kaycee; Lingle will play at Snake River to start six-man play. Riverside and Lingle, who are opting down to six-man, will be ineligible for the postseason.

With an even number of teams in each classification, all schools in both 1A classifications have full eight-game schedules.

Class 3A-1A teams can add Zero Week games, scrimmages or other contests. Game times and specific dates will be set by the participating schools; dates listed are the Friday of the week when most of the games are expected to be played.

Schedules by Week
Week 0 (Friday, Aug. 29)
Class 4A
Cheyenne Central at Natrona
Cheyenne East at Rock Springs
Evanston at Cheyenne South
Kelly Walsh at Gillette
Laramie at Sheridan

Week 1 (Friday, Sept. 2)
Class 4A
Cheyenne South at Cheyenne Central
Gillette at Evanston
Natrona at Cheyenne East
Rock Springs at Laramie
Sheridan at Kelly Walsh
Class 3A
Buffalo at Cody
Green River at Riverton
Lander at Worland
Powell at Douglas
Class 2A
Lovell at Big Horn
Pinedale at Glenrock
Thermopolis at Greybull
Class 1A 11-man
Wind River at Tongue River
Wyoming Indian at Wright
Class 1A six-man
Dubois at Midwest
Farson at Guernsey-Sunrise
Hanna at Meeteetse
Hulett at Ten Sleep
Lingle at Snake River
Normative Services at Burlington
Riverside at Kaycee
St. Stephens at Rock River
Interclass
Big Piney at Shoshoni
Burns at Saratoga
Cokeville at Mountain View
Kemmerer at Rocky Mountain
Lusk at Moorcroft
Lyman at Rawlins
Torrington at Wheatland
Upton-Sundance at Newcastle
Interstate
Mitchell, Neb., at Pine Bluffs
Preston, Idaho, at Star Valley
Southeast at Bayard, Neb.

Week 2 (Friday, Sept. 9)
Class 4A
Cheyenne Central at Gillette
Cheyenne East at Cheyenne South
Evanston at Sheridan
Kelly Walsh at Rock Springs
Laramie at Natrona
Class 3A
Douglas at Cody
Lander at Jackson
Powell at Buffalo
Rawlins at Green River
Riverton at Star Valley
Worland at Torrington
Class 2A
Big Piney at Lovell
Burns at Big Horn
Greybull at Kemmerer
Mountain View at Lyman
Newcastle at Moorcroft
Thermopolis at Glenrock
Wheatland at Pinedale
Class 1A 11-man
Pine Bluffs at Wind River
Rocky Mountain at Upton-Sundance
Saratoga at Lusk
Shoshoni at Southeast
Tongue River at Wyoming Indian
Wright at Cokeville
Class 1A six-man
Burlington at Farson
Guernsey-Sunrise at Lingle
Kaycee at Hanna
Meeteetse at Dubois
Midwest at Normative Services
Rock River at Hulett
Snake River at Riverside
Ten Sleep at St. Stephens

Week 3 (Friday, Sept. 16)
Class 4A
Cheyenne South at Kelly Walsh
Laramie at Evanston
Natrona at Gillette
Rock Springs at Cheyenne Central
Sheridan at Cheyenne East
Class 3A
Cody at Lander
Green River at Torrington
Rawlins at Jackson
Riverton at Powell
Star Valley at Douglas
Worland at Buffalo
Class 2A
Big Horn at Kemmerer
Glenrock at Newcastle
Lovell at Greybull
Lyman at Big Piney
Moorcroft at Burns
Pinedale at Mountain View
Wheatland at Thermopolis
Class 1A 11-man
Cokeville at Tongue River
Lusk at Rocky Mountain
Southeast at Saratoga
Upton-Sundance at Shoshoni
Wind River at Wright
Wyoming Indian at Pine Bluffs
Class 1A six-man
Burlington at Ten Sleep
Dubois at Riverside
Farson at St. Stephens
Hulett at Hanna
Meeteetse at Snake River
Midwest at Guernsey
Normative Services at Lingle
Rock River at Kaycee

Week 4 (Friday, Sept. 23)
Class 4A
Cheyenne Central at Laramie
Evanston at Natrona
Gillette at Cheyenne South
Kelly Walsh at Cheyenne East
Sheridan at Rock Springs
Class 3A
Buffalo at Rawlins
Cody at Star Valley
Douglas at Lander
Jackson at Worland
Powell at Green River
Torrington at Riverton
Class 2A
Glenrock at Wheatland
Greybull at Burns
Kemmerer at Big Piney
Mountain View at Lovell
Newcastle at Big Horn
Pinedale at Lyman
Thermopolis at Moorcroft
Class 1A 11-man
Pine Bluffs at Upton-Sundance
Rocky Mountain at Cokeville
Saratoga at Wyoming Indian
Shoshoni at Wind River
Tongue River at Southeast
Wright at Lusk
Class 1A six-man
Guernsey at Normative Services
Hanna at Rock River
Kaycee at Hulett
Lingle at Midwest
Riverside at Meeteetse
St. Stephens at Burlington
Snake River at Dubois
Ten Sleep at Farson

Week 5 (Friday, Sept. 30)
Class 4A
Cheyenne East at Cheyenne Central
Cheyenne South at Laramie
Gillette at Sheridan
Natrona at Kelly Walsh
Rock Springs at Evanston
Class 3A
Douglas at Torrington
Jackson at Green River
Lander at Buffalo
Riverton at Rawlins
Star Valley at Powell
Worland at Cody
Class 2A
Big Horn at Glenrock
Big Piney at Pinedale
Burns at Thermopolis
Lyman at Greybull
Moorcroft at Lovell
Mountain View at Kemmerer
Wheatland at Newcastle
Class 1A 11-man
Cokeville at Wyoming Indian
Lusk at Tongue River
Shoshoni at Saratoga
Southeast at Upton-Sundance
Wind River at Rocky Mountain
Wright at Pine Bluffs
Class 1A six-man
Burlington at Meeteetse
Farson at Dubois
Hanna at Lingle
Hulett at Normative Services
Kaycee at Guernsey
Rock River at Midwest
St. Stephens at Riverside
Ten Sleep at Snake River

Week 6 (Friday, Oct. 7)
Class 4A
Cheyenne Central at Sheridan
Evanston at Kelly Walsh
Laramie at Cheyenne East
Natrona at Cheyenne South
Rock Springs at Gillette
Class 3A
Buffalo at Riverton
Cody at Jackson
Green River at Star Valley
Powell at Worland
Rawlins at Douglas
Torrington at Lander
Class 2A
Glenrock at Burns
Greybull at Mountain View
Kemmerer at Pinedale
Lovell at Lyman
Moorcroft at Wheatland
Newcastle at Big Piney
Thermopolis at Big Horn
Class 1A 11-man
Pine Bluffs at Shotheast
Rocky Mountain at Shoshoni
Saratoga at Cokeville
Upton-Sundance at Lusk
Tongue River at Wright
Wyoming Indian at Wind River
Class 1A six-man
Dubois at Burlington
Guernsey at Hanna
Lingle at Kaycee
Meeteetse at Farson
Midwest at Hulett
Normative Services at Rock River
Riverside at Ten Sleep
Snake River at St. Stephens

Week 7 (Friday, Oct. 14)
Class 4A
Cheyenne East at Evanston
Cheyenne South at Rock Springs
Gillette at Laramie
Kelly Walsh at Cheyenne Central
Sheridan at Natrona
Class 3A
Douglas at Riverton
Green River at Cody
Jackson at Powell
Lander at Rawlins
Star Valley at Worland
Torrington at Buffalo
Class 2A
Big Horn at Moorcroft
Big Piney at Mountain View
Glenrock at Lyman
Kemmerer at Lovell
Newcastle at Thermopolis
Pinedale at Greybull
Wheatland at Burns
Class 1A 11-man
Cokeville at Wind River
Pine Bluffs at Tongue River
Saratoga at Rocky Mountain
Southeast at Lusk
Upton-Sundance at Wright
Wyoming Indian at Shoshoni
Class 1A six-man
Burlington at Snake River
Dubois at St. Stephens
Farson at Riverside
Hulett at Lingle
Meeteetse at Ten Sleep
Midwest at Kaycee
Normative Services at Hanna
Rock River at Guernsey

Week 8 (Friday, Oct. 21)
Class 4A
Cheyenne East at Gillette
Evanston at Cheyenne Central
Laramie at Kelly Walsh
Natrona at Rock Springs
Sheridan at Cheyenne South
Class 3A
Buffalo at Douglas
Cody at Powell
Rawlins at Torrington
Riverton at Lander
Star Valley at Jackson
Worland at Green River
Class 2A
Big Horn at Wheatland
Burns at Newcastle
Greybull at Big Piney
Lovell at Pinedale
Lyman at Kemmerer
Moorcroft at Glenrock
Mountain View at Thermopolis
Class 1A 11-man
Lusk at Pine Bluffs
Rocky Mountain at Wyoming Indian
Shoshoni at Cokeville
Tongue River at Upton-Sundance
Wind River at Saratoga
Wright at Southeast
Class 1A six-man
Guernsey at Hulett
Hanna at Midwest
Kaycee at Normative Services
Lingle at Rock River
Riverside at Burlington
St. Stephens at Meeteetse
Snake River at Farson
Ten Sleep at Dubois

Schedules by team
Class 4A
Cheyenne Central: at Natrona; vs. Cheyenne South; at Gillette; vs. Rock Springs; at Laramie; vs. Cheyenne East; at Sheridan; vs. Kelly Walsh; vs. Evanston.
Cheyenne East: at Rock Springs; vs. Natrona; at Cheyenne South; vs. Sheridan; vs. Kelly Walsh; at Cheyenne Central; vs. Laramie; at Evanston; at Gillette.
Cheyenne South: vs. Evanston; at Cheyenne Central; vs. Cheyenne East; at Kelly Walsh; vs. Gillette; at Laramie; vs. Natrona; at Rock Springs; vs. Sheridan.
Evanston: at Cheyenne South; vs. Gillette; at Sheridan; vs. Laramie; at Natrona; vs. Rock Springs; at Kelly Walsh; vs. Cheyenne East; at Cheyenne Central.
Gillette: vs. Kelly Walsh; at Evanston; vs. Cheyenne Central; vs. Natrona; at Cheyenne South; at Sheridan; vs. Rock Springs; at Laramie; vs. Cheyenne East.
Kelly Walsh: at Gillette; vs. Sheridan; at Rock Springs; vs. Cheyenne South; at Cheyenne East; vs. Natrona; vs. Evanston; at Cheyenne Central; vs. Laramie.
Laramie: at Sheridan; vs. Rock Springs; at Natrona; at Evanston; vs. Cheyenne Central; vs. Cheyenne South; at Cheyenne East; vs. Gillette; at Kelly Walsh.
Natrona: vs. Cheyenne Central; at Cheyenne East; vs. Laramie; at Gillette; vs. Evanston; at Kelly Walsh; at Cheyenne South; vs. Sheridan; at Rock Springs.
Rock Springs: vs. Cheyenne East; at Laramie; vs. Kelly Walsh; at Cheyenne Central; vs. Sheridan; at Evanston; at Gillette; vs. Cheyenne South; vs. Natrona.
Sheridan: vs. Laramie; at Kelly Walsh; vs. Evanston; at Cheyenne East; at Rock Springs; vs. Gillette; vs. Cheyenne Central; at Natrona; at Cheyenne South.

Class 3A
East Conference
Buffalo: at Cody; vs. Powell; vs. Worland; at Rawlins; vs. Lander; at Riverton; vs. Torrington; at Douglas.
Douglas: vs. Powell; at Cody; vs. Star Valley; at Lander; at Torrington; vs. Rawlins; at Riverton; vs. Buffalo.
Lander: at Worland; at Jackson; vs. Cody; vs. Douglas; at Buffalo; vs. Torrington; at Rawlins; vs. Riverton.
Rawlins: vs. Lyman; at Green River; at Jackson; vs. Buffalo; vs. Riverton; at Douglas; vs. Lander; at Torrington.
Riverton: vs. Green River; at Star Valley; at Powell; vs. Torrington; at Rawlins; vs. Buffalo; vs. Douglas; at Lander.
Torrington: at Wheatland; vs. Worland; vs. Green River; at Riverton; vs. Douglas; at Lander; at Buffalo; vs. Rawlins.
West Conference
Cody: vs. Buffalo; vs. Douglas; at Lander; at Star Valley; vs. Worland; at Jackson; vs. Green River; at Powell.
Green River: at Riverton; vs. Rawlins; at Torrington; vs. Powell; vs. Jackson; at Star Valley; at Cody; vs. Worland.
Jackson: at Sugar-Salem, Idaho; vs. Lander; vs. Rawlins; at Worland; at Green River; vs. Cody; at Powell; vs. Star Valley.
Powell: at Douglas; at Buffalo; vs. Riverton; at Green River; vs. Star Valley; at Worland; vs. Jackson; vs. Cody.
Star Valley: vs. Preston, Idaho; vs. Riverton; at Douglas; vs. Cody; at Powell; vs. Green River; at Worland; at Jackson.
Worland: vs. Lander; at Torrington; at Buffalo; vs. Jackson; at Cody; vs. Powell; vs. Star Valley; at Green River.

Class 2A
East Conference
Big Horn: vs. Lovell; vs. Burns; at Kemmerer; vs. Newcastle; at Glenrock; vs. Thermopolis; at Moorcroft; at Wheatland.
Burns: at Saratoga; at Big Horn; vs. Moorcroft; vs. Greybull; at Thermopolis; vs. Glenrock; vs. Wheatland; at Newcastle.
Glenrock: vs. Pinedale; vs. Thermopolis; at Newcastle; at Wheatland; vs. Big Horn; at Burns; at Lyman; vs. Moorcroft.
Moorcroft: vs. Lusk; vs. Newcastle; at Burns; vs. Thermopolis; at Lovell; at Wheatland; vs. Big Horn; at Glenrock.
Newcastle: vs. Upton-Sundance; at Moorcroft; vs. Glenrock; at Big Horn; vs. Wheatland; at Big Piney; at Thermopolis; vs. Burns.
Thermopolis: at Greybull; at Glenrock; vs. Wheatland; at Moorcroft; vs. Burns; at Big Horn; vs. Newcastle; vs. Mountain View.
Wheatland: vs. Torrington; at Pinedale; at Thermopolis; vs. Glenrock; at Newcastle; vs. Moorcroft; at Burns; vs. Big Horn.
West Conference
Big Piney: at Shoshoni; at Lovell; vs. Lyman; vs. Kemmerer; at Pinedale; vs. Newcastle; at Mountain View; vs. Greybull.
Greybull: vs. Thermopolis; at Kemmerer; vs. Lovell; at Burns; vs. Lyman; at Mountain View; vs. Pinedale; at Big Piney.
Kemmerer: at Rocky Mountain; vs. Greybull; vs. Big Horn; at Big Piney; vs. Mountain View; at Pinedale; at Lovell; vs. Lyman.
Lovell: at Big Horn; vs. Big Piney; at Greybull; vs. Mountain View; vs. Moorcroft; at Lyman; vs. Kemmerer; at Pinedale.
Lyman: at Rawlins; vs. Mountain View; at Big Piney; vs. Pinedale; at Greybull; vs. Lovell; vs. Glenrock; at Kemmerer.
Mountain View: vs. Cokeville; at Lyman; vs. Pinedale; at Lovell; at Kemmerer; vs. Greybull; vs. Big Piney; at Thermopolis.
Pinedale: at Glenrock; vs. Wheatland; at Mountain View; at Lyman; vs. Big Piney; vs. Kemmerer; at Greybull; vs. Lovell.

Class 1A 11-man
East Conference
Lusk: at Moorcroft; vs. Saratoga; at Rocky Mountain; vs. Wright; at Tongue River; vs. Upton-Sundance; vs. Southeast; at Pine Bluffs.
Pine Bluffs: vs. Mitchell, Neb.; at Wind River; vs. Wyoming Indian; at Upton-Sundance; vs. Wright; at Southeast; at Tongue River; vs. Lusk.
Southeast: at Bayard, Neb.; vs. Shoshoni; at Saratoga; vs. Tongue River; at Upton-Sundance; vs. Pine Bluffs; at Lusk; vs. Wright.
Tongue River: vs. Wind River; at Wyoming Indian; vs. Cokeville; at Southeast; vs. Lusk; at Wright; vs. Pine Bluffs; at Upton-Sundance.
Upton-Sundance: at Newcastle; vs. Rocky Mountain; at Shoshoni; vs. Pine Bluffs; vs. Southeast; at Lusk; at Wright; vs. Tongue River.
Wright: vs. Wyoming Indian; at Cokeville; vs. Wind River; at Lusk; at Pine Bluffs; vs. Tongue River; vs. Upton-Sundance; at Southeast.
West Conference
Cokeville: at Mountain View; vs. Wright; at Tongue River; vs. Rocky Mountain; at Wyoming Indian; vs. Saratoga; at Wind River; vs. Shoshoni.
Rocky Mountain: vs. Kemmerer; at Upton-Sundance; vs. Lusk; at Cokeville; vs. Wind River; at Shoshoni; vs. Saratoga; at Wyoming Indian.
Saratoga: vs. Burns; at Lusk; vs. Southeast; at Wyoming Indian; vs. Shoshoni; at Cokeville; at Rocky Mountain; vs. Wind River.
Shoshoni: vs. Big Piney; at Southeast; vs. Upton-Sundance; at Wind River; at Saratoga; vs. Rocky Mountain; vs. Wyoming Indian; at Cokeville.
Wind River: at Tongue River; vs. Pine Bluffs; at Wright; vs. Shoshoni; at Rocky Mountain; vs. Wyoming Indian; vs. Cokeville; at Saratoga.
Wyoming Indian: at Wright; vs. Tongue River; at Pine Bluffs; vs. Saratoga; vs. Cokeville; at Wind River; at Shoshoni; vs. Rocky Mountain.

Class 1A six-man
East Conference
Guernsey: vs. Farson; at Lingle; vs. Midwest; at NSI; vs. Kaycee; at Hanna; vs. Rock River; at Hulett.
Hanna: at Meeteetse; vs. Kaycee; vs. Hulett; at Rock River; at Lingle; vs. Guernsey; vs. NSI; at Midwest.
Hulett: at Ten Sleep; vs. Rock River; at Hanna; vs. Kaycee; at NSI; vs. Midwest; at Lingle; vs. Guernsey.
Kaycee: vs. Riverside; at Hanna; vs. Rock River; at Hulett; at Guernsey; vs. Lingle; vs. Midwest; at NSI.
Lingle: at Snake River; vs. Guernsey; vs. NSI; at Midwest; vs. Hanna; at Kaycee; vs. Hulett; at Rock River.
Midwest: vs. Dubois; at NSI; at Guernsey; vs. Lingle; vs. Rock River; at Hulett; at Kaycee; vs. Hanna.
NSI: at Burlington; vs. Midwest; at Lingle; vs. Guernsey; vs. Hulett; at Rock River; at Hanna; vs. Kaycee.
Rock River: vs. St. Stephens; at Hulett; at Kaycee; vs. Hanna; at Midwest; vs. NSI; at Guernsey; vs. Lingle.

West Conference
Burlington: vs. NSI; at Farson; at Ten Sleep; vs. St. Stephens; at Meeteetse; vs. Dubois; at Snake River; vs. Riverside.
Dubois: at Midwest; vs. Meeteetse; at Riverside; vs. Snake River; vs. Farson; at Burlington; at St. Stephens; vs. Ten Sleep.
Farson: at Guernsey; vs. Burlington; at St. Stephens; vs. Ten Sleep; at Dubois; vs. Meeteetse; at Riverside; vs. Snake River.
Meeteetse: vs. Hanna; at Dubois; at Snake River; vs. Riverside; vs. Burlington; at Farson; at Ten Sleep; vs. St. Stephens.
Riverside: at Kaycee; vs. Snake River; vs. Dubois; at Meeteetse; vs. St. Stephens; at Ten Sleep; vs. Farson; at Burlington.
St. Stephens: at Rock River; vs. Ten Sleep; vs. Farson; at Burlington; at Riverside; vs. Snake River; vs. Dubois; at Meeteetse.
Snake River: vs. Lingle; at Riverside; vs. Meeteetse; at Dubois; vs. Ten Sleep; at St. Stephens; vs. Burlington; at Farson.
Ten Sleep: vs. Hulett; at St. Stephens; vs. Burlington; at Farson; at Snake River; vs. Riverside; vs. Meeteetse; at Dubois.

–patrick

State title game matchups

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Here are the matchups for the state championship games at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie:

Friday, Nov. 13
Class 2A championship
Glenrock vs. Wheatland, noon
Class 3A championship
Green River vs. Star Valley, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 14
Class 1A six-man championship
Meeteetse vs. Kaycee, 10 a.m.
Class 1A 11-man championship
Tongue River vs. Upton-Sundance, 1 p.m.
Class 4A championship
Sheridan vs. Gillette, 4 p.m.

–patrick

Semifinal playoff pairings

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Semifinal playoff pairings. Game times and dates to be set by WHSAA and participating schools. Games hosted by higher seed.

Class 4A
Cheyenne East at Gillette
Natrona at Sheridan

Class 3A
Star Valley at Torrington
Green River at Jackson

Class 2A
Greybull at Wheatland
Glenrock at Lovell

Class 1A 11-man
Southeast at Upton-Sundance
Tongue River at Lingle

Class 1A six-man
Snake River at Kaycee
Hulett at Meeteetse

–patrick

Wyoming high school football projected playoff pairings

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Class 4A
(8) Laramie at (1) Gillette
(5) Rock Springs at (4) Cheyenne East
(7) Evanston at (2) Sheridan
(6) Kelly Walsh at (3) Natrona
Updated Saturday to reflect results of coin flip.

Class 3A
(4W) Powell at (1E) Torrington
(3E) Douglas at (2W) Star Valley
(4E) Riverton at (1W) Jackson
(3W) Green River at (2E) Buffalo
Coin flip will decide 2-3-4 seeds from the East.
Updated Saturday to reflect results of the coin flip.

Class 2A
(4W) Lyman at (1E) Wheatland
(3E) Big Horn at (2W) Greybull
(4E) Thermopolis at (1W) Lovell
(3W) Mountain View at (2E) Glenrock
Updated Friday to reflect results of East coin flip.

Class 1A 11-man
(4E) Southeast at (1W) Shoshoni
(3W) Rocky Mountain at (2E) Upton-Sundance
(4W) Riverside at (1E) Lingle
(3E) Tongue River at (2W) Cokeville
Updated Saturday to reflect results of West coin flip.

Class 1A six-man
(4W) Dubois at (1E) Kaycee
(3E) NSI at (2W) Snake River
(4E) Guernsey-Sunrise at (1W) Meeteetse
(3W) Farson at (2E) Hulett

–patrick

Week 0 picks: Central and Natrona renew Wyoming’s longest continuous high school football series

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When Cheyenne Central opens the 2015 season on Friday in Casper against Natrona, the Indians and Mustangs will extend a tradition that dates back 96 years.

The two schools have played each other every season since 1920, the longest such streak in state history — and a streak that shows no signs of stopping any time soon.

Although the two schools first played each other in 1908, they’ve played each other in every season since 1920. Of course, in 1920, Wyoming schools didn’t have many options: Only six schools in the state had football teams.

Central and Natrona have been on each other’s regular-season schedules for 95 of those 96 years. In 2004, the two teams did not have a regular-season game scheduled, but they met in the Class 5A playoff semifinals to continue their consecutive years played streak.

Natrona and Central played each other twice in a season four times: in 1935 (the second game was part of the first triangular playoff in state history), 1936 (to decide a playoff qualification after tying in their regular-season game), 1990 (in the playoff semifinals) and 2005 (again in the playoff semifinals).

Their meeting this season will be the 102nd in the series. NC leads the all-time series 52-46-3, with Central having a 28-22-1 series lead in Cheyenne while NC leads in Casper 29-18-2 (NC won the only neutral-site matchup).

Even so, this series is not the most-played series in state history. That honor goes to the Central-Laramie series, which has been played 130 times. However, the Indians and Plainsmen didn’t play each other in 1999, breaking a series that dated back to 1919.

The 20 longest active series in Wyoming high school football that are scheduled to continue this year, and the year the streak began, are:

1. Cheyenne Central-Natrona, 1920

2. Lander-Riverton, 1922

3. Cody-Powell, 1941 (they’ve been on each other’s schedules since 1921 but the 1940 game was not played; Powell won it in a forfeit)

4. Powell-Worland, 1945

5. Big Piney-Pinedale, 1952

6. Lyman-Mountain View, 1955

7t. Big Piney-Lyman, 1956

7t. Big Piney-Mountain View, 1956

9. Jackson-Star Valley, 1959

10t. Cheyenne Central-Cheyenne East, 1960

10t. Cheyenne East-Laramie, 1960

12t. Gillette-Kelly Walsh, 1965

12t. Kelly Walsh-Natrona, 1965

14. Douglas-Torrington, 1967

15. Shoshoni-Wind River, 1969

16. Gillette-Sheridan, 1970

17t. Gillette-Natrona, 1971

17t. Natrona-Sheridan, 1971

19. Glenrock-Newcastle, 1974

20. Pine Bluffs-Southeast, 1978

Several other series have been active for at least 20 years and are scheduled to continue this year. Those series, with starting year, include:

Lusk-Southeast, 1979; Kemmerer-Lyman, 1980; Evanston-Rock Springs, 1983; Jackson-Lander, 1983; Kemmerer-Mountain View, 1983; Lusk-Pine Bluffs, 1983; Powell-Star Valley, 1983; Star Valley-Worland, 1983; Douglas-Rawlins, 1985; Natrona-Rock Springs, 1985; Greybull-Riverside, 1987 (the Basin-Greybull series goes back to 1983); Big Piney-Kemmerer, 1989; Cheyenne East-Rock Springs, 1990; Laramie-Rock Springs, 1990; Buffalo-Powell, 1991; Cheyenne East-Evanston, 1991; Lingle-Lusk, 1991; Lingle-Pine Bluffs, 1991; Burlington-Riverside, 1993.

Streaks that have been going at least 10 years and are scheduled to continue this year include: Burns-Wright, 1995; Burlington-Shoshoni, 1999; Cheyenne Central-Laramie, 2000; Cheyenne Central-Rock Springs, 2000; Buffalo-Rawlins, 2001; Buffalo-Worland, 2001; Cokeville-Shoshoni, 2001; Jackson-Teton, Idaho, 2001; Kemmerer-Pinedale, 2001; Lyman-Pinedale, 2001; Mountain View-Pinedale, 2001; Jackson-Powell, 2002; Kelly Walsh-Sheridan, 2002; Cheyenne Central-Evanston, 2003; Evanston-Laramie, 2003; Greybull-Lovell, 2003; Lyman-Greybull, 2003; Newcastle-Custer, S.D., 2003; Rawlins-Torrington, 2003; Buffalo-Douglas, 2004; Buffalo-Lander, 2004; Buffalo-Torrington, 2004; Cheyenne East-Gillette, 2004; Cheyenne East-Kelly Walsh, 2004; Riverside-Rocky Mountain, 2004; Rocky Mountain-Wind River, 2004.

In addition to the Central-Laramie streak, which was broken in 1999, one other long streak was recently broken: Torrington-Wheatland. The series ended in 2012, as the two schools staged a Zero Week scrimmage instead of a game in 2013, breaking a streak that began in 1923. They had a Zero Week scrimmage again in 2014 and are scheduled for another scrimmage this week.

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On to this week’s picks. As usual, the programs in bold are the ones I’ve picked to win this week.

Friday
Class 4A
Cheyenne South at Evanston
Gillette at Kelly Walsh
Natrona at Cheyenne Central
Rock Springs at Cheyenne East
Sheridan at Laramie
Interstate
Lyman at Altamont, Utah
Custer, S.D., at Newcastle
Miles City, Mont., at Powell
Teton, Idaho, at Jackson
Saturday
Interstate
Southeast at Bridgeport, Neb.

The rest of the Zero Week schedule as I have it:

Scrimmages and jamborees
Friday
Buffalo at Lovell
Cokeville at Bear Lake, Idaho
Farson, NSI at Casper (at Kelly Walsh)
Lander, Mountain View at Green River
Pine Bluffs at Saratoga
Pinedale at Big Piney
Riverside at Tongue River
Shoshoni, Thermopolis at Greybull
Torrington at Wheatland
Worland at Riverton
Wyoming Indian at Kemmerer
Saturday
Big Horn, Moorcroft, Wright at Upton-Sundance (at Upton)
Burns, Lingle, Wind River at Lusk
Dubois, Meeteetse, Midwest, Snake River at Riverton
Guernsey-Sunrise, Ten Sleep at Kaycee
Rawlins at Glenrock
Off: Burlington, Cody, Douglas, Hanna, Hulett, Rock River, Rocky Mountain, St. Stephens, Star Valley.

For a full schedule including kickoff times, click here.

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As usual, Zero Week picks for all classifications except 4A come with a disclaimer about what’s a “game” and counted in the standings and what’s not. Remember, I count different than the WHSAA does. For the record, here are the criteria I use to judge whether or not to call an event a “game,” and therefore list it in the standings (and, eventually, as part of the team record on this site):

1. Was the game played with four 12-minute quarters with normal timing rules?

2. Were officials used? And were normal rules of play instituted for the game?

3. Was score kept?

In short, if you don’t want it to count, don’t keep score….

This season, Class 4A has the only contests that will be Wyoming-vs.-Wyoming “games.” Every other contest involving Wyoming teams alone is set up as a controlled scrimmage or jamboree of some kind.

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This also marks the first week that guest pickers Tad and Homer will make their picks. Here’s what the brothers have to say:

The picks

Tad: Natrona over Cheyenne Central; Powell over Miles City, Mont.

Homer: Cheyenne Central over Natrona; Miles City, Mont., over Powell.

Both: Evanston over Cheyenne South; Cheyenne East over Rock Springs; Laramie over Sheridan; Lyman over Altamont, Utah; Custer, S.D., over Newcastle; Jackson over Teton, Idaho; Bridgeport, Neb., over Southeast.

The records

Cheyenne South at Evanston (Evanston 4-0 overall, Evanston 2-0 at this location)

Gillette at Kelly Walsh (Gillette 33-20 overall, Gillette 15-12 at this location)

Natrona at Cheyenne Central (Natrona 52-46-3 overall, Central 28-22-1 at this location)

Rock Springs at Cheyenne East (East 23-18 overall, East 16-7 at this location)

Sheridan at Laramie (Laramie 43-34 overall, Laramie 25-14 at this location)

Altamont, Utah, at Lyman (Lyman 4-2 overall, Lyman 2-1 at this location)

Custer, S.D., at Newcastle (Custer 28-17-3 overall, Custer 12-9-2 at this location)

Miles City, Mont., at Powell (tied 4-4, Miles City 3-1 at this location)

Teton, Idaho, at Jackson (Jackson 17-16-1, Jackson 10-7-1 at this location)

Southeast at Bridgeport, Neb. (Bridgeport 9-5, Bridgeport 3-2 at this location)

Weekly reminder: Tad picks the series leader; Homer picks the location leader; when a series is tied, both Tad and Homer pick the home team.

Of course, I welcome your thoughts, too. So what do you think about the opening week of the season? Go ahead and leave a comment and we can chat about what’s going on in Wyoming during Zero Week.

Post updated 10:48 p.m. Aug. 27 to fix location of Lyman game.

–patrick

WHSAA releases 2015 Wyoming high school football schedule

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Note: This post was updated 12/2/14 to reflect Newcastle’s Week 1 game against Lead-Deadwood, S.D., which was added to the schedule Dec. 1 by the WHSAA.

The 2015 Wyoming high school football schedule, which the Wyoming High School Activities Association released Tuesday at the annual statewide scheduling meeting in Casper, has few surprises.

In fact, the 2015 schedule is a mirror of the 2014 schedule.

Wyoming is in the second year of a two-year reclassification cycle, so the mirrored schedule was expected.

A few highlights of the schedule include:

Week 0: Natrona at Cheyenne Central. The Indians were the highest-seeded non-“Big Four” team last year. Central’s rise will be tested by the Mustangs straight away in Week 0.

Week 1: Guernsey-Sunrise at Dubois. This year’s 1A six-man title game combatants will face each other in the season opener next season. Other key games: Cheyenne East at Natrona; Douglas at Powell; Lovell at Big Horn; Rocky Mountain at Tongue River; Mountain View at Cokeville.

Week 2: Cody at Douglas. Just like in six-man, we don’t have to wait long into 2015 to see a rematch of the 3A title game from 2014. Other key games: Star Valley at Riverton; Wheatland at Thermopolis; Shoshoni at Rocky Mountain; Upton-Sundance at Lusk; Kaycee at Guernsey-Sunrise; Snake River at Meeteetse.

Week 3: Gillette at Natrona. Three weeks, three title-game rematches. The Camels and Mustangs, longtime rivals, meet again in Casper in Week 3. Other key games: Cheyenne East at Sheridan; Douglas at Star Valley; Jackson at Rawlins; Powell at Riverton; Newcastle at Wheatland; Dubois at Farson.

Week 4: Riverton at Torrington. Two on-the-rise programs in 3A face off in what could be their biggest game against each other in years. Other key games: Mountain View at Lovell; Rocky Mountain at Cokeville; Tongue River at Lusk.

Week 5: Meeteetse at Dubois. Step aside, 4A rivalries — this six-man showdown has been huge each of the past three years. Other key games: Cheyenne Central at Cheyenne East; Kelly Walsh at Natrona; Sheridan at Gillette; Rawlins at Riverton; Torrington at Douglas; Lingle at Upton-Sundance; Hanna at Guernsey-Sunrise.

Week 6: Lusk at Lingle. This game has decided the 1A 11-man East Conference title each of the past two years. Other key games: Douglas at Rawlins; Jackson at Cody; Wind River at Shoshoni; Dubois at Snake River.

Week 7: Newcastle at Big Horn. These two programs have had some donnybrooks the past couple years. The 2A East title may be on the line again. Other key games: Natrona at Sheridan; Powell at Jackson; Riverton at Douglas; Greybull at Lyman; Burlington at Shoshoni; Lingle at Tongue River; Kaycee at Snake River.

Week 8: Gillette at Cheyenne East. Two consistently good programs will meet with the memory of a 2OT classic not far from their minds. Other key games: Jackson at Star Valley; Lander at Riverton; Powell at Cody; Big Horn at Wheatland; Lyman at Mountain View; Rocky Mountain at Burlington; Hanna at Kaycee; Snake River at Farson.

Here’s a look at the 2015 schedule, first by week and then by team. Keep in mind that Class 3A-1A teams can add Zero Week games, scrimmages or other contests and may fill any open weeks on their own. Game times and specific dates will be set by the participating schools; dates listed are the Friday of the week when most of the games are expected to be played.

By Week

Week 0 (Aug. 28)
Class 4A
Cheyenne South at Evanston
Gillette at Kelly Walsh
Natrona at Cheyenne Central
Rock Springs at Cheyenne East
Sheridan at Laramie

Week 1 (Sept. 4)
Class 4A
Cheyenne Central at Cheyenne South
Cheyenne East at Natrona
Evanston at Gillette
Kelly Walsh at Sheridan
Laramie at Rock Springs
Class 3A
Cody at Buffalo
Douglas at Powell
Riverton at Green River
Worland at Lander
Class 2A
Lovell at Big Horn
Lyman at Wheatland
Pinedale at Thermopolis
Class 1A 11-man
Lusk at Burlington
Moorcroft at Wyoming Indian
Rocky Mountain at Tongue River
Saratoga at Lingle
Wind River at Upton-Sundance
Class 1A six-man
Farson at Midwest
Guernsey-Sunrise at Dubois
Hulett at Meeteetse
St. Stephens at Rock River
Snake River at Hanna
Ten Sleep at Kaycee
Interclass
Big Piney at Shoshoni
Glenrock at Torrington
Mountain View at Cokeville
Pine Bluffs at Burns
Rawlins at Kemmerer
Riverside at Greybull
Southeast at Wright
Interstate
Newcastle at Lead-Deadwood, S.D.
North Fremont, Idaho, at Jackson
Star Valley at Preston, Idaho
Open: NSI.

Week 2 (Sept. 11)
Class 4A
Cheyenne South at Cheyenne East
Gillette at Cheyenne Central
Natrona at Laramie
Rock Springs at Kelly Walsh
Sheridan at Evanston
Class 3A
Buffalo at Powell
Cody at Douglas
Green River at Rawlins
Jackson at Lander
Star Valley at Riverton
Torrington at Worland
Class 2A
Big Horn at Lyman
Big Piney at Lovell
Burns at Newcastle
Mountain View at Greybull
Pinedale at Kemmerer
Wheatland at Thermopolis
Wright at Glenrock
Class 1A 11-man
Burlington at Riverside
Cokeville at Saratoga
Lingle at Pine Bluffs
Shoshoni at Rocky Mountain
Tongue River at Moorcroft
Upton-Sundance at Lusk
Wyoming Indian at Wind River
Class 1A six-man
Hanna at Hulett
Kaycee at Guernsey-Sunrise
Midwest at Ten Sleep
NSI at Rock River
St. Stephens at Dubois
Snake River at Meeteetse
Interstate
Bayard, Neb., at Southeast
Open: Farson.

Week 3 (Sept. 18)
Class 4A
Cheyenne Central at Rock Springs
Cheyenne East at Sheridan
Evanston at Laramie
Gillette at Natrona
Kelly Walsh at Cheyenne South
Class 3A
Buffalo at Worland
Douglas at Star Valley
Jackson at Rawlins
Lander at Cody
Powell at Riverton
Torrington at Green River
Class 2A
Burns at Mountain View
Glenrock at Big Horn
Greybull at Big Piney
Kemmerer at Lyman
Lovell at Pinedale
Newcastle at Wheatland
Thermopolis at Wright
Class 1A 11-man
Burlington at Wyoming Indian
Cokeville at Shoshoni
Lusk at Moorcroft
Pine Bluffs at Southeast
Riverside at Wind River
Saratoga at Rocky Mountain
Upton-Sundance at Tongue River
Class 1A six-man
Dubois at Farson
Guernsey-Sunrise at Midwest
Hanna at St. Stephens
Hulett at NSI
Meeteetse at Ten Sleep
Rock River at Kaycee
Interstate
Lingle at Mitchell, Neb.
Open: Snake River.

Week 4 (Sept. 25)
Class 4A
Cheyenne East at Kelly Walsh
Cheyenne South at Gillette
Laramie at Cheyenne Central
Natrona at Evanston
Rock Springs at Sheridan
Class 3A
Green River at Powell
Lander at Douglas
Rawlins at Buffalo
Riverton at Torrington
Star Valley at Cody
Worland at Jackson
Class 2A
Big Piney at Kemmerer
Greybull at Newcastle
Lyman at Pinedale
Mountain View at Lovell
Thermopolis at Burns
Wheatland at Glenrock
Wright at Big Horn
Class 1A 11-man
Moorcroft at Upton-Sundance
Rocky Mountain at Cokeville
Shoshoni at Saratoga
Southeast at Lingle
Tongue River at Lusk
Wind River at Burlington
Wyoming Indian at Riverside
Class 1A six-man
Dubois at Hulett
Kaycee at Midwest
Meeteetse at Farson
NSI at Guernsey-Sunrise
Rock River at Hanna
Ten Sleep at Snake River
Open: Pine Bluffs, St. Stephens.

Week 5 (Oct. 2)
Class 4A
Cheyenne Central at Cheyenne East
Evanston at Rock Springs
Kelly Walsh at Natrona
Laramie at Cheyenne South
Sheridan at Gillette
Class 3A
Buffalo at Lander
Cody at Worland
Green River at Jackson
Powell at Star Valley
Rawlins at Riverton
Torrington at Douglas
Class 2A
Big Horn at Thermopolis
Burns at Glenrock
Kemmerer at Greybull
Lovell at Lyman
Newcastle at Wright
Pinedale at Mountain View
Wheatland at Big Piney
Class 1A 11-man
Cokeville at Burlington
Lingle at Upton-Sundance
Pine Bluffs at Lusk
Rocky Mountain at Wind River
Saratoga at Riverside
Shoshoni at Wyoming Indian
Southeast at Moorcroft
Class 1A six-man
Hanna at Guernsey-Sunrise
Hulett at Kaycee
Meeteetse at Dubois
Midwest at Rock River
NSI at Farson
Snake River at St. Stephens
Open: Ten Sleep; Tongue River.

Week 6 (Oct. 9)
Class 4A
Cheyenne East at Laramie
Cheyenne South at Natrona
Gillette at Rock Springs
Kelly Walsh at Evanston
Sheridan at Cheyenne Central
Class 3A
Douglas at Rawlins
Jackson at Cody
Lander at Torrington
Riverton at Buffalo
Star Valley at Green River
Worland at Powell
Class 2A
Big Horn at Burns
Glenrock at Newcastle
Greybull at Pinedale
Lyman at Big Piney
Mountain View at Kemmerer
Thermopolis at Lovell
Wright at Wheatland
Class 1A 11-man
Burlington at Saratoga
Lusk at Lingle
Riverside at Cokeville
Tongue River at Southeast
Upton-Sundance at Pine Bluffs
Wind River at Shoshoni
Wyoming Indian at Rocky Mountain
Class 1A six-man
Dubois at Snake River
Guernsey-Sunrise at Hulett
Kaycee at NSI
Midwest at Hanna
St. Stephens at Meeteetse
Ten Sleep at Farson
Open: Moorcroft, Rock River.

Week 7 (Oct. 16)
Class 4A
Cheyenne Central at Kelly Walsh
Evanston at Cheyenne East
Laramie at Gillette
Natrona at Sheridan
Rock Springs at Cheyenne South
Class 3A
Buffalo at Torrington
Cody at Green River
Powell at Jackson
Rawlins at Lander
Riverton at Douglas
Worland at Star Valley
Class 2A
Big Piney at Mountain View
Glenrock at Thermopolis
Greybull at Lyman
Kemmerer at Lovell
Newcastle at Big Horn
Wheatland at Burns
Wright at Pinedale
Class 1A 11-man
Burlington at Shoshoni
Cokeville at Wyoming Indian
Lingle at Tongue River
Lusk at Southeast
Pine Bluffs at Moorcroft
Riverside at Rocky Mountain
Saratoga at Wind River
Class 1A six-man
Dubois at Ten Sleep
Farson at St. Stephens
Guernsey-Sunrise at Rock River
Hulett at Midwest
Kaycee at Snake River
NSI at Hanna
Open: Meeteetse, Upton-Sundance.

Week 8
Class 4A
Cheyenne Central at Evanston
Cheyenne South at Sheridan
Gillette at Cheyenne East
Kelly Walsh at Laramie
Rock Springs at Natrona
Class 3A
Douglas at Buffalo
Green River at Worland
Jackson at Star Valley
Lander at Riverton
Powell at Cody
Torrington at Rawlins
Class 2A
Big Horn at Wheatland
Burns at Wright
Kemmerer at Glenrock
Lovell at Greybull
Lyman at Mountain View
Pinedale at Big Piney
Thermopolis at Newcastle
Class 1A 11-man
Moorcroft at Lingle
Rocky Mountain at Burlington
Shoshoni at Riverside
Southeast at Upton-Sundance
Tongue River at Pine Bluffs
Wind River at Cokeville
Wyoming Indian at Saratoga
Class 1A six-man
Hanna at Kaycee
Meeteetse at Guernsey-Sunrise
Midwest at NSI
Rock River at Hulett
Snake River at Farson
Ten Sleep at St. Stephens
Open: Dubois, Lusk.

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By School

Class 4A
Cheyenne Central: vs. Natrona; at Cheyenne South; vs. Gillette; at Rock Springs; vs. Laramie; at Cheyenne East; vs. Sheridan; at Kelly Walsh; at Evanston.
Cheyenne East: vs. Rock Springs; at Natrona; vs. Cheyenne South; at Sheridan; at Kelly Walsh; vs. Cheyenne Central; at Laramie; vs. Evanston; vs. Gillette.
Cheyenne South: at Evanston; vs. Cheyenne Central; at Cheyenne East; vs. Kelly Walsh; at Gillette; vs. Laramie; at Natrona; vs. Rock Springs; at Sheridan.
Evanston: vs. Cheyenne South; at Gillette; vs. Sheridan; at Laramie; vs. Natrona; at Rock Springs; vs. Kelly Walsh; at Cheyenne East; vs. Cheyenne Central.
Gillette: at Kelly Walsh; vs. Evanston; at Cheyenne Central; at Natrona; vs. Cheyenne South; vs. Sheridan; at Rock Springs; vs. Laramie; at Cheyenne East.
Kelly Walsh: vs. Gillette; at Sheridan; vs. Rock Springs; at Cheyenne South; vs. Cheyenne East; at Natrona; at Evanston; vs. Cheyenne Central; at Laramie.
Laramie: vs. Sheridan; at Rock Springs; vs. Natrona; vs. Evanston; at Cheyenne Central; at Cheyenne South; vs. Cheyenne East; at Gillette; vs. Kelly Walsh.
Natrona: at Cheyenne Central; vs. Cheyenne East; at Laramie; vs. Gillette; at Evanston; vs. Kelly Walsh; vs. Cheyenne South; at Sheridan; vs. Rock Springs.
Rock Springs: at Cheyenne East; vs. Laramie; at Kelly Walsh; vs. Cheyenne Central; at Sheridan; vs. Evanston; vs. Gillette; at Cheyenne South; at Natrona.
Sheridan: at Laramie; vs. Kelly Walsh; at Evanston; vs. Cheyenne East; vs. Rock Springs; at Gillette; at Cheyenne Central; vs. Natrona; vs. Cheyenne South.

Class 3A
East
Buffalo: vs. Cody; at Powell; at Worland; vs. Rawlins; at Lander; vs. Riverton; at Torrington; vs. Douglas.
Douglas: at Powell; vs. Cody; at Star Valley; vs. Lander; vs. Torrington; at Rawlins; vs. Riverton; at Buffalo.
Lander: vs. Worland; vs. Jackson; at Cody; at Douglas; vs. Buffalo; at Torrington; vs. Rawlins; at Riverton.
Rawlins: at Kemmerer; vs. Green River; vs. Jackson; at Buffalo; at Riverton; vs. Douglas; at Lander; vs. Torrington.
Riverton: at Green River; vs. Star Valley; vs. Powell; at Torrington; vs. Rawlins; at Buffalo; at Douglas; vs. Lander.
Torrington: vs. Glenrock; at Worland; at Green River; vs. Riverton; at Douglas; vs. Lander; vs. Buffalo; at Rawlins.
West
Cody: at Buffalo; at Douglas; vs. Lander; vs. Star Valley; at Worland; vs. Jackson; at Green River; vs. Powell.
Green River: vs. Riverton; at Rawlins; vs. Torrington; at Powell; at Jackson; vs. Star Valley; vs. Cody; at Worland.
Jackson: vs. North Fremont, Idaho; at Lander; at Rawlins; vs. Worland; vs. Green River; at Cody; vs. Powell; at Star Valley.
Powell: vs. Douglas; vs. Buffalo; at Riverton; vs. Green River; at Star Valley; vs. Worland; at Jackson; at Cody.
Star Valley: at Preston, Idaho; at Riverton; vs. Douglas; at Cody; vs. Powell; at Green River; vs. Worland; vs. Jackson.
Worland: at Lander; vs. Torrington; vs. Buffalo; at Jackson; vs. Cody; at Powell; at Star Valley; vs. Green River.

Class 2A
East
Big Horn: vs. Lovell; at Lyman; vs. Glenrock; vs. Wright; at Thermopolis; at Burns; vs. Newcastle; at Wheatland.
Burns: vs. Pine Bluffs; at Newcastle; at Mountain View; vs. Thermopolis; at Glenrock; vs. Big Horn; vs. Wheatland; at Wright.
Glenrock: at Torrington; vs. Wright; at Big Horn; vs. Wheatland; vs. Burns; at Newcastle; at Thermopolis; vs. Kemmerer.
Newcastle: at Lead-Deadwood, S.D.; vs. Burns; at Wheatland; vs. Greybull; at Wright; vs. Glenrock; at Big Horn; vs. Thermopolis.
Thermopolis: vs. Pinedale; vs. Wheatland; at Wright; at Burns; vs. Big Horn; at Lovell; vs. Glenrock; at Newcastle.
Wheatland: vs. Lyman; at Thermopolis; vs. Newcastle; at Glenrock; at Big Piney; vs. Wright; at Burns; vs. Big Horn.
Wright: vs. Southeast; at Glenrock; vs. Thermopolis; at Big Horn; vs. Newcastle; at Wheatland; at Pinedale; vs. Burns.
West
Big Piney: at Shoshoni; at Lovell; vs. Greybull; at Kemmerer; vs. Wheatland; vs. Lyman; at Mountain View; at Pinedale.
Greybull: vs. Riverside; vs. Mountain View; at Big Piney; at Newcastle; vs. Kemmerer; at Pinedale; at Lyman; vs. Lovell.
Kemmerer: vs. Rawlins; vs. Pinedale; at Lyman; vs. Big Piney; at Greybull; vs. Mountain View; at Lovell; at Glenrock.
Lovell: at Big Horn; vs. Big Piney; at Pinedale; vs. Mountain View; at Lyman; vs. Thermopolis; vs. Kemmerer; at Greybull.
Lyman: at Wheatland; vs. Big Horn; vs. Kemmerer; at Pinedale; vs. Lovell; at Big Piney; vs. Greybull; at Mountain View.
Mountain View: at Cokeville; at Greybull; vs. Burns; at Lovell; vs. Pinedale; at Kemmerer; vs. Big Piney; vs. Lyman.
Pinedale: at Thermopolis; at Kemmerer; vs. Lovell; vs. Lyman; at Mountain View; vs. Greybull; vs. Wright; at Big Piney.

Class 1A 11-man
East
Lingle: vs. Saratoga; at Pine Bluffs; at Mitchell, Neb.; vs. Southeast; at Upton-Sundance; vs. Lusk; at Tongue River; vs. Moorcroft.
Lusk: at Burlington; vs. Upton-Sundance; at Moorcroft; vs. Tongue River; vs. Pine Bluffs; at Lingle; at Southeast; Open.
Moorcroft: at Wyoming Indian; vs. Tongue River; vs. Lusk; at Upton-Sundance; vs. Southeast; Open; vs. Pine Bluffs; at Lingle.
Pine Bluffs: at Burns; vs. Lingle; at Southeast; Open; at Lusk; vs. Upton-Sundance; at Moorcroft; vs. Tongue River.
Southeast: at Wright; vs. Bayard, Neb.; vs. Pine Bluffs; at Lingle; at Moorcroft; vs. Tongue River; vs. Lusk; at Upton-Sundance.
Tongue River: vs. Rocky Mountain; at Moorcroft; vs. Upton-Sundance; at Lusk; Open; at Southeast; vs. Lingle; at Pine Bluffs.
Upton-Sundance: vs. Wind River; at Lusk; at Tongue River; vs. Moorcroft; vs. Lingle; at Pine Bluffs; Open; vs. Southeast.
West
Burlington: vs. Lusk; at Riverside; at Wyoming Indian; vs. Wind River; vs. Cokeville; at Saratoga; at Shoshoni; vs. Rocky Mountain.
Cokeville: vs. Mountain View; at Saratoga; at Shoshoni; vs. Rocky Mountain; at Burlington; vs. Riverside; at Wyoming Indian; vs. Wind River.
Riverside: at Greybull; vs. Burlington; at Wind River; vs. Wyoming Indian; vs. Saratoga; at Cokeville; at Rocky Mountian; vs. Shoshoni.
Rocky Mountain: at Tongue River; vs. Shoshoni; vs. Saratoga; at Cokeville; at Wind River; vs. Wyoming Indian; vs. Riverside; at Burlington.
Saratoga: at Lingle; vs. Cokeville; at Rocky Mountian; vs. Shoshoni; at Riverside; vs. Burlington; at Wind River; vs. Wyoming Indian.
Shoshoni: vs. Big Piney; at Rocky Mountain; vs. Cokeville; at Saratoga; at Wyoming Indian; vs. Wind River; vs. Burlington; at Riverside.
Wind River: at Upton-Sundance; vs. Wyoming Indian; vs. Riverside; at Burlington; vs. Rocky Mountain; at Shoshoni; vs. Saratoga; at Cokeville.
Wyoming Indian: vs. Moorcroft; at Wind River; vs. Burlington; at Riverside; vs. Shoshoni; at Rocky Mountain; vs. Cokeville; at Saratoga.

Class 1A six-man
East
Guernsey-Sunrise: at Dubois; vs. Kaycee; at Midwest; vs. NSI; vs. Hanna; at Hulett; at Rock River; vs. Meeteetse.
Hanna: vs. Snake River; at Hulett; at St. Stephens; vs. Rock River; at Guernsey-Sunrise; vs. Midwest; vs. NSI; at Kaycee.
Hulett: at Meeteetse; vs. Hanna; at NSI; vs. Dubois; at Kaycee; vs. Guernsey; at Midwest; vs. Rock River.
Kaycee: vs. Ten Sleep; at Guernsey-Sunrise; vs. Rock River; at Midwest; vs. Hulett; at NSI; at Snake River; vs. Hanna.
Midwest: vs. Farson; at Ten Sleep; vs. Guernsey-Sunrise; vs. Kaycee; at Rock River; at Hanna; vs. Hulett; at NSI.
NSI: Open; at Rock River; vs. Hulett; at Guernsey-Sunrise; at Farson; vs. Kaycee; at Hanna; vs. Midwest.
Rock River: vs. St. Stephens; vs. NSI; at Kaycee; at Hanna; vs. Midwest; Open; vs. Guernsey-Sunrise; at Hulett.
West
Dubois: vs. Guernsey-Sunrise; vs. St. Stephens; at Farson; at Hulett; vs. Meeteetse; at Snake River; at Ten Sleep; Open.
Farson: at Midwest; Open; vs. Dubois; at Meeteetse; vs. NSI; vs. Ten Sleep; at St. Stephens; vs. Snake River.
Meeteetse: vs. Hulett; vs. Snake River; at Ten Sleep; vs. Farson; at Dubois; vs. St. Stephens; Open; at Guernsey-Sunrise.
St. Stephens: at Rock River; at Dubois; vs. Hanna; Open; vs. Snake River; at Meeteetse; vs. Farson; vs. Ten Sleep.
Snake River: at Hanna; at Meeteetse; Open; vs. Ten Sleep; at St. Stephens; vs. Dubois; vs. Kaycee; at Farson.
Ten Sleep: at Kaycee; vs. Midwest; vs. Meetetse; at Snake River; Open; at Farson; vs. Dubois; at St. Stephens.

–patrick

Pairings and kick times for Wyoming state football championship games

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Here are the pairings and kickoff times for the Wyoming high school football championship games. Teams listed second are the “home” teams.

At War Memorial Stadium, Laramie
Friday
Class 1A six-man
(1E) Guernsey-Sunrise vs. (1W) Dubois, noon
Class 3A
(1E) Douglas vs. (1W) Cody, 3 p.m.
Saturday
Class 2A
(1E) Big Horn vs. (1W) Mountain View, 10 a.m.
Class 1A 11-man
(1W) Cokeville vs. (1E) Lusk, 1 p.m.
Class 4A
(3) Gillette vs. (1) Natrona, 4 p.m.

–patrick

WHSAA sets semifinal playoff game times for Wyoming high school football

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The WHSAA and the participating schools have set game start times for the 10 semifinal games this weekend:

Friday, Nov. 7
Class 4A
(3) Gillette at (2) Cheyenne East, 6 p.m.
Class 3A
(2E) Riverton at (1W) Cody, 7 p.m.
(3E) Torrington at (1E) Douglas, 6 p.m.
Class 2A
(2E) Newcastle at (1W) Mountain View, 2 p.m.
Class 1A 11-man
(3E) Upton-Sundance at (1E) Lusk, 6 p.m.
Class 1A six-man
(3W) Meeteetse at (1W) Dubois, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 8
Class 4A
(4) Sheridan at (1) Natrona, 1 p.m.
Class 2A
(3E) Wheatland at (1E) Big Horn, 2 p.m.
Class 1A 11-man
(2E) Lingle at (1W) Cokeville, 1 p.m.
Class 1A six-man
(2W) Snake River at (1E) Guernsey-Sunrise, 1 p.m.

–patrick