Wyoming high school football all-decade teams: The 2010s

The roster

Hardest players to leave off the team: Cisco Taylor (Lyman); Clay Cundall (Greybull); Jerome Krysl (Green River); Ward Anderson (Wheatland); Daniel Wille (Snake River); Jacob Bobenmoyer and Chance Aumiller (Cheyenne East); Josh Dawson (Jackson/Star Valley); Brock Spiegelberg (Kelly Walsh); Seth Bennett (Meeteetse); Jace Petersen (Cokeville); Bryan Lemmon (Torrington); Jim Shellenberger and Cole Montgomery (Natrona); R.J. Cazier, Hunter Cranney and Parker Merritt (Star Valley); Connor McCafferty, Nolan McCafferty and Kade Eisele (Big Horn); Aaron Sessions (Sheridan); Mason Hamilton (Thunder Basin); Rourke McPeters and Jayden Caylor (Upton-Sundance); Vince Sleep (Powell); Cade Covington (Mountain View); Mitch Syverson (Thermopolis).

Impressions: Maybe the hardest team to choose, because my memories of them are so fresh. … Also, the number of two-time Super 25 players and three-time all-state players skyrocketed in this decade. In some other times, that alone might be enough to have you make the team. Not here. … D-line averages 226 pounds per player, highest of any group; o-line is at an average of 248 pounds. … Six-man’s introduction in 2009 made some choices really hard. In all, only one six-man player (Dubois’ Sterling Baker) made the team, as he was the one I (and others) saw as having the skills that would most translate to any level of football. But, boy, was it hard to leave off who I had to leave off from the six-man ranks. … How did anyone score on Natrona in 2012 with two future NFLers (Taven Bryan and Logan Wilson) on defense? Oh yeah, they didn’t.

Up next: I had hoped to do the tournament starting this week, but unfortunately that’s on hold until I can find an acceptable alternative to what I had planned. Check back Wednesday, though, for a breakdown of all eight teams and some ideas about where to go next.

–patrick