Football Playoffs Begin Friday

Wyoming high school football playoffs begin on Friday around the state. In 4A, top ranked Natrona will play host to Rock Springs. The Mustangs are 9-0 and the Tigers are 2-7. Kickoff is at 6:00pm at Cheney Alumni Field at Mustang Stadium. Kelly Walsh travels to Sheridan in other quarterfinal action. The Trojans (4-5) are the 6th seed and the Broncs (7-2)  the defending state champions are the 3rd seed. These two teams met two weeks ago in Casper with the Broncs picking up the win 20-10. Kickoff is at 7:00pm with the pregame show at 6:45 on AM 1400 ESPN.

The other two 4A quarterfinals have 2nd ranked Gillette (8-1) hosting Evanston (3-6) and 4th ranked Cheyenne East (6-3) hosting cross-town rival and 5th ranked Cheyenne Central (5-4).

Some other interesting matchups on Friday include:

3A: 5th ranked Green River (5-3) at 4th ranked Douglas (6-2)

2A: 5th ranked Glenrock (5-3) at 3rd ranked Lovell (7-1)

1A: 5th ranked Shoshoni (6-2)  at  3rd ranked Southeast (4-3)

6-Man: 5th ranked Guernsey (4-4) at 4th ranked Meeteetse (5-3)

There are 7 undefeated teams going into the playoffs. Natrona (9-0), Powell, Big Horn, Lyman, Lusk, Cokeville and Dubois are all at 8-0. To see to the entire schedule of the playoffs, go to wyopreps.com