Defending 3A champion Star Valley emerges as top team in Wyoming.
The third week of the high school football season kicks off with 10 more states set to begin play. Wyoming will be among the next set of states to begin with a schedule that gets underway Aug. 28. As things stand, the postseason is set to begin Oct. 30 with championship games scheduled Nov. 14.
Wyoming is one of 34 states planning to play football this fall. Sixteen others plus the District of Columbia have moved their respective seasons to 2021.
In Wyoming, a total of 22 games are set to kick off on Thursday through Saturday.
In advance of season openers, here's a look at what you need to know about Wyoming football in 2020.
Top games
Big Horn at
Buffalo, Aug. 28
Cody at Buffalo, Sept. 18
East (Cheyenne) at
Sheridan, Sept. 25
Cody at
Powell, Sept. 25
Star Valley (Afton) at Cody, Oct. 9
Top teams
1. Star Valley (Afton)
2.
Mountain View3. Big Horn
4. Cody
5. Buffalo
Defending champions
4A: Sheridan
3A: Star Valley (Afton)
2A: Mountain View
1A: Big Horn
6 Man:
Little Snake River (Baggs)
Top recruits
1. Graedyn Buell, QB,
East (Cheyenne)2.
Quinton Mangus, OL, Sheridan
3.
Trey Bower, LB, East (Cheyenne)
4.
Andrew J Johnson, WR,
Central (Cheyenne)5.
Jaxon Pikula, RB,
Thunder Basin (Gillette)Returning stat leaders
Passing
Graedyn Buell, East (Cheyenne) | 201-327 (61%), 2,989 yds., 35 TD
Sadler Smith,
Jackson Hole (Jackson) | 95-165, (57%), 1,391 yds., 13 TD
Rushing
Carter Lobatos, Central (Cheyenne) | 197 car., 1,238 yds, 11 TD
Jaxon Pikula, Thunder Basin | 187 car., 1,189 yds., 16 TD
Receiving
Andrew Johnson, Central (Cheyenne) | 73 rec., 994 yds., 15 TD
Jackson Hesford, East (Cheyenne) | 54 rec., 697 yds., 8 TD
