Laramie Plays for Playoff Positioning and Winning Record on Senior Night [VIDEO]

A lot is on the line Friday night for the Laramie High School football team. The fourth-ranked Plainsmen host the Kelly Walsh Trojans in the regular-season finale for both teams. It is Senior Night for LHS. There’s also playoff seeding at stake, and the possibility of having a winning record in the regular season. The game starts at 6 p.m. at Deti Stadium.

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The Plainsmen are 4-4 after a 34-28 loss at No. 3 Cheyenne East last Friday night. Laramie jumped out to a 7-0 lead, and the game was tied at 14-14 at halftime. The Thunderbirds capitalized on an early second-half turnover by LHS, a fourth-down stop at its own 11-yard line, and a second fourth-down stop deep in Laramie territory. That helped East to a 35-14 lead. The Plainsmen scored twice in the last 90 seconds. The first time was after a long drive. Then after they recovered an onside kick. The second onside kick was covered by East.

Laramie still has a shot at a home playoff game with a victory and a loss by Cheyenne Central. They also have a chance at a winning record in the regular season. Neither of those has happened since 2000.

KOWB’s David Settle visited with Plainsmen head coach Jake Chick to preview the Kelly Walsh game. Chick knows there’s a lot at stake for his team after a tough loss. He spoke highly of the Senior class, said they’re having real talk with the team, and understands the Trojans will be tough to play.

Kelly Walsh is 3-5 this year. They were shut out at home last Friday by rival and top-ranked Natrona County, 37-0. The Trojans love to run the football. They average 218 yards rushing per game. By contrast, they only throw for 40 yards per game. Quinn Alvar is KW’s QB. He moved from running back earlier this season due to an injury. Alvar and running back Parker Hill form a tough 1-2 punch. They average 72.5 and 65 yards rushing per game, respectively. Defensively, the Trojans are also very stingy. They allow only 224 yards of total offense per game. That’s divided up between 150 yards per game allowed on the ground and only 74 yards per game through the air. Kelly Walsh gives up 19.9 points per game.

Series History

Laramie won last year’s game at home, 24-0. That gave the Plainsmen a 26-24 lead in the overall series. Friday night will be the 51st meeting in the series. LHS has won three in a row at home against the Trojans.

KOWB Radio will have live coverage of the game at Deti Stadium. David Settle and Dan Bleak will call the game. You can listen on the radio at 1290 AM, through the KOWB app, online, and through smart speakers.

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