Executive Director Frank Selby announced head coaches for the 48th annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl that pits the state’s best high school seniors against one another for one final all-star football game to be played this summer.
Cody head coach Matt McFadden will head up the South team and was in charge of making his selections. Mountain View’s head coach Brent Walk will lead the North.
Coach Walk selected just one player off the runner-up Jackson Broncs. That was two-way player Sam Lopeman. Lopeman led the defense as a strong safety/outside linebacker. He also played some slot receiver on the offense.
Many of the Broncs star players last season were underclassmen. Still, some Jackson seniors were omitted from Shrine Bowl selection including Henry Hershock, Sam Scott, Steven Heffron, Jack Brown, Ian Hoffman, Gio Pineda, and Jacobo Martinez.
Hershock was a valuable fullback/linebacker for coach David Joyce. Sam Scott was the No. 2 wide receiver who filled the gap when WR Nate Keipert was lost for most of the season to injury. Scott also played corner on defense.
Linemen Jack Brown, Gio Pineda, and Jacobo Martinez were invaluable to the Broncs as well. Backup linebacker Steven Heffron and Ian Hoffman made some big plays all season on defense.
Shrine Bowl Rosters
North
BIG HORN: Winfield Loomis; BUFFALO: Hyrum Hatch; CODY: Cody Phillips, Caleb Pryor, Keaton Stone, Nic Talich; GILLETTE: Kaden Race; JACKSON: Sam Lopeman; KELLY WALSH: Dom Jahr, Reno Watson; LANDER: Eli Mazurie, Jack Sweeney; LOVELL: CJ Lindsay; MEETEETSE: Hadley Abarr; NATRONA COUNTY: Braxton Bundy, Brady Dutcher, Jace George; POWELL: Riley Bennett, Jesse Trotter, Kadden Trotter; RIVERTON: Damon DeVries; ROCKY MOUNTAIN: Tyler Banks; SHERIDAN: Quinton Mangus, Kyle Meinecke, Justin Vela; SHOSHONI: Tryston Truempler; THERMOPOLIS: Logan Cole, Remington Ferree; THUNDER BASIN: River Brisko, Michael Coleman, Scott O’Dell, Jaxon Pikula, Dyse Shepherd; UPTON/SUNDANCE: Wyatt Gillespie, Brad Kruger; WORLAND: Rudy Sanford.
South
BIG PINEY: Kaden Raza; CHEYENNE CENTRAL: Andrew Johnson, Carter Lobatos, Jimmy Koenig, Joey Kostelecky; CHEYENNE EAST: Graedyn Buell, Jackson Hesford, Jake Rayl, Julian Vigil, Dakota Heckman; COKEVILLE: Nate Barnes; DOUGLAS: Kody Micke, Gabe Borman; EVANSTON: Jagger Mitchell; FARSON/EDEN: Parker Clawson; GREEN RIVER: Seth White; LARAMIE: Mathew Maiava, Micah Maiava, Michael Maiava; LYMAN: Hansen Bradshaw, Preston Brewer, Joseph Turner; MOUNTAIN VIEW: Hunter Meeks, Ashton Schofield; NIOBRARA COUNTY: Drake Lamp; PINEDALE: Colby White; ROCK SPRINGS: AJ Kelly, Collin Madsen; SARATOGA: Noah Rimmer; SOUTHEAST: Harrison Hall; STAR VALLEY: Brant Nelson, Gabe Nield, JaAren Smith; TORRINGTON: Dylan Dreiling, Cody Pierce; WHEATLAND: Adam Suko.
Officials for the 48th Annual Game will be representing Douglas in Shrine Bowl for the first time. They are Sean Geer, Ron Erickson, James Bratton, Evan Helebolt, Dan Edwards, Monty Gilbreath, Nate Helbaum, and Kurt Engle.
The 2021 Wyoming Shrine Bowl adult athletic trainers will be Jessica Garden from Sheridan representing North, and Miranda Zamora from Laramie representing South.
This year’s all-star football game will be held on Saturday June 12, 2021 at the Dick Cheney Alumni Field in Casper, Wyoming.
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