Wyoming High School Football Playoff Quarterfinals Open on Halloween Weekend
The road to War Memorial Stadium in Laramie officially kicked off as twenty quarterfinal playoff games descended upon the state for Halloween weekend, running from October 30 to October 31, 2026. According to WyoPreps, the three-week tournament is set to culminate on November 13 and 14, 2026, when five state champions will ultimately be crowned.
Across classifications ranging from 1A 6-Man up to 4A, opening round matchups yielded decisive victories for top-ranked contenders alongside a few tighter battles.
Little Snake River Defeats Ten Sleep in Bracket Action
In the Class 1A 6-Man bracket on October 30, third-ranked Little Snake River defeated Ten Sleep 75-12, top-ranked Burlington handled H.E.M. 58-6, and fourth-ranked Encampment topped fifth-ranked Riverside 44-12. Meanwhile, the 1A 9-Man division featured second-ranked Pine Bluffs shutting out Big Piney 41-0, fifth-ranked Sundance outscoring fourth-ranked Greybull 61-29, top-ranked Rocky Mountain defeating Upton 56-21, and third-ranked Saratoga defeating Lusk 34-8.
Class 2A action on the same day saw second-ranked Cokeville roll past Glenrock 48-7, top-ranked Big Horn defeat Lovell 52-7, third-ranked Thermopolis top Torrington 48-28, and fourth-ranked Mountain View defeat fifth-ranked Burns 48-13. Closing out the 1A 6-Man opening weekend schedule on October 31, Midwest traveled to face second-ranked Casper Christian in a 1 p.m. kickoff hosted at Kelly Walsh High School, as reported by WyoPreps.
Star Valley Blanks Rawlins in Larger Classification Play
Larger school classifications also saw heavy offense on October 30. In Class 3A, top-ranked Star Valley blanked Rawlins 56-0, Lander edged third-ranked Jackson 29-21, second-ranked Cody defeated Buffalo 56-7, and fourth-ranked Riverton bested fifth-ranked Evanston 31-7.
In Class 4A, top-ranked Natrona County shut out Kelly Walsh 41-0, second-ranked Sheridan defeated Campbell County 55-21, third-ranked Cheyenne East topped Thunder Basin 34-14, and fifth-ranked Cheyenne Central edged fourth-ranked Laramie 27-20.
