Encampment Rallies to Beat Meeteetse in 1A 6 Man Classic

The Encampment-Meeteetse game had all the makings of a very even match-up between these two 1A 6 Man teams. The biggest lead of the game for either team was 7 points and the teams traded touchdowns in the first quarter. Meeteetse outscored Encampment 16-13 in the 2nd quarter and each team put 20 points on the board in the 3rd quarter so, after 3, Meeteetse led 42-20.

The biggest play of the game was turned in by Encampment's Quade Jordan who rambled 50 yards for a touchdown to put the Tigers in front for good at 46-42. That's the way it stayed as Encampment is 3-1 on the year and Meeteetse drops to 3-2.

Statistically speaking, Quade Jordan had 260 yards rushing in the game for Encampment with four touchdowns. The Tigers as a team ran the ball for 433 yards and passed for another 133. On the Meeteetse side, quarterback Dace Bennett threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for 107. The Longhorns ended up with 426 yards of total offense. What a game!

Encampment is ranked 2nd this week in our WyoPreps poll and will be at HEM on Saturday. Meeteetse is ranked 3rd this week and they have a huge game vs. #1 Little Snake River on Saturday in Baggs.

We have a few photos to share with you courtesy of Angie Erickson, Enjoy

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