Wyoming High School Football 2A State Championship Preview 2025

The fourth meeting between the Big Horn Rams and the Mountain View Buffalos will determine the Class 2A football state champion in 2025 on Friday in Laramie at War Memorial Stadium. The kick-off is at noon. These two teams are playing in a title game for the third time. The top-ranked Rams are making their fourth consecutive appearance in the 2A championship game. Big Horn has won two of the last three titles in the division. No. 2 Mountain View is making its first appearance in the championship game since 2019, when they defeated Buffalo, 24-14.

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WyoPreps visited with both head coaches before the game, Big Horn’s Kirk McLaughlin, and Brent Walk from Mountain View, for some insight into the teams and this matchup.

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Team Info & Series History:

Big Horn (10-0) – Kirk McLaughlin: 8th year as head coach; 9 state championships in school history; the last was in 2024 (42-12 vs. Cokeville). Their first title was in 1985. The Rams are 9-11 in title games all-time and are making their 11th appearance in Laramie for a state championship game. They are 6-4 at War Memorial Stadium.

Mountain View (11-0) – Brent Walk: 14th year as head coach; 6 state championships in school history; the most recent was in 2019 (24-14 over Buffalo). The Panthers are 6-7 in title games all-time and are making their 6th appearance in Laramie for a state championship game. They are 3-2 at War Memorial Stadium.

This will be the 4th meeting in the series. Overall, Big Horn has a 2-1 edge. They first met in 2013 in the 2A championship game. All three previous meetings have occurred in the playoffs. This will be the third time they square off with a championship at stake.

Team Stats per game:

Big Horn Mountain View

Rush Offense = No. 7 (184 yards per game) No. 1 (265)

Pass Offense = No. 1 (179) No. 2 (174)

Total Offense = No. 2 (363) No. 1 (439)

Scoring Offense = No. 1 (52) No. 2 (45.5)

Rush Defense = No. 3 (111) No. 4 (116)

Pass Defense = No. 2 (51) No. 12 (110)

Total Defense = No. 1 (161) No. 5 (226)

Scoring Defense = No. 1 (6.3) No. 2 (13.9)

Key Players:

Big Horn = Cruz Hernandez – 135.7 rushing yards per game, 25 TDs, 173.6 all-purpose yards per game, No. 1 in scoring with 29 total TDs; Tucker Wulff 155.2 passing yards per game with 22 TDs & 2 INTs and 165.2 all-purpose yards per game; Bridger Doke – 59.8 receiving yards per game, 10 TDs; Finn Stalick – 14.6 defensive points per game – ranks No. 9.

Mountain View = Justus Platts – 80.5 rushing yards per game, 17 TDs, 170.9 passing yards per game, 27 TDs, 4 INTs, 251.5 all-purpose yards per game & 18 total TDs; Jackson Sawyer – 76.4 rushing yards per game, 8 TDs; Ashton Colangelo – 98.3 receiving yards per game, 18 TDs, No. 2 in punt return – 28.6 per return; Kolby Roitz – 33.1 receiving yards per game, 5 TDs; Levi Jones – 13.8 defensive points per game – ranks No. 12.

The kick-off will be at noon on Friday in Laramie.

Series history information is Courtesy of Wyoming-football.com.