Wyoming Pulls Away to Win 6-Man Shootout over Nebraska

Wyoming snapped a two-game losing streak in the Battle for the Border 6-Man All-Star Shootout football game beating Nebraska 68-44 on Friday night.

Meeteetse’s Dace Bennett threw for three TDs and ran for two more. Koye Gilbert of Encampment had a pick-six and caught a TD. Zander Risner of Little Snake River caught two TD passes, and Hulett’s Bryce Ackerman ran for two more scores.

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Wyoming never trailed in the game. They were tied at 8-8 and 16-16 but Gilbert’s TD grab off a pass by Bennett gave the Cowboy State the lead for good at 22-16.

Gilbert then had his pick-six right at halftime, which gave Wyoming a 30-16 lead.

Nebraska scored twice early in the second half and trimmed Wyoming’s lead to 30-28.

Bennett responded with a TD run for a 38-28 lead.

After Nebraska scored with under two minutes left in the third, Wyoming pulled away.

Up 38-36, Cree Jones hauled in a TD pass from Bennet with 27 seconds left in the third quarter. Wyoming recovered an onside kick. Ackerman scored his first touchdown run with 7:39 left for a 54-36 lead.

After a Nebraska TD, Ackerman added his second TD run with 3:51 left, as the Cowboy State began to pull away. Risner’s second TD catch from Bennett with 1:20 left in the game put the finishing touch on a Wyoming victory, 68-44.

Wyoming regained the lead in the overall series, 6-5. It’s the first win for Team Wyoming since 2019.

The 68 points scored tied the single-game record for points by the winning team.

The game was played at Chadron State College in Nebraska.

Thank you to Ashlea Hagen and Angie Erickson for sending photos to WyoPreps. It is much appreciated!