Sheridan County High School Football Matchups and History – Semi-finals 2026

Sheridan plays at home vs. Cheyenne East on Friday at 6pm.

Big Horn plays at home vs. Thermopolis on Friday at 6pm.

Here are the matchups and history for Sheridan and Big Horn vs. their respective opponents.

Information Courtesy: wyoming-football.com.

Cheyenne East at Sheridan – Friday 6pm: Sheridan won the first meeting between the 2 teams in 1960, while Cheyenne East got its first win in 1961. Sheridan leads the series between the 2 teams 35-18 including both the post season as well as the win earlier this season, and has won the last 8. In the post season, Sheridan leads 8-2, with the last post season meeting taking place in the 2024 state championship game. As far as games at Sheridan go, Sheridan leads the series 25-5, including a 5-0 record in the post season. Sheridan’s longest winning streak vs. East is 8 from 1980-1987, 2004-2013 (no games played between 2005-2008) and the current 8-game streak that started in 2022, while East’s longest winning streak vs. Sheridan is 3 from 2020-2021. Sheridan has shut out East 7 times, the last in the 2024 state championship game (21-0), while East has shut out Sheridan 2 times, the last in 1978 (10-0). Sheridan’s largest margin of victory vs. East is 49 in 1984 (49-0), while East’s largest margin of victory vs. Sheridan is 39 in 1961, which was the first time the 2 teams played at East (39-0). The most points that Sheridan has scored in a game vs. East is 56 in 2009 (56-21), while the most points that East has scored in a game vs. Sheridan is 51 in 2001 (51-48). The 2 teams have never had a game vs. each other go to overtime.

Thermopolis at Big Horn – Friday 6pm: Thermopolis won the first meeting between the 2 teams in 2009, while Big Horn picked up their first win in the 2010 regular season. BH leads the series 8-3, including the post season and has won the last 7. In the post season, the series is tied at 1, with the last meeting taking place in 2025. As far as games at Big Horn go, BH leads the series 5-0 and is 1-0 at home in the post season. Big Horn’s longest win streak vs. Thermopolis is the current 7-game streak that started in 2012 (no games played in 2013, 2017 and from 2020-2024), while Thermopolis’ longest winning streak vs. BH is 2 from 2010-2011. Big Horn has shut out Thermopolis twice, the last in 2018, while Thermopolis has never shut out BH. Big Horn’s largest margin of victory vs. Thermopolis is 45 in 2016 (53-8), while Thermopolis’ largest margin of victory vs. BH is 15 in 2011 (21-6). The most points that Big Horn has scored in a game vs. Thermopolis is 53 in 2016 (53-8), while the most points that Thermopolis has scored in a game vs. BH is 26 in 2019 (lost 40-26). The 2 teams have never had a game vs. each other go to overtime.