Sheridan Tops Rock Springs With Late TD To Stay Undefeated

The Sheridan Broncs only had 17 plays on offense in the second half, while Rock Springs had 40-plus.

Play #16 made the difference.

Trailing 24-20 with less than 2 minutes to go on 4th down from their own 30, Carl Askins screened a pass to Colson Coon who took care of the rest and ran to the promised land for the go ahead score.

The defense was able to hold the next 4 plays, and the Broncs won the battle of the 4A undefeated teams, 27-24.

Sheridan got on the board first when Mathew Ketner returned a punt 37 yards for a touchdown to make it 7-nothing.

Rock Springs would put a long drive together and tie the score at 7, and it would stay the way when the 1st quarter ended.

In the 2nd quarter, a Michael Greer field goal put the Broncs ahead 10-7.

The Broncs would then cash in on an interception, and Askins would hook up with Coon to make 17-7.

Not much else happened between that and halftime.

In the 3rd quarter, Sheridan would take advantage of another turnover, and Greer would kick another FG to push the score up to 20-7.

Then Rock Springs would hog the ball.

The Tigers would get into the end zone early in the 4th quarter, to cut the score to 20-14 and add another later to take the lead 21-20.

RS would then cash in on a turnover with a field goal of their own, to go ahead 24-20 with 2 minutes to go, but that ended up being one of the turning points of the game, as Sheridan was able to stop the opposition from scoring a touchdown.

Then with their backs against the wall, and facing 4th down from their own 30, Askins and Coon pulled off what would be the winning TD play with 1:32 to go, and the defense was able to hold after that.

With the win Sheridan is now 4-0 on the 2021 season and all alone in 1st place in Class 4A.

The next game is scheduled for Friday, September 24th at Cheyenne East at 6pm.

The Thunderbirds are the defending state champs.

1st Quarter:

0:00 – 0:05 Sheridan student section

0:06 – 0:16 Carl Askins 20 yard pass to Mathew Ketner from Sheridan 32 to Rock Springs 48

0:17 – 0:40 Rock Springs punts. Ketner returns punt 37 yards for touchdown Sheridan 7 Rock Springs 0

0:41 – 0:52 Brock Bider 12 yard run from Sheridan 13 to Sheridan 1

0:53 – 1:04 Cadon Shaklee 1 yard touchdown run Sheridan 7 Rock Springs 7

1:05 – 1:19 Askins 27 yard pass to Dane Steel from Sheridan 33 to Rock Springs 40

1:20 – 1:30 Texas Tanner 13 yard run from Rock Springs 38 to Rock Springs 25

2nd Quarter:

1:31 – 1:40 Michael Greer 25 yard field goal Sheridan 10 Rock Springs 7

1:41 – 1:51 Tanner (Sheridan) tackles Isaac Schoenfeld (Rock Springs) for a 1 yard loss

1:52 – 2:10 Rich Hall (Sheridan) intercepts Bider (Rock Springs)

2:11 – 2:24 Askins 20 yard touchdown pass to Colson Coon Sheridan 17 Rock Springs 7

2:25 – 2:37 Tommy Faigl (Rock Springs) intercepts Hall (Sheridan)

2:38 – 2:53 Cody Kilpatrick (Sheridan) intercepts Bider (Rock Springs)

3rd Quarter:

2:54 – 3:09 Henry Carrier (Rock Springs) intercepts Hall (Sheridan)

3:10 – 3:21 Greer 33 yard field goal Sheridan 20 Rock Springs 7

3:22 – 3:35 Bider 43-yard pass to Andrew Skorcz from Rock Springs 28 to Sheridan 29 (play called back due to holding call)

3:36 – 3:54 Bider 17 yard pass to Skorcz from Rock Springs 19 to Rock Springs 36

3:55 – 4:08 Bider 19 yard pass to Dylan Coburn from Sheridan 34 to Sheridan 15

4th Quarter:

4:09 – 4:21 Bider 9 yard pass to Jake Eddy from Sheridan 10 to Sheridan 1

4:22 – 4:31 Sheridan defense stops Eddy on 2nd and goal from the 1.

4:32 – 4:38 Coburn 1 yard touchdown run Sheridan 20 Rock Springs 14

4:39 – 4:51 Bider 30 yard pass to Skorcz from Rock Springs 43 to Sheridan 27

4:52 – 5:07 Isaac Schoenfeld 13 yard touchdown run Rock Springs 21 Sheridan 20

5:08 – 5:24 Carrier (Rock Springs) intercepts Hall (Sheridan)

5:25 – 5:33 Jeff Hyatt 24 yard field goal Rock Springs 24 Sheridan 20

5:34 – 5:55 Askins 70 yard touchdown pass to Coon Sheridan 27 Rock Springs 24

5:56 – 5:59 Sheridan fan waiving flag

6:00 – 6:09 Tanner (Sheridan) sacks Bider (Rock Springs)

6:10 – 6:25 Coon (Sheridan) deflects Bider’s pass which falls incomplete on 4th down, to secure the win for Sheridan,