Here is a re-cap of the game from the Casper paper.
LARAMIE -- One thought entered Bransen Bradshaw's mind when
Lyman took over at the Lovell 21-yard line with 6 minutes, 20 seconds
left in the Class 2A championship game.
"Run them over," the Lyman senior said.
Bradshaw didn't fail in his objective.
The fullback-turned-quarterback put the Eagles ahead for good on Saturday at War Memorial Stadium, as his 1-yard touchdown push with 43 seconds remaining was the difference in Lyman's 22-20 victory against Lovell in the Class 2A title bout of the Wyoming State High School Football Championships.
The game-winning drive covered 79 yards and chewed 5:37 off the clock and consisted of 15 plays -- all runs.
"The time just lined up perfectly for us," said Bradshaw, who ran for 143 yards and scored all three of Lyman's touchdowns. "We just drove it down and scored."
Bradshaw put Lyman (11-0 overall) on the board first with 1:26 left in the first quarter, but Lovell answered with two touchdowns in a span of three minutes. On the second, Lovell senior running back Dino Collins took a swing pass from senior quarterback Dylan Hultgren off the right side, cut back across the field and skirted down the left sideline for a 34-yard touchdown.
Lyman retook the lead with 1:45 to halftime on a 2-yard run by Bradshaw. But the tide appeared to turn in the third quarter.
A fumble by Lyman senior Kyle Stokes led directly to a 23-yard touchdown pass from Hultgren to senior Austin Ellis, and Lovell took a 20-16 lead with 6:30 left in the third quarter.
Bradshaw threw two interceptions in the fourth quarter, the first at the Lovell 1-yard line, and the second put the Bulldogs (9-2) in business at the Lyman 33-yard line. But Stokes atoned for his fumble, with a leaping interception along the right sideline that set the stage for the final drive.
The Lyman defense held the state's leading rusher (Collins) to just 17 yards on 13 carries, but Hultgren played a masterful game. The Bulldogs signal-caller finished 14-of-26 for 206 yards and two touchdowns; his lone mistake came on the sideline attempt for Nathan Grant. Stokes knew Collins had been leaking out of the backfield all day, and when he didn't see him emerge, he read Hultgren.
"I just broke on it, and it was there," said Stokes, who added 72 rushing yards.
Lovell coach Doug Hazen knew the team needed one additional score to create final separation, but like the previous four meetings between these two teams, turnovers at key times made the difference.
"We had our chances, and we just couldn't quite convert on [them]," Hazen said. "That's a good football team. We let that one slip away."
And with the passing game shaky late, Lyman first-year coach Dale Anderson knew who to turn to: Bradshaw and Stokes, as the duo had all 15 carries on the final drive.
Lovell may have "The Beast" (Collins' nickname), but Lyman has a freight train, and it's No. 44 (Bradshaw's number).
"He won't even admit that he's a quarterback," Anderson said.
Rachael and Eve showed up to the football game. Eve was cheering on the Bulldogs! Sorry I missed the weekend there but Jacob and I were able to get him to his swim meet and then have some fun at home. Hopefully we will see these kids in a few weeks at Thanksgiving.
"Run them over," the Lyman senior said.
Bradshaw didn't fail in his objective.
The fullback-turned-quarterback put the Eagles ahead for good on Saturday at War Memorial Stadium, as his 1-yard touchdown push with 43 seconds remaining was the difference in Lyman's 22-20 victory against Lovell in the Class 2A title bout of the Wyoming State High School Football Championships.
The game-winning drive covered 79 yards and chewed 5:37 off the clock and consisted of 15 plays -- all runs.
"The time just lined up perfectly for us," said Bradshaw, who ran for 143 yards and scored all three of Lyman's touchdowns. "We just drove it down and scored."
Bradshaw put Lyman (11-0 overall) on the board first with 1:26 left in the first quarter, but Lovell answered with two touchdowns in a span of three minutes. On the second, Lovell senior running back Dino Collins took a swing pass from senior quarterback Dylan Hultgren off the right side, cut back across the field and skirted down the left sideline for a 34-yard touchdown.
Lyman retook the lead with 1:45 to halftime on a 2-yard run by Bradshaw. But the tide appeared to turn in the third quarter.
A fumble by Lyman senior Kyle Stokes led directly to a 23-yard touchdown pass from Hultgren to senior Austin Ellis, and Lovell took a 20-16 lead with 6:30 left in the third quarter.
Bradshaw threw two interceptions in the fourth quarter, the first at the Lovell 1-yard line, and the second put the Bulldogs (9-2) in business at the Lyman 33-yard line. But Stokes atoned for his fumble, with a leaping interception along the right sideline that set the stage for the final drive.
The Lyman defense held the state's leading rusher (Collins) to just 17 yards on 13 carries, but Hultgren played a masterful game. The Bulldogs signal-caller finished 14-of-26 for 206 yards and two touchdowns; his lone mistake came on the sideline attempt for Nathan Grant. Stokes knew Collins had been leaking out of the backfield all day, and when he didn't see him emerge, he read Hultgren.
"I just broke on it, and it was there," said Stokes, who added 72 rushing yards.
Lovell coach Doug Hazen knew the team needed one additional score to create final separation, but like the previous four meetings between these two teams, turnovers at key times made the difference.
"We had our chances, and we just couldn't quite convert on [them]," Hazen said. "That's a good football team. We let that one slip away."
And with the passing game shaky late, Lyman first-year coach Dale Anderson knew who to turn to: Bradshaw and Stokes, as the duo had all 15 carries on the final drive.
Lovell may have "The Beast" (Collins' nickname), but Lyman has a freight train, and it's No. 44 (Bradshaw's number).
"He won't even admit that he's a quarterback," Anderson said.
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