WyoPreps Game of the Week: #2 Cody at #1 Star Valley [VIDEO]

We said it last year, and we will say it again. In what could be considered the best rivalry in the state right now, No. 1 Star Valley hosts No. 2 Cody in the WyoPreps Big School Game of the Week on Friday in Afton. The Braves are 6-0 on the season, and the Broncs enter at 5-0. Both are 2-0 in conference action. Between these two schools, they’ve won the last ten Class 3A football state championships. Star Valley beat Cody in last year’s title tilt, 27-0, in Laramie.

Star Valley’s McKay Young and Cody’s Matt McFadden spoke with WyoPreps before the big game. They both discussed how their season has gone to this point, what the focus is at this point of the season, the rivalry, embracing the challenge of facing each other, and what this game might come down to.

The Braves have the best passing attack in Class 3A at 261 yards per game. Combined with their 167 rush yards, Star Valley has the No. 2 offense at 428 yards and 45.5 points per game. Defensively, the Braves are tops in 3A against the run, allowing only 100 yards per game entering this one. They rank second in total defense and give up only 233 yards and 9 points per game.

The Broncs counter with the top rushing attack in 3A at 229 yards per game, and they average 7.2 yards per rush attempt. Combined with the No. 2 passing offense at 229 yards per game, the Broncs are No. 1 in total offense at 458 yards and 51.4 points per game. Cody is No. 3 in total defense and allows only 239 yards and 10.6 points per game.

The top two passers in 3A, Smith McClure for Star Valley and Maddax Ball of Cody lead their respective offenses. McClure looks for Bryson Nield and Cooper Lancaster. Ball had Chase Hatch and Trey Smith. Zach Nelson of Cody and Grant Thomson of Star Valley lead the defensive units.

It shapes up to be another great match-up!

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This game will be the 42nd meeting in the series according to wyoming-football.com. It began in 1957. The Braves enjoy a 28-13 edge in the series. Star Valley won at Cody in the regular season meeting last year, 41-14.

The kick-off is at 5 p.m. in Afton at Braves Field.