Madeira Recap

Madeira 21 - Wyoming 7

On a rainy Friday night at Madeira High School, The 2012 Wyoming football season ended in a heartbreaker, falling to the Mustangs 21-7. The game was hard fought by both sides, with the Cowboys coming back within a touchdown in the 3rd quarter, but only for the Mustangs to regain their 2 TD lead late in the game.

I profiled this game as coming down to the Rushing prowess of Madeira's Timmy James, and how the Wyoming defense would fare against him on the ground. But this game came down to something much different, the Wyoming offense. All day, the Cowboys were stifled and couldn't put a drive together until late in the 3rd quarter, when Terrell Dailey broke a tackle on the sideline to run away with a 15 yard touchdown. The Cowboy offense was held to only 290 yards, 192 yards through the air, and only 98 on the ground. This are in drastic comparison to the Cowboys average of 405 per game, and shows just how stifling the Mustangs defense was. The Mustangs also broke through to sack Marty 5 times on the day. The Cowboys QB ended the season first in the league with 2413 yards, and Ben Kurtz ended the season with 1022 yards to lead the CHL.

The Wyoming defense could not contain the powerful rushing prowess of Madeira's Timmy James, who rushed for 211 yards and 2 TDs, 53% of the Mustang offense that night. They contained the passing attack, as they usually do, to only 112 yards, but it was not enough as the offense just couldn't find it's way into the endzone. The Wyoming defense finishes the season in next to last in total defense.

Even though the season ends early for the Cowboys, and they did not capture the CHL title, a 7-3 season is quite respectable for first year head coach Aaron Hancock, especially after starting the season 0-2. Will Marty, Casey Howell, Dominic Vamosi and Terrell Dailey all return next year as seniors, and everyone will be looking forward to a powerful Cowboy 2013 team. It has been a true pleasure covering the team through their ups and downs. I look forward to covering them next year.

photo courtesy of Rod Apfelbeck