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WYOMING COWBOY (1-1) 

MCNICHOLAS ROCKETS (1-1)

Coming off of a hard fought double overtime defeat against Turpin, the Wyoming Cowboys need nothing more than a big victory against the Archbishop McNicholas Rockets (1-1) this week. The Cowboys will play the Rockets, who hail from the powerful GCL, on Thursday night this week, as the Yom Kippur holiday begins on Friday evening.

Wyoming looks to have a good momentum builder against McNick, and a win against a strong, higher division team will greatly help them come playoff time. They will certainly have a strong matchup, however, as the Rockets put 66 on the board last week and recorded a shutout on defense against Oakridge Secondary school from London, Ontario. The Rockets sit in 3rd place in their division, while the Cowboys sit at 3rd in the CHL. A win against this strong team on home turf will really help the Cowboys as they head into CHL play next week against Madeira.

McNick is a team located within our playoff region, and as Head Coach Aaron Hancock explained to me we are tied with them for points right now, which adds to the importance of this Week 3 Game. "Anytime you play a team that is in your region, its important to win so you can come out on top of them at the end of year," Hancock told me.

The Cowboy defense will need to do what they couldn't against Turpin, stop a dual pronged rushing attack. The Rockets backfield consists of QB Luke Sulken and RB Sean Byrne, who both carried 24 times against Northwest in Week 1, and rushed for 258 yards. Coach Hancock told me that stopping the run is number one on his priority list this week. The Rockets rushing attack will have to be stifled, as the McNick offense through the air only accounted for a dismal 59 yards.

Cowboys Senior Terrell Dailey needs to have a big game out of the backfield, as QB Will Marty and the receiving corps will be challenged by the Rockets secondary. Marty sits at 3rd in the CHL standings for passing yards as of this week, and needs on 1,600 more yards to break a school record. Senior D-Lineman Griffin O'Gara is tied for the league lead in sacks, and looks to edge out players from Madeira, Taylor, and Reading for the lead.

Thursday, September 12th

@Bob Lewis Stadium 

7:30