Prep Football: Oil Bowl Game Friday Night NC VS KW

The annual Oil Bowl game is this Friday night as Natrona hosts Kelly Walsh at Cheney Alumni Stadium. The top Mustangs come in at 4-0 and the Trojans are 0-4.

Natrona won last year's matchup at Harry Geldien Stadium 45-0. But it was Kelly Walsh who won one of the most exciting Oil Bowl games two years ago at Natrona, 28-27 in double overtime. Veteran Natrona Head Coach Steve Harshman will lead his Mustangs into his 21st  Oil Bowl game where he is 16-4. For Kelly Walsh Head Coach Jon Vance this will be his first. He was an assistant under Jim Horne the three previous games. Kickoff is at 6:00pm with the pregame show at 5:30 on AM 1400 ESPN.

In other 4A games second ranked Gillette (4-0) is home to Laramie (2-2). Third rated Sheridan (3-1) hosts Rock Springs (1-3). Cheyenne East (3-1), ranked fourth in the latest poll will be at winless Cheyenne South. And number five Evanston (2-2) is at Cheyenne Central (1-3).

Here's the rest of the high school football schedule for the weekend:

3A:

#5-Douglas (2-1) at #2-Buffalo (2-1)

Torrington (0-3) at #4-Lander (3-0)

Riverton (1-3) at Rawlins (0-3)

Jackson (2-1) at #1-Powell (3-0)

#3-Green River at Cody (0-3)

Star Valley (1-2) at Worland (2-1)

2A:

Big Horn (2-1)  at #2-Glenrock (3-0)

Newcastle (2-1) at Wright (0-3)

Wheatland (1-2) at Moorcroft (2-1)

#1-Lovell (3-0) at #5-Mountain View (2-1)

Pinedale (0-3) at #3-Greybull (3-0)

Big Piney (0-3) at #4-Lyman (2-1)

Kemmerer (2-1) at Thermopolis (1-2)

1A:

#1-Southeast (3-0) at #4-Pine Bluffs (3-0)

Lingle/Fort Laramie (2-0) at #3-Lusk (2-1)

Sundance (0-3) at Upton (1-2)

#5-Shoshoni (3-0) at #2-Cokeville (2-1)

Riverside (2-1) at Burlington (2-1)

Saratoga (0-3) at Wyoming Indian (1-2)

6-Man:

#2-Kaycee (3-0) at #3-Dubois (2-1)

Farson (1-2) at #5-Midwest (2-1)

Saturday games:

Rocky Mountain (2-1) at Wind River (0-3)

Ten Sleep (2-1) at #4-Hulett (2-1)

Hanna (0-3) at Guersney (0-3)

#1-Snake River (3-0) at Meeteetse (0-3)

Natrona JV at Burns

NSI Academy at Big Horn JV