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Oct. 29, 2003 -- News Story
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Cowboys Have History of Winning
The Wyoming Cowboys will bring a heritage steeped in gridiron success when they travel to Skip Baughman Stadium for a Division III, Region 12 battle against the Roughriders Friday beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Wyoming, located near Cincinnati, has the third highest winning percentage for a high school football program in the state of Ohio. The Cowboys have 73 winning seasons under their holsters.
The winning is not ancient history for the Cowboys. Wyoming has qualified for the state playoffs for the last eight seasons and nine of the last 10. Wyoming won a state championship in 1977.
The Cowboys compiled a 9-1 record this season, playing in the Cincinnati Hills League. Their only loss of the season was a 42-12 setback to Reading.
Wyoming averaged just over 350 yards of offense per game this season, with a balanced attack of 2,229 yards rushing and 1,280 yards passing.
The Cowboys have some marquee players on offense. Trey Tudor, a 5-8-170-pound senior leads the team in rushing. Tudor has carried the ball 198 times for 1,277 yards. He is averaging 6.4 yards a carry and more than 125 yards a game. The next leading rusher is Drew Johnson, who has carried the ball 37 times for 361 yards and Authur Baldwin has 51 carries for 330 yards.
Senior Eric Baker calls the signals for the Cowboys. Baker is averaging 128 yards passing per game, completing about 55 percent of his passes. For the season, Baker is 79 of 145 for 1,277 yards with 16 touchdowns and just four interceptions.
Baker has a favorite target in 6-5, 215-pound senior wide receiver Kevin Weybright. More than half of Bakers' completions and nearly two-thirds of his passing yardage has gone to Weybright.
Weybright has caught 40 passes for 742 yards this season, averaging 18.6 yards a catch. The next leading receiver is Drew Johnson with 18 catches for 204 yards. Weybright is also the leading receiver on defense, as he has grabbed seven interceptions this season.
Tudor and Weybright have combined to score 31 of the Cowboys' 48 touchdowns this season.
Jordan Hosmer, a 6-3, 230-pound junior linebacker leads Wyoming in tackles with 107. Marcus Pryor has recorded six tackles and five fumble recoveries this season, while Jesse Brumbaugh has 66 tackles.
Presale tickets for the playoff contest are $6 for adults and $5 for students. All Roughrider fans are encouraged to buy their tickets presale as our athletic department receives a percentage of all presale tickets sold. Tickets can be purchased on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at the high school attendance/athletic office from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. or at Albert Sporting Goods from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.. All tickets sold at the gate Friday evening will cost $6.
All tickets for the playoff game are general admission. There are no reserve seats. All seats will be available on a first come first served basis. Gates will open at 6:30.
Season parking passes for the back lot will be honored. If you purchased a parking pass for the 2003 season it will be good to get you in to the lot on Friday.
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