Class 1A/11-man Championship

Lingle vs. Southeast, 11:30 a.m., Friday

It took 12 years, but the Lingle football team finally got in the left-hand column come playoff time.

And you can bet the Doggers aren't satisfied with just winning a playoff game, either. That was evidenced by the way Lingle went into Cokeville on Saturday and overcame a 14-0 second-quarter deficit to advance to the Class 1A/11-man state championship.

It's the Doggers' first appearance in a title game since 1990.

Lingle drilled Rocky Mountain 49-13 in the quarterfinals -- the school's first playoff win since 1996 -- and then upset Cokeville 25-14 in the semifinals.

But the most interesting angle in this game is that it's a rematch of a game played just three weeks ago in the regular-season finale in Yoder.

Southeast controlled that game for a 27-11 win to clinch the East Conference title and has been rolling ever since. A 42-0 win over Riverside in the quarterfinals was followed by a 42-12 win over Wind River in the semifinals. And keep in mind this senior class has not lost the final game of any football season in their prep careers.

Lingle Doggers

Coach: Kevin Derby (third season).

Record: 9-1.

Last title: 1990 (9-man; 35-20 over Dubois).

Number of titles: 1.

Southeast Cyclones

Coach: Mark Bullington (11th season).

Record: 9-1.

Last title: 2008 (1A; 12-0 over Burlington).

Number of titles: 7.

Class 1A/6-man Championship

Kaycee vs. Guernsey, 1 p.m., Saturday

What a first year of football for the Kaycee Buckaroos.

All the Bucs did in their first year of existence was advance to the Class 1A/6-man title game in Laramie, but the order is pretty tall with the matchup against Guernsey.

The Vikings have not only won two 11-man state titles in the past six years, but they also played for another in 2007. And Guernsey showed no signs of struggling to adapt to the six-man game this year -- the Vikings outscored the other six-man programs 360-69 during the regular season. Guernsey thumped Farson 73-6 in the quarterfinals before needing a fourth-quarter rally to get past Hanna 46-34 in the semifinals.

But the cardiac kids of Kaycee are certainly used to close finishes. The Bucs squeaked by Ten Sleep 48-43 in the quarterfinals and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 14 seconds left in their 58-56 semifinal win over Midwest. We'll see how much the Bucs remember (and have learned) from the 67-0 blanking Guernsey handed them in the final week of the regular season.

Guernsey Vikings

Coach: Casey Moats (first season).

Record: 8-0.

Last title: 2006 (1A; 14-12 over Cokeville).

Number of titles: 2.

Kaycee Buckaroos

Coach: Dustin Sipe (first season).

Record: 6-3.

Last title: First year of football program.

Number of titles: 0.

Road to Laramie Tracker

Today: Class 1A

Tuesday: Class 2A

Wednesday: Class 3A

Thursday: Class 4A