Playing in their first state semifinal game since a 16-0 loss to Cokeville in 1996, the Lingle-Fort Laramie Doggers found themselves down 14-0 midway through the second quarter and looked to be headed towards another disappointing loss to end the season.

But this Doggers team wasn’t going away.

Lingle-Fort Laramie reeled off 25 unanswered points en route to a 25-14 victory over the Cokeville Panthers to set up an all Goshen County 1A state championship game in Laramie after Southeast defeated Wind River on Friday, 42-12.

Cokeville took control of the Doggers early in the first period on Saturday with an opening 14-play drive that eventually stalled at the Doggers’ 32-yard line.

Lingle-Fort Laramie managed just three offensive plays and a loss of seven yards on their first possession and were forced to punt the ball back to the Panthers.



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