Football Recap: Lincoln Southeast's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

After flying high against Benson last Thursday, Lincoln Southeast came back down to earth. The Knights fell 27-14 to the Lincoln East Spartans on Friday. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Spartans apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.

Although Lincoln Southeast took the loss, they still got scores from Brecken Bokowski and Caden Ward.

Lincoln East was led to victory by Huxton Katt and Turner Wilkie. Katt rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns, while Wilkie rushed for 28 yards and one score. What's more, Wilkie racked up 101.7 passer rating, the most he's had since back in September.

Knights

Previous 5 Games

10/24/25 @ Lincoln East	14-27
10/16/25 vs Benson	56-0
10/10/25 @ North Platte	40-7
10/03/25 vs Lincoln High	57-0
09/25/25 @ Millard South	0-77

The loss snapped Lincoln Southeast's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-4 record. As for Lincoln East, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Lincoln Southeast will challenge Creighton Prep on Friday. As for Lincoln East, they will take on Omaha Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.