Lincoln East and North Platte pushed the score to 35-28 the last time they played North Platte, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Spartans blew past the Bulldogs 24-0. That's more bragging rights for the Spartans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Turner Wilkie
| 09/05/25 vs North Platte | 113.7 |
| 08/28/25 @ Elkhorn South | 35.4 |
| 11/01/24 @ Omaha North | 101.8 |
| 08/29/24 vs Elkhorn South | 118.8 |
A big part of Lincoln East's victory came down to the chemistry between Turner Wilkie and his top target Sam Sutko. Wilkie threw for 194 yards while completing 71.4% of his passes while Sutko picked up 135 receiving yards and one touchdown. What's more, Wilkie racked up 113.7 passer rating, the most he's had since back in August of 2024.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Lincoln East proved: they limited North Platte to a paltry 1.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Will Manning for the heroic effort on defense: he. Lincoln East's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 3.1.
Lincoln East's defense didn't let Carter Still., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Elijah Gutz was especially locked on to North Platte's QB and sacked him four times.
The win got Lincoln East back to even at 1-1. As for North Platte, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Lincoln East wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 30-3 victory against Grand Island on the 12th. As for North Platte, they have also already played their next game, a 41-13 defeat against Norfolk on the 12th.
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