North Platte had lost five straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 1-6 to make it six. They took a blow against the Lincoln Southeast Knights, falling 40-7. The contest was a close 7-6 at the break, but unfortunately for the Bulldogs it sure didn't stay that way.
As for Lincoln Southeast, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 8.4 yards per carry in those games compared to only 3.4 in the others.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln Southeast to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gavin Semm, who rushed for 36 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 138 yards and one TD. The Knights also got a significant boost from DaThayedius Hartshorn-Harvey, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. North Platte is set to square off against their familiar foe Millard South at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Lincoln Southeast will face off against rival Benson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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