Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 64, Lyons-Decatur Northeast 8

LYONS, Neb. — Laurel-Concord-Coleridge beat Lyons-Decatur Northeast 64-8 on the road Friday in Class D2 football. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge is 7-1 and Lyons-Decatur Northeast is 2-6.

The playoff picture

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge was at No. 5 of 36 in D2 by NSAA wildcard average (42.1250), No. 5 in the Class D2 Hurrdat Sports coaches poll; Lyons-Decatur Northeast was at T-29 of 36 in D2 by NSAA wildcard average (34.6250). Those ranks are from NSAA's wildcard page as of Oct. 17 at 7:42 a.m. CT, which counted this game, and are projections, not seeds. 16 teams qualify in D2. Compared with NSAA's Oct. 16 update at 11:07 a.m., Laurel-Concord-Coleridge climbed from No. 6 (42.2857) and Lyons-Decatur Northeast held at No. 29 (34.4286).

At the Oct. 17 update, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's 42.1250 average was 4.0000 points above the No. 16 average (38.1250), and Lyons-Decatur Northeast's 34.6250 average was 3.5000 points below the No. 16 average (38.1250).

Series

NSAA records since 2020 show no earlier regular-season meeting between the two.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge has outscored opponents 441-152, an average margin of +36.1 points a game. Its wins: Creighton (36-24), Niobrara-Verdigre (56-14), Bloomfield (41-14), Bancroft-Rosalie (70-0), Tri County Northeast (TCNE) (70-22), Oakland-Craig (68-28), Lyons-Decatur Northeast (64-8). Its losses: Hartington-Newcastle (36-42). That is five straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Lyons-Decatur Northeast has been outscored 285-162, an average margin of -15.4 points a game. Its wins: Omaha Nation (56-16), Bancroft-Rosalie (58-12). Its losses: Winside (8-14), Aquinas Catholic (0-49), Creighton (6-62), Howells-Dodge (6-36), Oakland-Craig (20-32), Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (8-64).

The two share three common opponents this season: Bancroft-Rosalie (Laurel-Concord-Coleridge won 70-0; Lyons-Decatur Northeast won 58-12); Creighton (Laurel-Concord-Coleridge won 36-24; Lyons-Decatur Northeast lost 62-6); Oakland-Craig (Laurel-Concord-Coleridge won 68-28; Lyons-Decatur Northeast lost 32-20).

Next

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge hosts Howells-Dodge (7-1) on Fri., Oct. 23; Lyons-Decatur Northeast visits Tri County Northeast (TCNE) (4-4) on Fri., Oct. 23.

Sources: secure.nsaahome.org; secure.nsaahome.org; hurrdatsports.com.

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