Lincoln North Star 31, Grand Island 7: Week 8 Class A final

LINCOLN, Neb. — Lincoln North Star beat Grand Island 31-7 at home Friday in Class A football. Lincoln North Star is 5-3 and Grand Island is 1-7.

The playoff picture

Lincoln North Star was at T-14 of 36 in A by NSAA wildcard average (39.5000); Grand Island was at No. 32 of 36 in A by NSAA wildcard average (33.6250). 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 A. Compared with NSAA's Oct. 16 update at 11:07 a.m., Lincoln North Star held at No. 14 (39.7143) and Grand Island slipped from No. 29 (34.5714).

At the Oct. 17 update, Lincoln North Star's 39.5000 average was 0.2143 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857), and Grand Island's 33.6250 average was 5.6607 points below the No. 16 average (39.2857).

Series

Before this game, Lincoln North Star was 2-0 against Grand Island in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was Lincoln North Star's 27-13 win at Grand Island on Oct. 10, 2025.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Lincoln North Star has outscored opponents 243-239, an average margin of +0.5 points a game. Its wins: Norfolk (51-48), Lincoln Northwest (49-18), Lincoln High (36-6), Omaha Westview (35-24), Grand Island (31-7). Its losses: Elkhorn North (0-42), Omaha Westside (21-56), Lincoln Northeast (20-38).

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Grand Island has been outscored 293-141, an average margin of -19.0 points a game. Its wins: Omaha Buena Vista (51-0). Its losses: Omaha Central (17-27), North Platte (10-35), Papillion-La Vista (25-48), Elkhorn North (0-56), Lincoln Northeast (17-54), Lincoln Southeast (14-42), Lincoln North Star (7-31). That is two straight losses.

The two share two common opponents this season: Elkhorn North (Lincoln North Star lost 42-0; Grand Island lost 56-0); Lincoln Northeast (Lincoln North Star lost 38-20; Grand Island lost 54-17).

Next

Lincoln North Star visits Lincoln Southwest (5-3) on Thu., Oct. 22; Grand Island hosts Kearney (5-3) on Fri., Oct. 23.

Sources: secure.nsaahome.org; secure.nsaahome.org.

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