North Platte 48, Lincoln Northwest 13: Week 8 Class A final

LINCOLN, Neb. — North Platte beat Lincoln Northwest 48-13 on the road Thursday in Class A football. North Platte is 5-3 and Lincoln Northwest is 3-5.

The playoff picture

North Platte was at No. 18 of 36 in A by NSAA wildcard average (38.3750); Lincoln Northwest was at T-24 of 36 in A by NSAA wildcard average (35.6250). 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., North Platte climbed from No. 19 (38.3750) and Lincoln Northwest held at T-24 (35.6250).

At the Oct. 17 update, North Platte's 38.3750 average was 0.9107 points below the No. 16 average (39.2857), and Lincoln Northwest's 35.6250 average was 3.6607 points below the No. 16 average (39.2857).

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, North Platte has outscored opponents 243-142, an average margin of +12.6 points a game. Its wins: Grand Island (35-10), Omaha Burke (42-20), Norfolk (22-19), Omaha Northwest (76-6), Lincoln Northwest (48-13). Its losses: Kearney (7-24), Lincoln Standing Bear (6-19), Millard West (7-31). That is three straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Lincoln Northwest has been outscored 251-190, an average margin of -7.6 points a game. Its wins: Omaha Northwest (55-6), Omaha Bryan (30-12), Lincoln High (35-25). Its losses: Lincoln Standing Bear (6-42), Lincoln North Star (18-49), Lincoln Southeast (7-41), Bellevue East (26-28), North Platte (13-48).

The two share two common opponents this season: Lincoln Standing Bear (North Platte lost 19-6; Lincoln Northwest lost 42-6); Omaha Northwest (North Platte won 76-6; Lincoln Northwest won 55-6).

Next

North Platte hosts Columbus (4-4) on Fri., Oct. 23; Lincoln Northwest visits Lincoln Northeast (7-1) on Fri., Oct. 23.

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

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