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Lincoln Standing Bear at Bellevue East: playoff stakes for Lincoln Standing Bear
Lincoln Standing Bear (4-4) at Bellevue East (3-5), Thursday, Oct. 22. Playoff picture, season stats, charts and history before the Week 9 game.
Game-day information: Kickoff reported by the Game Center: 7 p.m. Central. This article’s schedules and statistics are dated reporting, not live score updates.
Scores are NSAA finals. Points and ranks are NSAA wildcard standings, checked Oct. 21, 2026. Projections are not official seeds.
Lincoln Standing Bear goes into the final week of the regular season close to the playoff line, 16th in Class A's NSAA point standings. Both play in District A-0: Lincoln Standing Bear is 4-4 in district games and Bellevue East is 3-4.
Thursday, Oct. 22, at Bellevue East, 7 p.m.
The playoff picture
Class A takes the 16 eligible teams with the best averages.
Lincoln Standing Bear is 16th in Class A's NSAA point standings at 38.875. That's the 16th-best eligible average right now, the last spot in today's field.
Bellevue East is 24th in Class A's NSAA point standings at 35.625. That's 3.250 points behind today's 16th-best eligible average (38.875, Lincoln Standing Bear).
Projections are not official seeds. NSAA sets the field after Week 9.
How they got here
Lincoln Standing Bear is 4-4. Its season began with a 42-6 win at Lincoln Northwest (3-5). All four of its losses came against teams with winning records: Lincoln Southwest (5-3), 39-14; Millard North (7-1), 28-0; Kearney (5-3), 10-3; Bennington (8-0), 47-0. Its best win by opponent record was a 19-6 win at North Platte (5-3). Its most recent scored game was a 47-0 loss to Bennington (8-0). Note: NSAA lists Lincoln Standing Bear at 4-4; at least one result NSAA posted this week isn't in our game data yet, so the game-by-game numbers below cover 7 games.
Bellevue East is 3-5. Its season began with a 48-19 loss to Ralston (4-4). Its losses: Ralston (4-4), 48-19; at Millard West (4-4), 54-7; Lincoln Northeast (7-1), 63-10; Bellevue West (4-4), 55-14; at Omaha Burke (3-5), 19-13. Its best win by opponent record was a 49-39 win over South Sioux City (3-5). Last week it had a 19-13 loss at Omaha Burke (3-5).
By the numbers
| Lincoln Standing Bear | Bellevue East | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 4-4 | 3-5 |
| Class and NSAA rank | A, 16th (38.875) | A, 24th (35.625) |
| Coaches poll (Oct. 18) | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Points scored per game | 13.1 | 24.5 |
| Points allowed per game | 21.1 | 38.9 |
| Average margin | -8.0 | -14.4 |
| Current streak | — | Lost 2 |
One shared opponent: Lincoln Northwest. Lincoln Standing Bear: W 42-6. Bellevue East: W 28-26.
Players to know
Among the leaders in MaxPreps game reports through Week 8: Bellevue East's E. Scott (630 receiving yards in 8 reported games). Reports aren't complete for every game, so treat these as minimums.
Editorial update, Oct. 21: Program-history claims from the supplied school-history mapping are withheld pending school-identity verification. This does not change the current-season results, records or statistics above.
What to watch
- Bellevue East's offense. It averages 24.5 points. Lincoln Standing Bear allows 21.1.
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