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South Sioux City at Lincoln High: numbers, history and what's at stake
South Sioux City (3-5) at Lincoln High (1-7), Friday, Oct. 23. 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.
South Sioux City (3-5) visits Lincoln High (1-7) Friday in the last week of the regular season. Both play in District A-0: South Sioux City is 3-5 in district games and Lincoln High is 1-6.
Friday, Oct. 23, at Lincoln High, 7 p.m.
The playoff picture
Class A takes the 16 eligible teams with the best averages.
South Sioux City is 30th in Class A's NSAA point standings at 34.500. That's 4.375 points behind today's 16th-best eligible average (38.875, Lincoln Standing Bear).
Lincoln High is 34th in Class A's NSAA point standings at 32.500. That's 6.375 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
South Sioux City (3-5) opened with a 7-6 win over Omaha Bryan (3-5). Its losses: at Sioux City West, IA, 30-0; Fremont (2-6), 41-3; Norfolk (2-6), 35-13; at Bellevue East (3-5), 49-39; at Columbus (4-4), 71-15. Its best win by opponent record was a 32-29 win over Omaha Burke (3-5). Last week it had a 71-15 loss at Columbus (4-4).
Lincoln High is 1-7. Its season began with a 47-8 win at Omaha South (2-6). Its losses: at Lincoln Northeast (7-1), 49-0; Lincoln North Star (5-3), 36-6; Crete (4-4), 34-0; at Omaha Bryan (3-5), 28-13; Lincoln Southwest (5-3), 55-0; Lincoln Northwest (3-5), 35-25; at Norfolk (2-6), 58-7. Its best win by opponent record was a 47-8 win at Omaha South (2-6). It comes in on a 7-game losing streak, most recently a 58-7 loss at Norfolk (2-6).
By the numbers
| South Sioux City | Lincoln High | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 3-5 | 1-7 |
| Class and NSAA rank | A, 30th (34.500) | A, 34th (32.500) |
| Coaches poll (Oct. 18) | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Points scored per game | 18.8 | 12.2 |
| Points allowed per game | 33.6 | 37.9 |
| Average margin | -14.9 | -25.6 |
| Current streak | Lost 1 | Lost 7 |
Shared opponents
These two have played two of the same teams. It's a rough guide, since the games came in different weeks and places.
| Opponent | South Sioux City | Lincoln High |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk | L 13-35 | L 7-58 |
| Omaha Bryan | W 7-6 | L 13-28 |
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
- Lincoln High's streak. 7 straight losses.
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