Bennington vs. Lincoln Southwest

Class A · First round · 2026

Official NSAA bracket

Source snapshot Oct. 24 · 9:39 a.m. CT

Next on the schedule: First round · Fri., Oct. 30

Updated 10/24/2026, 9:39:46 AM CT. Statistics retain their separate reporting timestamp below.

Fri., Oct. 30 · Time TBAClass A

Time TBA

Seed #13 · AwayLincoln Southwest–

Seed #4 · HomeBennington–

Host: Bennington

What’s at stake

The winner advances to quarterfinals on Fri., Nov. 6 against winner of #5 Elkhorn South / #12 Elkhorn North.

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The two teams

#4 Bennington

Source record: 8-1 · 44.3750 NSAA points average

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#13 Lincoln Southwest

Source record: 6-3 · 39.1250 NSAA points average

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Bracket updated: 10/24/2026, 9:39:46 AM CT.

Season scoring and recent form

Only verified played finals before this matchup are counted. Missing reports are not zeroes; the source record above may include games absent from this scoring sample.

Bennington

9 reported finals · 324 points scored · 111 allowed

36.0 points per game · 12.3 allowed per game

Last 5 reported games

Lincoln Southwest

9 reported finals · 250 points scored · 174 allowed

27.8 points per game · 19.3 allowed per game

Last 5 reported games

Stats/results source updated 10/24/2026, 6:01:31 AM CT.

Common opponents

Reported scores are shown from each team's perspective, not used to predict a winner.

Kearney
Bennington 27–23 · Lincoln Southwest 23–38
Lincoln Standing Bear
Bennington 47–0 · Lincoln Southwest 39–14
Millard North
Bennington 0–35 · Lincoln Southwest 2–42

Players to watch

Leaders from available reported box scores—not a complete-season ranking. Each statistic lists the number of reported games.

Bennington
Ty Bouaphakeo · 990 passing yards · 8 reported games
Bennington
Will Gutz · 1204 rushing yards · 8 reported games
Bennington
Braydan Kloster · 251 receiving yards · 7 reported games
Bennington
J. Stahlecker · 43 total tackles · 8 reported games
Lincoln Southwest
Thatcher Shelton · 1082 passing yards · 9 reported games
Lincoln Southwest
Cam Rakowsky · 581 rushing yards · 9 reported games
Lincoln Southwest
Christan Fitzgerald · 253 receiving yards · 8 reported games
Lincoln Southwest
Cruz Lockhart · 73 total tackles · 9 reported games

Team form and scouting

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Game details and sources

Higher seed hosts through the semifinals. Announced venues and reported times take precedence; times are Central unless noted, and missing times remain Time TBA.

Player box scores and play-by-play are not supplied by this bracket feed. No player statistics are inferred from the score.