Anselmo-Merna at Lawrence-Nelson

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Anselmo-Merna

Seed #12 · 7-2

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Lawrence-Nelson

Seed #1 · 9-0

Fri., Nov. 13 · Time TBA

Host: Lawrence-Nelson

Source snapshot 11/9/2026, 9:30:00 AM CT

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Matchup preview

Anselmo-Merna at Lawrence-Nelson: Class D3 semifinal

Friday, Nov. 13 · Time TBA. No. 12 Anselmo-Merna beat Guardian Angels Central Catholic 46–20. No. 1 Lawrence-Nelson beat Wynot 58–24.

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Tale of the tape

60.3Points per game54.8
16.0Points allowed23.8
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Top seed's values are on the left. Red is better in that category. Verified played finals before this game; forfeits and missing reports are excluded.

Recent form

Lawrence-Nelson logo.Lawrence-Nelson8 reported finals in the scoring sample; not necessarily the complete season.
Anselmo-Merna logo.Anselmo-Merna8 reported finals in the scoring sample; not necessarily the complete season.
Stats/results source:

Players to watch

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W. Frey
794 passing yards7 reported games
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W. Frey
831 rushing yards7 reported games
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J. Hoelting
355 receiving yards7 reported games
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C. Heikkinen
62 total tackles7 reported games
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C. Priest
133 passing yards6 reported games
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D. Duryea
1,121 rushing yards8 reported games
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D. Duryea
70 receiving yards8 reported games
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D. Duryea
57 total tackles8 reported games
Available reported player lines, not a complete-season ranking. Missing reports are not zero.

What’s at stake

The winner advances to state final on Fri., Nov. 20 against winner of semifinal 2.

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The two teams

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Seed #1 · Source record 9-0

46.4444 NSAA points averageTeam schedule, stats & history →
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Seed #12 · Source record 7-2

42.5556 NSAA points averageTeam schedule, stats & history →

Game information

Host: Lawrence-Nelson. Higher seed hosts through the semifinals.

Bracket/result source updated . Statistics have their own reporting timestamp.

No box score, period or play-by-play is inferred from a total score.

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