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Lincoln's offense overwhelms Oilers
LINCOLN 52, CENTRAL PLAINS 6
LINCOLN — Perennial 8-man playoff qualifier Central Plains had no defensive answers for Lincoln's high-powered offense.
Central Plains (7-3) scored a touchdown on Keeton Robison's 7-yard run.
The Oilers hung tough defensively and put offensive drives together. Quarterback Brodie Crites expertly directed the Oilers' offense before leaving with an injury. The Oilers missed a scoring opportunity inside Lincoln's 10-yard line.
Lincoln's Ben Bell scored a trio of touchdowns and multi-talented quarterback Jeremiah Miller completed a pair of touchdown passes to his twin brother Xavier Miller.
Bell scored on 2, 2 and 9-yard runs. Xavier Miller caught 17- and 27-yard scoring passes from Jeremiah Miller, who converted a 12-yard touchdown. Logan Dail score on a 3-yard run.
Jeremiah Miller is averaging 289 yards offense per game. The pass-oriented Miller has thrown for 1,450 yards and 22 touchdowns and rushed for 862 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Tailback Ben Bell has rushed for 425 yards and nine scores and535 yards receiving and nine touchdowns. Receiver Xavier Miller has 794 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Central Plains 0 6 0 0 — 6
Lincoln 1 22 8 8 — 52
L—Xavier Miller 27 pass from Jeremiah Miller (run fails); L—Ben Bell 2 run (Ben Bell pass from J. Miller); L—Ben Bell 2 run (J. Miller run); CP—Robison 7 run (run fails); L—X. Miller 17 pass from J. Miller (run fails); L—J. Miller 12 run (X. Miller pass from J. Miller); L—Ben Bell 9 run (X. Miller pass from J. Miller); L—Dail 3 run (J. Miller run)
RUSHING—CP—2 Keeton Robison; 1 Broc Klima; 10 Crites; 4 Huxtyn Rogers; L—2 Jeremiah Miller; 20 Ben Bell.
PASSING—CP—Crites; L—2 J. Miller.
RECEIVING—CP—7 Lamatsch; 14 Richard Hayes; 2 Robison; L—7 Xavier Miller; 20 Ben Bell; 27 Brock Holman
8-MAN 1 WEST, SEMIFINALS—Lincoln 10-0 vs Hoxie 8-2; South Central 8-1 vs Leoti 10-0
SECOND ROUND—Lincoln 52, Central Plains 6; Hoxie 48, Kiowa County 34; South Central 38, WaKeeney Trego 28; Leoti 46, Ell-Saline 24
FIRST ROUND—Lincoln 52, Atwood Rawlins County 0; Central Plains 52, Stanton County 0; Hoxie 60, Bennington 14; Kiowa County 72, Elkhart 0; South Central 48, South Gray 0; WaKeeney Trego 62, Hill City 54; Leoti 64, Spearville 0; Ell-Saline 46, Oberlin 20
8-MAN 1 EAST, SECOND ROUND—Oswego 8-0 vs Washington County 6-3; Cherokee Southeast 5-4 vs Canton-Galva 4-5; Chase County 6-3 vs South Sumner 8-1; Clifton-Clyde 8-1 vs Yates Center 6-3
8-MAN 1 EAST—Oswego 76, Dexter 28; Washington County 52, Topeka Cair Paravel 0; Cherokee Southeast 18, Oxford 8; Canton-Galva 36, Lyndon 30; Chase County 56, Solomon 6; South Sumner 52, Erie 0; Clifton-Clyde 56, Pleasanton 6; Yates Center 48, Burden Central 0
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