Quick-strike Lincoln runs past Tecumseh, 58-46

Railsplitter sophomore tailback George Miller added touchdown runs of 73 and 70 yards.

"We have some explosive kids," Lincoln coach Chris Westfall said. "Kendall and Andrew have developed a rhythm. Kendall is definitely our quick burst guy."

The pass-and-catch duo's fourth touchdown, a 65-yard fourth quarter score, gave Lincoln a 58-30 lead. (Boxscore)

Tecumseh led 16-14 after one quarter after scoring on a pair of long, consistent drives.

"We're not speed demons," Tecumseh coach Jason Mensing said. "We're better off occupying the ball and trying to use clock and keeping it a low-possession ball game."

Lincoln did things a little differently. On its second play from scrimmage, Dillon heaved a perfectly-thrown 67-yard bomb to Thompson.

While Tecumseh failed to score in the next two quarters, largely due to two big fumbles Lincoln kept racking up points.

Tecumseh put together an impressive comeback in the fourth quarter. They scored four times and even channeled their inner Lincoln with junior Matt Napieralski scoring on a 64-yard run.

Three different Indians (Napieralski, Grant Kennedy and Zac Merillat) rushed for more than 100 yards.

But in the end, they just couldn't stop Lincoln's high-octane attack. The Railsplitters kept them at bay with two scores of their own and Dillon took two knees to end the game.

"We had some coverage issues," Mensing said. "We had a lot of young kids in there tonight, so we'll look to see if we need to make changes back there."

Even with the win, Westfall said that a quick-burst style wasn't the ideal way to win games.

"Ideally, I'd love to be a driving football team," he said. "But we have some quick kids, so the speed advantage is going to be there."