It is always nice to win on homecoming and the Lincoln boys didn't disappoint last Friday. Lincoln led 12-11 after the first quarter against Northwest in Lincoln on their way to a 53-36 sweet homecoming victory.
Lincoln prides themselves on their defense and on Friday, the boys in red used a hard-nosed defense and a balanced scoring attack to offset the Mustangs' offense.
They added to their lead in the second quarter to lead 30-22 at halftime.
Unsung hero, Braden Benham led with 12, steady Ben Eckhoff had 11 and athletic Riley Sanders tossed in 10.
The Cardinals moved to 13-2 and Northwest fell to 5-11.
LINCOLN (53): Benham, 12; Eckhoff, 11; Sanders, 10; Cole, 6; Parrott, 2; Koll, 9; Young, 3.
NORTHWEST (36): Johnson, 10; Crooker, 8; Neiter, 2; Meyer, 10; Thorp, 3; Deiker, 3.
