This Friday’s football game between Lincoln Northwest and Beatrice has been canceled. The Lincoln Public Schools Athletic Department says the Falcons don’t have enough players to suit up.
“As is the case with any football program, we’ve experienced a number of injuries on an already small team and we are unable to field a varsity team for our next competition,” says LPS Director of Athletics and Activities JJ Toczek. “Unfortunately, we will have to forfeit our game against the Orangemen. We understand there is disappointment behind this decision, one we do not make lightly.”
Gus Brown is the athletic director at Beatrice and says “While we are disappointed our team will not be able to play on Friday, we understand the challenges of building a football program from scratch.”
Northwest opened their doors this fall and there is no senior class.