Boyd’s 2 touchdowns power Southeast
to 14-6 win over Railers
[September 06, 2025]
LINCOLN – A stingy Railer defensive effort wasn’t enough to negate a
sluggish night for the Lincoln offense as Southeast quarterback Tony
Boyd ran for a pair of touchdowns at the Spartans beat LCHS 14-6.
Head Coach Matt Silkowski
“We made some big plays defensively when we really needed to,” said
Lincoln head coach Matt Silkowski. “They [the Spartans] went on that
nine minute drive to start the game, and for us to get out of that
with no points allowed I thought was a pretty good job.”
Unfortunately for the Railers, their offense didn’t ever seem to
find its footing. According to unofficial statistics, Lincoln netted
only 36 yards as compared to 339 by Southeast.
“We just struggled again offensively,” Silkowski said. “We’re just
not getting any movement and we’re not displacing defenders, not
creating anything for our backs consistently to make some plays.
We’ve got to keep working on that and try to get more technically
sound.”
The Spartans took the opening kickoff 62 yards downfield before
losing possession on downs. Three plays later, Lincoln gave the ball
back to Southeast when the Spartans intercepted a Railer pass with
1:17 left in the opening stanza.
Following a 10-yard run by Boyd on the first play of the second
quarter, Southeast had a first down and goal to go from the Railer
1-yard line. The Railer defense made a stand, keeping the Spartans
out of the end zone, but Lincoln went 3-and-out and had to punt on
the following possession. That opened the door for the Spartans as
Boyd found the endzone on a 12-yard touchdown run to open the
scoring and give Southeast a 6-0 lead before halftime.
Paxton Lora
The Railers opened the second half with a bit more pep in their
step, perhaps energized when freshman Paxton Lora returned the
opening kickoff of the half 44 yards to the Southeast 42-yard line.
Lincoln moved the ball downfield with a run by Colby Merriman and
four rushes by Lucas Melton. On the sixth play, it was Lora finding
the end zone on a 2-yard run to knot the score 6-6. Neither team
scored during the rest of the quarter, so the tie score remained
heading into the final period.
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Following a Lincoln punt on the second play of the quarter,
Southeast’s Boyd scored three plays later on a 17-yard touchdown
run. The Spartans made the 2-point conversion to take a 14-6 lead.
Lincoln had two more possessions in the final quarter, but the first
ended in a punt and the second stalled when Southeast sacked
Lincoln’s quarterback on fourth down, giving the Spartans possession
with 1:17 remaining in the contest and effectively sealing the win
for Southeast.
Lucas Melton
According to unofficial statistics, Melton led the Railers with 43
yards rushing, Quinten Mead added 16 yards and Merriman chipped in
with 8 yards.
Hunter Clark
On defense, Hunter Clark led Lincoln with 4 solo tackles, including
three tackles-for-loss. Preston Hunt tallied 3 tackles, and Leland
Jackson, Marcus Gile, Mead and Lora added 2 tackles each.
The loss drops Lincoln to 0-2 on the season. The Railers are back in
action September 12 in a 7 p.m. game at Rochester.
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