Lincoln made its debut in the MTN Sports 6-Man football power rankings this week at No. 5, and the Lynx didn't disappoint in a 74-25 rout of Northwest conference opponent Valier Friday night.

Quarterback Kaden Riddle was the catalyst for Lincoln, which won its fifth consecutive game since a Week 1 loss to No. 1 Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine to improve to 5-1.

Key Week 6 matchup: No. 5 Lincoln 74, Valier 25

The Lynx built a three-possession lead in the opening quarter on touchdown runs from Dylan Jakushak, Roegun Dietz and Riddle to take a 20-0 advantage.

Riddle had a big second quarter, throwing touchdown passes of 43 and 35 yards to Roegun Dietz and also running in another score of 29 yards himself as the Lynx led 42-12.

In the third quarter Riddle ran for another touchdown of 24

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