Lincoln-Way Central displayed all its weapons Friday night in a 49-7 shellacking of Reavis to open its 7A playoff adventure.

The offense was there: three touchdown runs by lanky senior Lucas Andresen in the first half, along with a touchdown pass from Drew Woodburn to Nick Bartkus just before the halftime horn.

The defense was there: a first-string shutout hardly sullied by the one Rams score, a 39-yard collaboration between Dardan Nreci and Niko Roberts with the clock running late in the fourth quarter. Knights outside linebacker Jalen Byrd’s back-to-back interceptions to end a pair of Rams drives when the outcome was still somewhat in question – the first pickoff returned 21 yards to the end zone – helped make sure the contest stayed one-sided.

The score at the half was 27-0. The yar

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