Bellevue East dominates Lincoln Northeast in season opener

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Bellevue East Chieftains defeated the Lincoln Northeast Rockets 48-12 on Friday night.

Bellevue East running back AJ Lucas led off the game for the Chieftains, scoring on a returned kick to make it 7-0 in the first quarter.

With 1:13 left in the first, Bellevue East quarterback Mason Chandler scored a touchdown, bringing the score to 13-0.

With 51 seconds left in second quarter, Chandler threw in another touchdown to Jacob Dieterich.

Seconds before halftime, the Rockets scored to make it a 25-6 game.

The Rockets would only score six more points in the second half, while Chandler scored two more TDs.