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Potter-Dix loses in opening round

Coyotes outscored 34-0 in second quarter of 52-40 defeat

The Potter-Dix High football team fell behind in the first half and couldn't recover as the Coyotes lost 52-40 in the opening round of the Nebraska Class D2 state tournament on Thursday night.

Potter-Dix wraps up its season with a 5-4 record.

The Coyotes – a No. 9 seed – opened up a 12-6 lead after the opening quarter, but were outscored 34-0 in the second to fall behind 40-12 at the intermission. Potter-Dix battled back to make it a 46-32 game after three periods of play, but couldn't muster the comeback in the final quarter.

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