Top-ranked Lincoln Christian's quest to go back-to-back begins on Friday when the Bulldogs host Jay in the opening round of the Class 3A playoffs.

Lincoln (10-0, 7-0) has won 24 games in a row after bringing home last year's title.

The Bulldogs rolled through district play, winning all seven contests by 42 points or more. It was Lincoln's 7th straight district championship.

Lincoln will play its third straight game at Dennis Byrd Stadium, where the Bulldogs have won 45 straight games.

Jay (4-6, 4-3) has won three in a row and beat Vinita 18-14 last week to make it into the playoffs.

Jay, also the Bulldogs, won 50-20 over Cleveland three weeks ago and beat Inola on the road 46-38 before the win over Vinita.

Lincoln rolled at home in the rainy weather over No. 7 Idabel last week, beating the Warriors 48-0.

Lincoln cruised through district play in the previous six weeks, beating Eufaula 62-7 after a 68-12 win at Checotah on Oct. 25.

The Bulldogs also won 48-0 at Muldrow over fall break, a week after beating Locust Grove 63-20 at home. Lincoln also won 55-0 at Holland Hall and 49-7 over Stigler at home in the first two district games.

Lincoln opened the season by beating Victory Christian 56-0 on the road.

The Bulldogs followed that up with a big road win at No. 2 Heritage Hall, coming from down double-digits at half to beat the Chargers 28-20, before Lincoln returned home for the win over Shiloh Christian.

Jay opened its season with losses to Adair, Gravette, Ark., and Grove.

The Bulldogs got their first win on the road at Verdigris, beating the Cardinals 52-36 to open district play.

Jay lost three straight to fall to 1-6, coming up on the short end at Claremore Sequoyah, at district champion Berryhill and against Cascia Hall.

The teams have played four times in the series, with Jay winning the most recent matchup, a 70-67 overtime thriller in a 2017 district contest.

Lincoln won the first three games of the series, winning two district matchups in 2012 and 2013, as well as a 62-13 district win in 2016.

Kickoff at Willie George Field will be Friday at 7 p.m.

OFFENSIVE PREVIEW:

The Lincoln offense will look to build on its best night of the season running the ball, as the Bulldogs played into the condition's hands and ran for 356 yards in last week's win over Idabel

The three-headed monster at running back of senior Dawson Fullingim, sophomore Braeden Baker and freshman CJ Wright combined for 193 yards and four scores on just 21 carries, as Lincoln faced just one 3rd down all evening.

Baker leads the Bulldogs with 615 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 8.8 yards per rush.

Wright is just behind, carrying 54 times for 612 yards and seven scores, averaging 11.3 yards per carry.

Fullingim has totaled 441 yards rushing on 55 carries, averaging eight yards per carry and scoring eight times on the ground.

All three have been big weapons as a receivers, as well.

Wright has 12 catches for 284 yards and five touchdowns, while Baker has caught 11 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns.

Fullingim has just eight catches on the year, but has totaled 202 yards and three touchdowns. 

Junior quarterback Carter Ricke threw just two times, completing both for 36 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown to senior receiver Kylan Schultheis.

Ricke threw for 2,071 yards and 30 touchdowns in the regular season, completing 74% of passes along with just six interceptions.

Schultheis, the top receiver for the Bulldogs, caught 38 passes for 700 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Fellow senior receiver Jack Milligan has 26 catches for 435 yards and seven touchdowns, with a lot of that coming in district play.

Jay is led on defense by senior linebacker Xavier Barcenas and senior nose guard Trenton Brixey.

The Bulldogs are allowing 39 points per game on the year.

DEFENSIVE PREVIEW:

Lincoln will look to continue its dominant run on the defensive side of the ball, as the Bulldogs were impressive in district play.

The Bulldogs allowed just 48 points in seven games, with the first-team unit allowing just one score.

Lincoln had its best performance since an early season win over Shiloh against Idabel last week, as the Bulldogs allowed just 49 yards on 27 plays, shutting down a high flying Warriors offense with a fortune of playmakers.

The Bulldogs held Idabel to just 39 total yards of offense on the rainy night, as the Warriors averaged less than a yard per rush and completed just 2-of-6 passes for 18 yards.

Lincoln held Idabel (7-3, 5-2) to 0-of-9 on 3rd down and the Warriors had just five first downs in the game. Idabel rushed 29 times for 21 total yards.

Mason Torres continues to lead the Bulldogs defensively, as the senior had a team-high six tackles last week.

Sophomore defensive lineman Lincoln Torres had five tackles in the win, two of which were for loss.

Senior linebacker Creed Nail and senior defensive lineman Luke McCants finished with four tackles apiece for Lincoln.

Colt Monsey recovered a fumble for Lincoln that led to a touchdown.

Mason Torres leads the way for the unit with 62 tackles on the year. He also leads the team with five interceptions.

Nail is second on the team with 47 tackles, including 10 for loss.

Baker has 38 tackles from his safety spot, while Fullingim has 30 stops as a defensive lineman.

Rain Ragland has a team high seven sacks on the year, while Monsey has three and Connor Rowlett has 2.5.

Sophomore safety Brett Kaste has three picks, while Schultheis has two on the year.

Hudson Farris has 10 pass break ups from his corner spot, while Schultheis has seven.

Jay will be led by junior quarterback Bradee Rutherford and sophomore running back Michael Rodgers. 

The Bulldogs are averaging 25 points per game.

Lincoln is allowing just eight points per game on the year.