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Arthur County at Paxton: numbers, history and what's at stake
Arthur County (5-2) at Paxton (2-5), Thursday, Oct. 22. Playoff picture, season stats, charts and history before the Week 9 game.
Game-day information: Kickoff reported by the Game Center: 6:30 p.m. Central. This article’s schedules and statistics are dated reporting, not live score updates.
Scores are NSAA finals. Points and ranks are NSAA wildcard standings, checked Oct. 21, 2026. Projections are not official seeds.
The regular season ends Thursday for Arthur County (5-2) and Paxton (2-5). Both play in District D6-5: Arthur County is 2-2 in district games and Paxton is 0-4.
Thursday, Oct. 22, at Paxton, 6:30 p.m.
The playoff picture
Class D6 takes the 16 eligible teams with the best averages.
Arthur County is 11th in Class D6's NSAA point standings at 42.571. That's 2.857 points above today's 16th-best eligible average (39.714, High Plains Community).
Paxton is 29th in Class D6's NSAA point standings at 35.714. That's 4.000 points behind today's 16th-best eligible average (39.714, High Plains Community).
Projections are not official seeds. NSAA sets the field after Week 9.
How they got here
Arthur County (5-2) opened with a 70-14 win over Cody-Kilgore (4-4). All two of its losses came against teams with winning records: Medicine Valley (7-0), 53-31; Wallace (6-1), 55-27. Its best win by opponent record was a 50-13 win at Crawford (5-2). Last week it had a 55-27 loss to Wallace (6-1).
Paxton (2-5) opened with a 49-6 win over Sioux County (0-7). Its losses: at South Platte (2-5), 61-24; at Wallace (6-1), 77-13; Medicine Valley (7-0), 56-7; at Southwest (4-3), 56-13; at Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (3-4), 58-30. Its best win by opponent record was a 54-6 win over Minatare (3-4). It comes in on a 5-game losing streak, most recently a 58-30 loss at Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (3-4).
By the numbers
| Arthur County | Paxton | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 5-2 | 2-5 |
| Class and NSAA rank | D6, 11th (42.571) | D6, 29th (35.714) |
| Coaches poll (Oct. 18) | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Points scored per game | 47.1 | 27.1 |
| Points allowed per game | 29.7 | 45.7 |
| Average margin | +17.4 | -18.6 |
| Current streak | Lost 2 | Lost 5 |
Shared opponents
These two have played four of the same teams. It's a rough guide, since the games came in different weeks and places.
| Opponent | Arthur County | Paxton |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine Valley | L 31-53 | L 7-56 |
| Southwest | W 52-19 | L 13-56 |
| Sumner-Eddyville-Miller | W 40-22 | L 30-58 |
| Wallace | L 27-55 | L 13-77 |
Players to know
Among the leaders in MaxPreps game reports through Week 8: Arthur County's C. Storer (1,079 rushing yards in 6 reported games); Arthur County's C. Mironenko (525 receiving yards in 6 reported games). Reports aren't complete for every game, so treat these as minimums.
Editorial update, Oct. 21: Program-history claims from the supplied school-history mapping are withheld pending school-identity verification. This does not change the current-season results, records or statistics above.
What to watch
- Arthur County's offense. It averages 47.1 points. Paxton allows 45.7.
- Paxton's offense. It averages 27.1; Arthur County allows 29.7.
- Paxton's streak. 5 straight losses.
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