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Cedar Catholic at Ord: a top-10 matchup to close the regular season
Cedar Catholic (8-0) at Ord (7-1), Friday, Oct. 23. Playoff picture, season stats, charts and history before the Week 9 game.
Game-day information: Kickoff not independently confirmed for this publication. Check the Game Center for current start-time information. 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.
Both teams are in the latest Hurrdat Sports coaches poll: Cedar Catholic at No. 2 and Ord at No. 5 in Class C2. They finish the regular season against each other Friday.
Friday, Oct. 23, at Ord. Kickoff time has not been posted on our schedule yet.
The playoff picture
In Class C2, the six district champions and the 10 best remaining averages qualify.
Cedar Catholic is 6th in Class C2's NSAA point standings at 42.875. It is 4-0 in District C2-4 games.
Ord is 3rd in Class C2's NSAA point standings at 43.875. It is 3-1 in District C2-5 games.
Projections are not official seeds. NSAA sets the field after Week 9.
How they got here
Cedar Catholic (8-0) opened with a 34-10 win over Scotus Central Catholic (5-3). It hasn't lost. Its closest game was a 34-10 win over Scotus Central Catholic (5-3). It comes in on an 8-game winning streak, most recently a 33-7 win at Plainview/Osmond (4-4). The defense has three shutouts.
Ord (7-1) opened with a 47-20 win over Central City (4-4). Its only loss came against a team with a winning record: at Grand Island Central Catholic (8-0), 49-14. Its best win by opponent record was a 14-13 win over Gothenburg (7-1). Last week it had a 49-14 loss at Grand Island Central Catholic (8-0).
By the numbers
| Cedar Catholic | Ord | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 8-0 | 7-1 |
| Class and NSAA rank | C2, 6th (42.875) | C2, 3rd (43.875) |
| Coaches poll (Oct. 18) | No. 2 | No. 5 |
| Points scored per game | 47.5 | 35.2 |
| Points allowed per game | 6.0 | 17.1 |
| Average margin | +41.5 | +18.1 |
| Current streak | Won 8 | Lost 1 |
Players to know
Among the leaders in MaxPreps game reports through Week 8: Cedar Catholic's Grady Haberer (1,479 passing yards in 7 reported games); Cedar Catholic's Cooper Hochstein (634 receiving yards in 7 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
- Cedar Catholic's offense. It averages 47.5 points. Ord allows 17.1.
- Ord's offense. It averages 35.2; Cedar Catholic allows 6.0.
- Cedar Catholic's defense. It allows 6.0 points a game.
- Cedar Catholic's streak. 8 straight wins.
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