Football · Postgame

Shelby-Rising City beats East Butler 40-22 in Week 7

Final: Shelby-Rising City 40, East Butler 22. Verified final from the NSAA scoreboard, plus records, rankings and playoff picture.

Eddie V.
Published 2026-10-12 22:06 CT

Fri 9 Oct · Class D2

#1East Butler22

#3Shelby-Rising City40

Final

Final: Shelby-Rising City 40, East Butler 22. Played Friday, October 9 at Shelby-Rising City.

Source: NSAA wildcard scoreboard, Week 7 · 2026-10-09

Only the final score is verified; no box score or play-by-play is in our data, so none is described.

Upset: No. 1 East Butler lost to No. 3 Shelby-Rising City (previous Hurrdat poll ranks).

Source: Hurrdat Sports coaches poll · 2026-10-11

Why this game matters

Upset: No. 3 Shelby-Rising City beat No. 1 East Butler (previous Hurrdat coaches poll).

Source: Hurrdat Sports coaches poll · 2026-10-11

Top-10 matchup: both teams were ranked in the Hurrdat coaches poll top 10.

Source: Hurrdat Sports coaches poll · 2026-10-11

Streak: Shelby-Rising City has won 7 straight after this game (computed from our synced NSAA finals; at least 7).

Source: NSAA wildcard scoreboard, Week 7 · 2026-10-09

By the numbers

Shelby-Rising City: 7-0 in NSAA results through Oct 9

Source: NSAA schedule/results export · 2026-10-12

Shelby-Rising City is No. 2 in Class D2 in the Oct 11 Hurrdat poll.

Source: Hurrdat Sports coaches poll · 2026-10-11

East Butler: 6-1 in NSAA results through Oct 9

Source: NSAA schedule/results export · 2026-10-12

East Butler is No. 3 in Class D2 in the Oct 11 Hurrdat poll.

Source: Hurrdat Sports coaches poll · 2026-10-11

Common opponent Humphrey-Lindsay: Shelby-Rising City W 62-16; East Butler W 82-18.

Source: NSAA wildcard scoreboard, Week 5 · 2026-09-25

Last meeting in our data (2025 season): Shelby-Rising City W 66-0 vs East Butler.

Source: NEB Preps 2025 season file (data/football-2025-season.json, NSAA-derived) · 2025

Shelby-Rising City is 7-0 through Week 7 in NSAA's results.

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

Shelby-Rising City has a 45.8571 wildcard points average, No. 1 of 36 in Class D2 (NSAA page updated 12 Oct 2026 9:55:20 pm CDT).

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

Playoff picture (projection, not official): Shelby-Rising City is inside the top 16 that qualify. Projection only: top 16 by wildcard average (ties at the cutoff not resolved; NSAA tiebreaker applies).

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

Next game: Omaha Christian on 2026-10-16.

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

East Butler is 6-1 through Week 7 in NSAA's results.

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

East Butler has a 42.7143 wildcard points average, No. 4 (tied) of 36 in Class D2 (NSAA page updated 12 Oct 2026 9:55:20 pm CDT).

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

Playoff picture (projection, not official): East Butler is inside the top 16 that qualify. Projection only: top 16 by wildcard average (ties at the cutoff not resolved; NSAA tiebreaker applies).

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

Next game: Aquinas Catholic on 2026-10-16.

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

Sources in this story

NSAA wildcard scoreboard, Week 7 · 2026-10-09
Hurrdat Sports coaches poll · 2026-10-11
NSAA schedule/results export · 2026-10-12
NSAA wildcard scoreboard, Week 5 · 2026-09-25
NEB Preps 2025 season file (data/football-2025-season.json, NSAA-derived) · 2025
NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12
NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12