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Elba at Santee: Week 9 preview
Elba (2-5) at Santee (1-6), Friday, Oct. 23. Playoff picture, season stats, charts and history before the Week 9 game.
Game-day information: Kickoff reported by the Game Center: 2 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.
Elba (2-5) visits Santee (1-6) Friday in the last week of the regular season. Both play in District D6-4: Elba is 0-3 in district games and Santee is 0-3.
Friday, Oct. 23, at Santee, 2 p.m.
The playoff picture
Class D6 takes the 16 eligible teams with the best averages.
Elba 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).
Santee is 35th in Class D6's NSAA point standings at 33.714. That's 6.000 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
Elba (2-5) opened with a 58-0 loss to High Plains Community (4-3). Its losses: High Plains Community (4-3), 58-0; at Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (3-4), 59-25; at Ansley-Litchfield (2-5), 43-21; Riverside (7-1), 73-0. Its best win by opponent record was a 59-18 win at Harvard (2-5). Its most recent scored game was a 73-0 loss to Riverside (7-1). Its record also includes two games reported as 1-0 (forfeit or administrative result), which are left out of the scoring numbers here.
Santee is 1-6. Its season began with a 72-14 loss to Grand Island Lutheran (4-3). Its losses: Grand Island Lutheran (4-3), 72-14; at Cody-Kilgore (4-4), 77-12; Harvard (2-5), 47-20; at Ansley-Litchfield (2-5), 43-6. Its best win by opponent record was a 34-0 win at Scribner-Snyder (0-7). Its most recent scored game was a 43-6 loss at Ansley-Litchfield (2-5). Its record also includes two games reported as 1-0 (forfeit or administrative result), which are left out of the scoring numbers here.
By the numbers
| Elba | Santee | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 2-5 | 1-6 |
| Class and NSAA rank | D6, 29th (35.714) | D6, 35th (33.714) |
| Coaches poll (Oct. 18) | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Points scored per game | 21.0 | 17.2 |
| Points allowed per game | 50.2 | 47.8 |
| Average margin | -29.2 | -30.6 |
| Current streak | — | — |
Shared opponents
These two have played two of the same teams. It's a rough guide, since the games came in different weeks and places.
| Opponent | Elba | Santee |
|---|---|---|
| Ansley-Litchfield | L 21-43 | L 6-43 |
| Harvard | W 59-18 | L 20-47 |
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
- Elba's offense. It averages 21.0 points. Santee allows 47.8.
- Elba's streak. 3 straight losses.
- Santee's streak. 3 straight losses.
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Result note: a 1–0 entry is shown as listed by NSAA. It is not treated as evidence of an on-field score or a confirmed forfeit.