Arlington 23, Raymond Central 20: Week 8 Class C1 final

RAYMOND, Neb. — Arlington beat Raymond Central 23-20 on the road Friday in Class C1 football. Arlington is 2-6 and Raymond Central is 0-8.

The playoff picture

Arlington was at No. 21 of 30 in C1 by NSAA wildcard average (35.3750); Raymond Central was at No. 30 of 30 in C1 by NSAA wildcard average (31.1250). Those ranks are from NSAA's wildcard page as of Oct. 17 at 7:42 a.m. CT, which counted this game, and are projections, not seeds. 16 teams qualify in C1. Compared with NSAA's Oct. 16 update at 11:07 a.m., Arlington climbed from No. 24 (34.5714) and Raymond Central slipped from T-29 (31.2857).

At the Oct. 17 update, Arlington's 35.3750 average was 2.6250 points below the No. 16 average (38.0000), and Raymond Central's 31.1250 average was 6.8750 points below the No. 16 average (38.0000).

Series

Before this game, Arlington was 2-2 against Raymond Central in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was Arlington's 22-14 win at Arlington on Sept. 12, 2025.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Arlington has been outscored 294-124, an average margin of -21.2 points a game. Its wins: Wayne (21-15), Raymond Central (23-20). Its losses: Fort Calhoun (34-36), Boys Town (7-48), Syracuse (12-39), Pierce (14-42), Wahoo (7-48), Ashland-Greenwood (6-46).

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Raymond Central has been outscored 238-87, an average margin of -18.9 points a game. Its losses: Concordia Omaha (13-34), Columbus Lakeview (13-35), Wayne (14-31), Omaha Roncalli Catholic (6-35), Ashland-Greenwood (0-36), Adams Central (7-27), Douglas County West (14-17), Arlington (20-23). That is eight straight losses.

The two share two common opponents this season: Ashland-Greenwood (Arlington lost 46-6; Raymond Central lost 36-0); Wayne (Arlington won 21-15; Raymond Central lost 31-14).

Next

Arlington hosts Douglas County West (3-5) on Fri., Oct. 23; Raymond Central visits Wahoo (6-2) on Fri., Oct. 23.

Sources: secure.nsaahome.org; secure.nsaahome.org.

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