Creighton Preparatory School 35, Kearney 13: Week 8 Class A final

KEARNEY, Neb. — Creighton Preparatory School beat Kearney 35-13 on the road Friday in Class A football. Creighton Preparatory School is 4-4 and Kearney is 5-3.

The playoff picture

Creighton Preparatory School was at T-12 of 36 in A by NSAA wildcard average (40.0000); Kearney was at No. 11 of 36 in A by NSAA wildcard average (40.2500), No. 10 in the Class A Hurrdat Sports coaches poll. 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 A. Compared with NSAA's Oct. 16 update at 11:07 a.m., Creighton Preparatory School climbed from No. 16 (39.0000) and Kearney slipped from No. 7 (41.7143).

At the Oct. 17 update, Creighton Preparatory School's 40.0000 average was 0.7143 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857), and Kearney's 40.2500 average was 0.9643 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857).

Series

NSAA records since 2020 show no earlier regular-season meeting between the two.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Creighton Preparatory School has outscored opponents 205-167, an average margin of +4.8 points a game. Its wins: Omaha Central (42-7), Lincoln Southeast (21-14), Omaha Burke (51-0), Kearney (35-13). Its losses: Omaha Westside (10-42), Millard North (12-42), Bennington (13-21), Elkhorn South (21-28).

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Kearney has outscored opponents 180-157, an average margin of +2.9 points a game. Its wins: North Platte (24-7), Norfolk (38-14), Lincoln Southwest (38-23), Lincoln East (20-10), Lincoln Standing Bear (10-3). Its losses: Elkhorn South (14-38), Bennington (23-27), Creighton Preparatory School (13-35).

The two share two common opponents this season: Bennington (Creighton Preparatory School lost 21-13; Kearney lost 27-23); Elkhorn South (Creighton Preparatory School lost 28-21; Kearney lost 38-14).

Next

Creighton Preparatory School visits Bellevue West (4-4) on Thu., Oct. 22; Kearney visits Grand Island (1-7) on Fri., Oct. 23.

Sources: secure.nsaahome.org; secure.nsaahome.org; hurrdatsports.com.

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