Class D6 football: Week 9 games that shape the playoff race

Week 9 is the last week of the regular season on NSAA's D6 schedule. The 16 teams with the highest regular-season point average qualify. D6's 7 districts are for scheduling purposes only, so there are no district-champion berths. Ranks and records here are from NSAA's wildcard page as of Oct. 16 at 11:07 a.m. CT, which counted Thursday's games and NSAA's 1-0 results but not Friday's games, so they will move. They are projections, not seeds. Stuart (7-0) led D6 at that update, 1st of 41 by average (45.2857).

Games to watch

Day	Away	Home
Thu.	No. 2 Medicine Valley (6-0)	T-3 Wallace (5-1)
Fri.	T-8 Leyton (6-0)	No. 10 Garden County (6-1)
Fri.	T-17 Sterling (3-3)	No. 5 Lewiston (6-0)
Thu.	No. 7 Red Cloud (5-1)	T-17 Grand Island Lutheran (3-3)
Thu.	T-21 Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (2-4)	No. 6 Southwest (4-2)
Thu.	No. 14 Hay Springs (4-3)	No. 13 Crawford (5-2)

The matchups

Medicine Valley at Wallace, Thursday. Medicine Valley's 44.5000 average was 5.2143 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857); Wallace's 43.6667 average was 4.3810 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857). Medicine Valley has outscored opponents 382-151 in six scored games, and its latest NSAA result was a 53-31 win over Arthur County on Oct. 9, 2026. Wallace has outscored opponents 330-142 in seven scored games, and its latest NSAA result was a 55-27 win over Arthur County on Oct. 16, 2026. Wallace is 2-0 against Medicine Valley in NSAA regular-season meetings since 2020.

Leyton at Garden County, Friday. Leyton's 43.0000 average was 3.7143 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857); Garden County's 42.8571 average was 3.5714 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857). Leyton has outscored opponents 310-103 in five scored games, and its latest NSAA result was a 65-26 win over South Platte on Oct. 9, 2026. Garden County has outscored opponents 304-69 in six scored games, and its latest NSAA result was a 1-0 win over Banner County on Oct. 15, 2026. Garden County is 3-1 against Leyton in NSAA regular-season meetings since 2020.

Sterling at Lewiston, Friday. Sterling's 39.0000 average was 0.2857 points below the No. 16 average (39.2857); Lewiston's 43.5000 average was 4.2143 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857). Sterling has outscored opponents 227-170 in seven scored games, and its latest NSAA result was a 49-0 win over Pawnee City on Oct. 16, 2026. Lewiston has outscored opponents 264-52 in five scored games, and its latest NSAA result was a 58-20 win over Meridian on Oct. 9, 2026. Lewiston is 1-5 against Sterling in NSAA regular-season meetings since 2020.

Red Cloud at Grand Island Lutheran, Thursday. Red Cloud's 43.1667 average was 3.8810 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857); Grand Island Lutheran's 39.0000 average was 0.2857 points below the No. 16 average (39.2857). Red Cloud has outscored opponents 256-87 in six scored games, and its latest NSAA result was a 58-18 win over High Plains Community on Oct. 9, 2026. Grand Island Lutheran has been outscored 246-220 in six scored games, and its latest NSAA result was a 40-12 win over Silver Lake on Oct. 9, 2026. NSAA records since 2020 show no earlier regular-season meeting.

Sumner-Eddyville-Miller at Southwest, Thursday. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's 38.1667 average was 1.1190 points below the No. 16 average (39.2857); Southwest's 43.3333 average was 4.0476 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857). Sumner-Eddyville-Miller has been outscored 253-198 in six scored games, and its latest NSAA result was a 59-6 loss to Wallace on Oct. 9, 2026. Southwest has outscored opponents 214-129 in six scored games, and its latest NSAA result was a 56-13 win over Paxton on Oct. 9, 2026. Southwest is 1-2 against Sumner-Eddyville-Miller in NSAA regular-season meetings since 2020.

Hay Springs at Crawford, Thursday. Hay Springs' 40.1429 average was 0.8572 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857); Crawford's 40.8571 average was 1.5714 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857). Hay Springs has been outscored 205-178 in six scored games, and its latest NSAA result was a 18-6 win over Cody-Kilgore on Oct. 15, 2026. Crawford has outscored opponents 221-153 in six scored games, and its latest NSAA result was a 41-13 win over Morrill on Oct. 15, 2026. Crawford is 1-5 against Hay Springs in NSAA regular-season meetings since 2020.

Week 8 results are in our recaps and the class roundup. Sources: NSAA D6 wildcard; NSAA D6 schedule.

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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.