Elm Creek 61, Amherst 6: Week 8 Class D1 final

AMHERST, Neb. — Elm Creek beat Amherst 61-6 on the road Friday in Class D1 football. Elm Creek is 4-4 and Amherst is 5-3.

The playoff picture

Elm Creek was at T-19 of 40 in D1 by NSAA wildcard average (38.5000); Amherst was at T-13 of 40 in D1 by NSAA wildcard average (40.2500). 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 D1. Compared with NSAA's Oct. 16 update at 11:07 a.m., Elm Creek climbed from No. 24 (36.8571) and Amherst slipped from No. 10 (41.2857).

At the Oct. 17 update, Elm Creek's 38.5000 average was 1.2500 points below the No. 16 average (39.7500), and Amherst's 40.2500 average was 0.5000 points above the No. 16 average (39.7500).

Series

Before this game, Elm Creek was 0-2 against Amherst in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was Amherst's 21-12 win at Amherst on Sept. 10, 2021. This win cut into Amherst's series lead.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Elm Creek has outscored opponents 286-264, an average margin of +2.8 points a game. Its wins: Nebraska Christian (65-41), Arcadia/Loup City (18-8), Gibbon (42-21), Amherst (61-6). Its losses: Lawrence-Nelson (22-56), Sutton (6-54), Hastings St. Cecilia (28-33), Alma (44-45). That is two straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Amherst has been outscored 292-226, an average margin of -8.2 points a game. Its wins: Pleasanton (47-26), Arcadia/Loup City (30-6), Hastings St. Cecilia (48-19), Gibbon (34-12), Kimball (36-22). Its losses: Ravenna (6-62), Sandy Creek (19-84), Elm Creek (6-61).

The two share three common opponents this season: Arcadia/Loup City (Elm Creek won 18-8; Amherst won 30-6); Gibbon (Elm Creek won 42-21; Amherst won 34-12); Hastings St. Cecilia (Elm Creek lost 33-28; Amherst won 48-19).

Next

Elm Creek hosts Kimball (3-5) on Fri., Oct. 23; Amherst visits Alma (5-3) on Fri., Oct. 23.

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

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