High Plains Community 72, Giltner 37: Week 8 Class D6 final

GILTNER, Neb. — High Plains Community beat Giltner 72-37 on the road Thursday in Class D6 football. High Plains Community is 4-3 and Giltner is 2-5.

The playoff picture

High Plains Community was at T-16 of 41 in D6 by NSAA wildcard average (39.7143); Giltner was at No. 27 of 41 in D6 by NSAA wildcard average (37.0000). 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 D6. Compared with NSAA's Oct. 16 update at 11:07 a.m., High Plains Community held at No. 16 (39.2857) and Giltner slipped from No. 26 (36.5714).

At the Oct. 17 update, High Plains Community was right on the No. 16 average (39.7143), and Giltner's 37.0000 average was 2.7143 points below the No. 16 average (39.7143).

Series

Before this game, High Plains Community was 4-0 against Giltner in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was High Plains Community's 80-34 win at High Plains Community on Oct. 3, 2025.

Season so far

In seven scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, High Plains Community has outscored opponents 293-206, an average margin of +12.4 points a game. Its wins: Elba (58-0), Nebraska Lutheran (62-0), Grand Island Lutheran (44-8), Giltner (72-37). Its losses: Stuart (39-63), Silver Lake (0-40), Red Cloud (18-58).

In seven scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Giltner has been outscored 326-264, an average margin of -8.9 points a game. Its wins: Ansley-Litchfield (44-38), Harvard (73-6). Its losses: McCool Junction (28-59), Diller-Odell (20-47), Red Cloud (12-42), Grand Island Lutheran (50-62), High Plains Community (37-72).

The two share two common opponents this season: Grand Island Lutheran (High Plains Community won 44-8; Giltner lost 62-50); Red Cloud (High Plains Community lost 58-18; Giltner lost 42-12).

Next

High Plains Community hosts Harvard (2-5) on Fri., Oct. 23; Giltner visits Silver Lake (3-4) on Fri., Oct. 23.

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

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