McCool Junction 48, Dorchester 7: Week 8 Class D6 final

DORCHESTER, Neb. — McCool Junction beat Dorchester 48-7 on the road Friday in Class D6 football. McCool Junction is 7-0 and Dorchester is 3-4.

The playoff picture

McCool Junction was at No. 6 of 41 in D6 by NSAA wildcard average (43.1429), No. 5 in the Class D6 Hurrdat Sports coaches poll; Dorchester was at No. 26 of 41 in D6 by NSAA wildcard average (37.2857). 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., McCool Junction climbed from T-8 (43.0000) and Dorchester climbed from T-27 (36.5000).

At the Oct. 17 update, McCool Junction's 43.1429 average was 3.4286 points above the No. 16 average (39.7143), and Dorchester's 37.2857 average was 2.4286 points below the No. 16 average (39.7143).

Series

Before this game, McCool Junction was 2-0 against Dorchester in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was McCool Junction's 54-15 win at Dorchester on Oct. 22, 2021.

Season so far

In seven scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, McCool Junction has outscored opponents 413-123, an average margin of +41.4 points a game. Its wins: Giltner (59-28), Meridian (72-21), Pawnee City (38-0), Nebraska Lutheran (70-19), Scribner-Snyder (54-6), Mead (72-42), Dorchester (48-7). That is seven straight wins.

In seven scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Dorchester has outscored opponents 244-214, an average margin of +4.3 points a game. Its wins: Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer (67-14), Nebraska Lutheran (62-19), Scribner-Snyder (75-6). Its losses: Sterling (14-42), Lewiston (6-53), Parkview Christian (13-32), McCool Junction (7-48).

The two share two common opponents this season: Nebraska Lutheran (McCool Junction won 70-19; Dorchester won 62-19); Scribner-Snyder (McCool Junction won 54-6; Dorchester won 75-6).

Next

McCool Junction hosts Parkview Christian (4-3) on Thu., Oct. 22; Dorchester visits Mead (3-3, with its Week 8 game not yet scored by NSAA) on Fri., Oct. 23.

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

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