Minden 35, Kearney Catholic 0: Week 8 Class C1 final

KEARNEY, Neb. — Minden beat Kearney Catholic 35-0 on the road Friday in Class C1 football. Minden is 7-1 and Kearney Catholic is 0-8.

The playoff picture

Minden was at T-9 of 30 in C1 by NSAA wildcard average (41.1250), No. 8 in the Class C1 Hurrdat Sports coaches poll; Kearney Catholic was at T-28 of 30 in C1 by NSAA wildcard average (31.8750). 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 C1. Compared with NSAA's Oct. 16 update at 11:07 a.m., Minden slipped from T-7 (41.5714) and Kearney Catholic climbed from T-29 (31.2857).

At the Oct. 17 update, Minden's 41.1250 average was 3.1250 points above the No. 16 average (38.0000), and Kearney Catholic's 31.8750 average was 6.1250 points below the No. 16 average (38.0000).

Series

Before this game, Minden was 2-4 against Kearney Catholic in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was Kearney Catholic's 14-13 win at Minden on Sept. 19, 2025. This win cut into Kearney Catholic's series lead.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Minden has outscored opponents 220-67, an average margin of +19.1 points a game. Its wins: Alliance (26-20), Wood River (14-8), Cozad (14-9), Milford (52-10), Broken Bow (35-7), Holdrege (37-3), Kearney Catholic (35-0). Its losses: Adams Central (7-10). That is three straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Kearney Catholic has been outscored 285-67, an average margin of -27.2 points a game. Its losses: Ashland-Greenwood (7-61), Cozad (7-45), O'Neill (0-14), Central City (14-26), Broken Bow (20-27), Holdrege (19-35), Sidney (0-42), Minden (0-35). That is eight straight losses.

The two share three common opponents this season: Broken Bow (Minden won 35-7; Kearney Catholic lost 27-20); Cozad (Minden won 14-9; Kearney Catholic lost 45-7); Holdrege (Minden won 37-3; Kearney Catholic lost 35-19).

Next

Minden hosts Lexington (2-6) on Fri., Oct. 23; Kearney Catholic visits Adams Central (7-1) on Fri., Oct. 23.

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

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