Mitchell 61, Valentine 34: Week 8 Class C2 final

VALENTINE, Neb. — Mitchell beat Valentine 61-34 on the road Friday in Class C2 football. Mitchell is 6-2 and Valentine is 2-6.

The playoff picture

Mitchell was at No. 10 of 33 in C2 by NSAA wildcard average (41.1250), No. 10 in the Class C2 Hurrdat Sports coaches poll; Valentine was at T-23 of 33 in C2 by NSAA wildcard average (35.2500). 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 C2. Compared with NSAA's Oct. 16 update at 11:07 a.m., Mitchell climbed from No. 11 (41.1429) and Valentine held at T-23 (36.0000).

At the Oct. 17 update, Mitchell's 41.1250 average was 2.3750 points above the No. 16 average (38.7500), and Valentine's 35.2500 average was 3.5000 points below the No. 16 average (38.7500).

Series

Before this game, Mitchell was 2-2 against Valentine in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was Valentine's 28-21 win at Mitchell on Oct. 3, 2025.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Mitchell has outscored opponents 269-175, an average margin of +11.8 points a game. Its wins: Wheatland, WY (49-19), Doniphan-Trumbull (34-26), Chase County (35-0), Bridgeport (7-0), Hershey (47-0), Valentine (61-34). Its losses: Gothenburg (29-45), Grand Island Central Catholic (7-51). That is four straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Valentine has been outscored 274-168, an average margin of -13.2 points a game. Its wins: Summerland (36-6), Bridgeport (28-13). Its losses: Battle Creek (26-32), Ord (6-41), Chadron (18-47), Hershey (20-35), Plainview/Osmond (0-39), Mitchell (34-61). That is three straight losses.

The two share two common opponents this season: Bridgeport (Mitchell won 7-0; Valentine won 28-13); Hershey (Mitchell won 47-0; Valentine lost 35-20).

Next

Mitchell hosts Alliance (4-4) on Fri., Oct. 23; Valentine visits Chase County (2-6) on Fri., Oct. 23.

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

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