O'Neill 42, Broken Bow 0: Week 8 Class C1 final

O'NEILL, Neb. — O'Neill beat Broken Bow 42-0 at home Friday in Class C1 football. O'Neill is 5-3 and Broken Bow is 2-6.

The playoff picture

O'Neill entered at No. 11 of 30 in C1 by NSAA wildcard average (39.7143); Broken Bow entered at No. 19 of 30 in C1 by NSAA wildcard average (36.5714). Those ranks are from NSAA's wildcard page as of Oct. 16 at 11:07 a.m. CT, before this game, and are projections, not seeds. 16 teams qualify in C1.

Going in, O'Neill's 39.7143 average was 2.0000 points above the No. 16 average (37.7143), and Broken Bow's 36.5714 average was 1.1429 points below the No. 16 average (37.7143). This result moves those averages, and NSAA's next wildcard update will show by how much.

Series

Before this game, O'Neill was 0-4 against Broken Bow in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was Broken Bow's 40-14 win at O'Neill on Sept. 15, 2023. This win cut into Broken Bow's series lead.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, O'Neill has outscored opponents 166-98, an average margin of +8.5 points a game. Its wins: Kearney Catholic (14-0), Summerland (24-8), Central City (20-19), Columbus Lakeview (35-7), Broken Bow (42-0). Its losses: Chadron (0-16), Ord (24-34), Pierce (7-14).

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Broken Bow has been outscored 243-94, an average margin of -18.6 points a game. Its wins: Ogallala (28-0), Kearney Catholic (27-20). Its losses: Sidney (6-29), Chadron (0-41), Cozad (0-35), Minden (7-35), Adams Central (26-41), O'Neill (0-42). That is three straight losses.

The two share two common opponents this season: Chadron (O'Neill lost 16-0; Broken Bow lost 41-0); Kearney Catholic (O'Neill won 14-0; Broken Bow won 27-20).

Next

O'Neill hosts Wayne (1-6 before its Week 8 game) on Fri., Oct. 23; Broken Bow visits Holdrege (2-5 before its Week 8 game) on Fri., Oct. 23.

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

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