Papillion-La Vista 21, Elkhorn North 17: Week 8 Class A final

ELKHORN, Neb. — Papillion-La Vista beat Elkhorn North 21-17 on the road Friday in Class A football. Papillion-La Vista is 6-2 and Elkhorn North is 6-2.

The playoff picture

Papillion-La Vista was at No. 7 of 36 in A by NSAA wildcard average (41.6250); Elkhorn North was at No. 10 of 36 in A by NSAA wildcard average (40.8750), No. 8 in the Class A Hurrdat Sports coaches poll. 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 A. Compared with NSAA's Oct. 16 update at 11:07 a.m., Papillion-La Vista climbed from No. 11 (41.2857) and Elkhorn North slipped from No. 6 (42.0000).

At the Oct. 17 update, Papillion-La Vista's 41.6250 average was 2.3393 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857), and Elkhorn North's 40.8750 average was 1.5893 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857).

Series

NSAA records since 2020 show no earlier regular-season meeting between the two.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Papillion-La Vista has outscored opponents 223-125, an average margin of +12.2 points a game. Its wins: Omaha Westview (21-14), Grand Island (48-25), Millard West (10-0), Omaha Bryan (50-0), Omaha Central (39-0), Elkhorn North (21-17). Its losses: Papillion-La Vista South (14-27), Omaha Westside (20-42). That is three straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Elkhorn North has outscored opponents 284-104, an average margin of +22.5 points a game. Its wins: Lincoln East (35-7), Omaha Westview (35-17), Grand Island (56-0), Lincoln North Star (42-0), Columbus (31-17), Omaha Benson (55-0). Its losses: Bennington (13-42), Papillion-La Vista (17-21).

The two share two common opponents this season: Grand Island (Papillion-La Vista won 48-25; Elkhorn North won 56-0); Omaha Westview (Papillion-La Vista won 21-14; Elkhorn North won 35-17).

Next

Papillion-La Vista hosts Norfolk (2-6) on Thu., Oct. 22; Elkhorn North visits Elkhorn South (5-3) on Fri., Oct. 23.

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

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