Perkins County 30, Hi-Line 20: Week 8 Class D2 final

Perkins County beat Hi-Line 30-20 on the road Friday in Class D2 football. Perkins County is 2-6 and Hi-Line is 2-6.

The playoff picture

Perkins County was at No. 26 of 36 in D2 by NSAA wildcard average (34.8750); Hi-Line was at T-29 of 36 in D2 by NSAA wildcard average (34.6250). 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 D2. Compared with NSAA's Oct. 16 update at 11:07 a.m., Perkins County climbed from No. 31 (34.0000) and Hi-Line slipped from No. 24 (36.1429).

At the Oct. 17 update, Perkins County's 34.8750 average was 3.2500 points below the No. 16 average (38.1250), and Hi-Line's 34.6250 average was 3.5000 points below the No. 16 average (38.1250).

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, Perkins County has been outscored 396-158, an average margin of -29.8 points a game. Its wins: Hitchcock County (76-64), Hi-Line (30-20). Its losses: Shelton (22-36), Kimball (0-56), Loomis (6-76), Bertrand (12-56), Maywood-Hayes Center (6-34), Hemingford (6-54). That is two straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Hi-Line has been outscored 297-124, an average margin of -21.6 points a game. Its wins: Sutherland (36-18), Maywood-Hayes Center (18-8). Its losses: Wilcox-Hildreth (12-48), Bertrand (0-52), South Loup (18-44), Hitchcock County (20-42), North Platte St. Patrick's (0-55), Perkins County (20-30). That is two straight losses.

The two share three common opponents this season: Bertrand (Perkins County lost 56-12; Hi-Line lost 52-0); Hitchcock County (Perkins County won 76-64; Hi-Line lost 42-20); Maywood-Hayes Center (Perkins County lost 34-6; Hi-Line won 18-8).

Next

Perkins County visits North Platte St. Patrick's (8-0) on Fri., Oct. 23; Hi-Line visits Hemingford (6-2) on Fri., Oct. 23.

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

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