Pierce 47, Wayne 26: Week 8 Class C1 final

WAYNE, Neb. — Pierce beat Wayne 47-26 on the road Friday in Class C1 football. Pierce is 8-0 and Wayne is 1-7.

The playoff picture

Pierce was at No. 3 of 30 in C1 by NSAA wildcard average (42.8750), No. 4 in the Class C1 Hurrdat Sports coaches poll; Wayne was at No. 26 of 30 in C1 by NSAA wildcard average (32.5000). 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., Pierce climbed from No. 5 (42.7143) and Wayne climbed from No. 28 (32.0000).

At the Oct. 17 update, Pierce's 42.8750 average was 4.8750 points above the No. 16 average (38.0000), and Wayne's 32.5000 average was 5.5000 points below the No. 16 average (38.0000).

Series

Before this game, Pierce was 6-0 against Wayne in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was Pierce's 48-26 win at Wayne on Oct. 10, 2025.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Pierce has outscored opponents 301-158, an average margin of +17.9 points a game. Its wins: Douglas County West (54-19), Fort Calhoun (21-12), Concordia Omaha (47-24), Arlington (42-14), Columbus Lakeview (36-35), Norfolk Catholic (40-21), O'Neill (14-7), Wayne (47-26). That is eight straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Wayne has been outscored 307-154, an average margin of -19.1 points a game. Its wins: Raymond Central (31-14). Its losses: Boys Town (7-43), Lincoln Christian (21-45), Concordia Omaha (20-47), Arlington (15-21), Central City (27-48), Columbus Lakeview (7-42), Pierce (26-47). That is five straight losses.

The two share three common opponents this season: Arlington (Pierce won 42-14; Wayne lost 21-15); Columbus Lakeview (Pierce won 36-35; Wayne lost 42-7); Concordia Omaha (Pierce won 47-24; Wayne lost 47-20).

Next

Pierce visits Central City (4-4) on Fri., Oct. 23; Wayne visits O'Neill (5-3) on Fri., Oct. 23.

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

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