Ravenna 56, Arcadia/Loup City 0: Week 8 Class D1 final

RAVENNA, Neb. — Ravenna beat Arcadia/Loup City 56-0 at home Friday in Class D1 football. Ravenna is 8-0 and Arcadia/Loup City is 1-7.

The playoff picture

Ravenna entered at No. 2 of 40 in D1 by NSAA wildcard average (45.2857), No. 4 in the Class D1 Hurrdat Sports coaches poll; Arcadia/Loup City entered at No. 34 of 40 in D1 by NSAA wildcard average (34.1429). 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 D1.

Going in, Ravenna's 45.2857 average was 5.7143 points above the No. 16 average (39.5714), and Arcadia/Loup City's 34.1429 average was 5.4285 points below the No. 16 average (39.5714). This result moves those averages, and NSAA's next wildcard update will show by how much.

Series

Before this game, Ravenna was 4-2 against Arcadia/Loup City in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was Ravenna's 52-8 win at Ravenna on Oct. 3, 2025.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Ravenna has outscored opponents 526-101, an average margin of +53.1 points a game. Its wins: Amherst (62-6), Gibbon (68-6), Nebraska Christian (74-26), Cross County (56-14), Centura (70-14), Hastings St. Cecilia (74-14), Alma (66-21), Arcadia/Loup City (56-0). That is eight straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Arcadia/Loup City has been outscored 266-88, an average margin of -22.2 points a game. Its wins: Hastings St. Cecilia (32-14). Its losses: Alma (6-8), West Holt (22-36), Amherst (6-30), Elm Creek (8-18), Sandy Creek (0-60), Centura (14-44), Ravenna (0-56).

The two share four common opponents this season: Alma (Ravenna won 66-21; Arcadia/Loup City lost 8-6); Amherst (Ravenna won 62-6; Arcadia/Loup City lost 30-6); Centura (Ravenna won 70-14; Arcadia/Loup City lost 44-14); Hastings St. Cecilia (Ravenna won 74-14; Arcadia/Loup City won 32-14).

Next

Ravenna visits Sandy Creek (6-1 before its Week 8 game) on Fri., Oct. 23; Arcadia/Loup City hosts Gibbon (3-5) on Fri., Oct. 23.

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

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