Red Cloud 44, Silver Lake 0: Week 8 Class D6 final

RED CLOUD, Neb. — Red Cloud beat Silver Lake 44-0 at home Friday in Class D6 football. Red Cloud is 6-1 and Silver Lake is 3-4.

The playoff picture

Red Cloud entered at No. 7 of 41 in D6 by NSAA wildcard average (43.1667), No. 10 in the Class D6 Hurrdat Sports coaches poll; Silver Lake entered at No. 20 of 41 in D6 by NSAA wildcard average (38.5000). 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 D6.

Going in, Red Cloud's 43.1667 average was 3.8810 points above the No. 16 average (39.2857), and Silver Lake's 38.5000 average was 0.7857 points below the No. 16 average (39.2857). This result moves those averages, and NSAA's next wildcard update will show by how much.

Series

Before this game, Red Cloud was 4-0 against Silver Lake in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was Red Cloud's 67-37 win at Silver Lake on Oct. 10, 2025.

Season so far

In seven scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Red Cloud has outscored opponents 300-87, an average margin of +30.4 points a game. Its wins: Diller-Odell (18-6), Pawnee City (58-0), Giltner (42-12), Harvard (60-0), High Plains Community (58-18), Silver Lake (44-0). Its losses: Southwest (20-51). That is five straight wins.

In seven scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Silver Lake has been outscored 230-201, an average margin of -4.1 points a game. Its wins: Ansley-Litchfield (48-13), Harvard (56-0), High Plains Community (40-0). Its losses: Southwest (12-54), Medicine Valley (33-79), Grand Island Lutheran (12-40), Red Cloud (0-44). That is two straight losses.

The two share three common opponents this season: Harvard (Red Cloud won 60-0; Silver Lake won 56-0); High Plains Community (Red Cloud won 58-18; Silver Lake won 40-0); Southwest (Red Cloud lost 51-20; Silver Lake lost 54-12).

Next

Red Cloud visits Grand Island Lutheran (4-3) on Thu., Oct. 22; Silver Lake hosts Giltner (2-5) on Fri., Oct. 23.

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

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