Sandy Creek 64, Hastings St. Cecilia 8: Week 8 Class D1 final

HASTINGS, Neb. — Sandy Creek beat Hastings St. Cecilia 64-8 on the road Friday in Class D1 football. Sandy Creek is 7-1 and Hastings St. Cecilia is 2-6.

The playoff picture

Sandy Creek was at T-3 of 40 in D1 by NSAA wildcard average (44.1250), No. 3 in the Class D1 Hurrdat Sports coaches poll; Hastings St. Cecilia was at No. 30 of 40 in D1 by NSAA wildcard average (35.3750). 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 D1. Compared with NSAA's Oct. 16 update at 11:07 a.m., Sandy Creek held at No. 3 (45.0000) and Hastings St. Cecilia climbed from T-32 (34.8571).

At the Oct. 17 update, Sandy Creek's 44.1250 average was 4.3750 points above the No. 16 average (39.7500), and Hastings St. Cecilia's 35.3750 average was 4.3750 points below the No. 16 average (39.7500).

Series

Before this game, Sandy Creek was 0-1 against Hastings St. Cecilia in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was Hastings St. Cecilia's 21-8 win at Sandy Creek on Oct. 15, 2021. This win cut into Hastings St. Cecilia's series lead.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Sandy Creek has outscored opponents 446-121, an average margin of +40.6 points a game. Its wins: Sutton (42-20), Pender (76-26), Central Valley (44-8), Arcadia/Loup City (60-0), Amherst (84-19), Centura (50-6), Hastings St. Cecilia (64-8). Its losses: Johnson-Brock (26-34). That is six straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Hastings St. Cecilia has been outscored 381-214, an average margin of -20.9 points a game. Its wins: Centennial (40-8), Elm Creek (33-28). Its losses: Gibbon (46-63), Alma (40-64), Amherst (19-48), Ravenna (14-74), Arcadia/Loup City (14-32), Sandy Creek (8-64). That is three straight losses.

The two share two common opponents this season: Amherst (Sandy Creek won 84-19; Hastings St. Cecilia lost 48-19); Arcadia/Loup City (Sandy Creek won 60-0; Hastings St. Cecilia lost 32-14).

Next

Sandy Creek hosts Ravenna (8-0) on Fri., Oct. 23; Hastings St. Cecilia visits Centura (6-2) on Thu., Oct. 22.

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

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