Sidney 20, Alliance 8: Week 8 Class C1 final

ALLIANCE, Neb. — Sidney beat Alliance 20-8 on the road Friday in Class C1 football. Sidney is 8-0 and Alliance is 4-4.

The playoff picture

Sidney entered at No. 2 of 30 in C1 by NSAA wildcard average (43.8571), No. 3 in the Class C1 Hurrdat Sports coaches poll; Alliance entered at No. 15 of 30 in C1 by NSAA wildcard average (38.2857). 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 C1.

Going in, Sidney's 43.8571 average was 6.1428 points above the No. 16 average (37.7143), and Alliance's 38.2857 average was 0.5714 points above the No. 16 average (37.7143). This result moves those averages, and NSAA's next wildcard update will show by how much.

Series

Before this game, Sidney was 3-0 against Alliance in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was Sidney's 49-6 win at Alliance on Oct. 17, 2025.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Sidney has outscored opponents 233-27, an average margin of +25.8 points a game. Its wins: Broken Bow (29-6), Sterling, CO (49-7), Gering (42-0), Adams Central (20-0), Chadron (7-6), Ogallala (24-0), Kearney Catholic (42-0), Alliance (20-8). That is eight straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Alliance has outscored opponents 185-129, an average margin of +7.0 points a game. Its wins: Chase County (35-7), Holdrege (24-7), Gering (26-12), Ogallala (46-8). Its losses: Minden (20-26), Cozad (0-20), Chadron (26-29), Sidney (8-20).

The two share three common opponents this season: Chadron (Sidney won 7-6; Alliance lost 29-26); Gering (Sidney won 42-0; Alliance won 26-12); Ogallala (Sidney won 24-0; Alliance won 46-8).

Next

Sidney hosts Cozad (3-4 before its Week 8 game) on Fri., Oct. 23; Alliance visits Mitchell (5-2 before its Week 8 game) on Fri., Oct. 23.

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

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