Tri County 42, Falls City 14: Week 8 Class D1 final

FALLS CITY, Neb. — Tri County beat Falls City 42-14 on the road Friday in Class D1 football. Tri County is 6-2 and Falls City is 2-6.

The playoff picture

Tri County was at No. 16 of 40 in D1 by NSAA wildcard average (39.7500); Falls City was at No. 33 of 40 in D1 by NSAA wildcard average (34.6250). 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., Tri County held at T-16 (39.5714) and Falls City slipped from T-32 (34.8571).

At the Oct. 17 update, Tri County was right on the No. 16 average (39.7500), and Falls City's 34.6250 average was 5.1250 points below the No. 16 average (39.7500).

Series

NSAA records since 2020 show no earlier regular-season meeting between the two.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Tri County has outscored opponents 317-240, an average margin of +9.6 points a game. Its wins: Centennial (40-36), Cedar Bluffs (73-14), Southern (44-32), Johnson County Central (28-26), Fairbury (74-14), Falls City (42-14). Its losses: Elmwood-Murdock (8-50), Johnson-Brock (8-54). That is three straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Falls City has been outscored 347-210, an average margin of -17.1 points a game. Its wins: Southern (38-8), Fairbury (62-18). Its losses: Conestoga (34-53), Lourdes Central Catholic (8-50), Freeman (26-34), Thayer Central (8-54), Johnson-Brock (20-88), Tri County (14-42). That is two straight losses.

The two share three common opponents this season: Fairbury (Tri County won 74-14; Falls City won 62-18); Johnson-Brock (Tri County lost 54-8; Falls City lost 88-20); Southern (Tri County won 44-32; Falls City won 38-8).

Next

Tri County hosts Thayer Central (4-4) on Fri., Oct. 23; Falls City visits Johnson County Central (1-7) on Fri., Oct. 23.

Sources: secure.nsaahome.org; secure.nsaahome.org.

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