Wausa 20, St. Mary's 14: Week 8 Class D3 final

WAUSA, Neb. — Wausa beat St. Mary's 20-14 at home Friday in Class D3 football. Wausa is 7-1 and St. Mary's is 4-4.

The playoff picture

Wausa entered at No. 13 of 41 in D3 by NSAA wildcard average (41.4286), No. 6 in the Class D3 Hurrdat Sports coaches poll; St. Mary's entered at No. 18 of 41 in D3 by NSAA wildcard average (39.8571). 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 D3.

Going in, Wausa's 41.4286 average was 1.4286 points above the No. 16 average (40.0000), and St. Mary's 39.8571 average was 0.1429 points below the No. 16 average (40.0000). This result moves those averages, and NSAA's next wildcard update will show by how much.

Series

Before this game, Wausa was 2-0 against St. Mary's in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was Wausa's 30-12 win at St. Mary's on Aug. 25, 2023.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Wausa has outscored opponents 337-140, an average margin of +24.6 points a game. Its wins: CWC (56-8), Bloomfield (28-6), Winside (52-16), North Central (57-0), Wynot (33-22), Randolph (59-22), St. Mary's (20-14). Its losses: Archangels Catholic (32-52). That is five straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, St. Mary's has outscored opponents 250-175, an average margin of +9.4 points a game. Its wins: Niobrara-Verdigre (46-8), Ainsworth (52-0), Randolph (50-14), Boyd County (42-14). Its losses: Burwell (22-27), Central Valley (18-70), Wynot (6-22), Wausa (14-20).

The two share two common opponents this season: Randolph (Wausa won 59-22; St. Mary's won 50-14); Wynot (Wausa won 33-22; St. Mary's lost 22-6).

Next

Wausa visits Boyd County (5-3) on Fri., Oct. 23; St. Mary's visits North Central (1-6 before its Week 8 game) on Thu., Oct. 22.

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

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