Wisner-Pilger 53, Wakefield 14: Week 8 Class D1 final

WAKEFIELD, Neb. — Wisner-Pilger beat Wakefield 53-14 on the road Friday in Class D1 football. Wisner-Pilger is 7-1 and Wakefield is 1-7.

The playoff picture

Wisner-Pilger was at No. 10 of 40 in D1 by NSAA wildcard average (41.1250); Wakefield was at No. 37 of 40 in D1 by NSAA wildcard average (33.2500). 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., Wisner-Pilger slipped from No. 9 (41.5714) and Wakefield slipped from T-36 (33.2857).

At the Oct. 17 update, Wisner-Pilger's 41.1250 average was 1.3750 points above the No. 16 average (39.7500), and Wakefield's 33.2500 average was 6.5000 points below the No. 16 average (39.7500).

Series

Before this game, Wisner-Pilger was 3-1 against Wakefield in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was Wisner-Pilger's 64-14 win at Wakefield on Sept. 19, 2025.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Wisner-Pilger has outscored opponents 255-168, an average margin of +10.9 points a game. Its wins: Lutheran High Northeast (30-6), Tekamah-Herman (32-16), David City (46-22), Elkhorn Valley (34-30), Pender (14-12), Homer (40-30), Wakefield (53-14). Its losses: Ponca (6-38). That is two straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Wakefield has been outscored 426-78, an average margin of -43.5 points a game. Its wins: Cedar Bluffs (30-16). Its losses: Clarkson (0-36), West Holt (0-47), Lutheran High Northeast (14-38), Ponca (0-76), Stanton (12-82), Pender (8-78), Wisner-Pilger (14-53). That is seven straight losses.

The two share three common opponents this season: Lutheran High Northeast (Wisner-Pilger won 30-6; Wakefield lost 38-14); Pender (Wisner-Pilger won 14-12; Wakefield lost 78-8); Ponca (Wisner-Pilger lost 38-6; Wakefield lost 76-0).

Next

Wisner-Pilger hosts Stanton (8-0) on Fri., Oct. 23; Wakefield visits Homer (0-8) on Fri., Oct. 23.

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

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