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Giltner at Silver Lake: playoff stakes for Silver Lake
Giltner (2-5) at Silver Lake (3-4), Friday, Oct. 23. Playoff picture, season stats, charts and history before the Week 9 game.
Game-day information: Kickoff reported by the Game Center: 7 p.m. Central. This article’s schedules and statistics are dated reporting, not live score updates.
Scores are NSAA finals. Points and ranks are NSAA wildcard standings, checked Oct. 21, 2026. Projections are not official seeds.
For Silver Lake, Week 9 is about the playoff line. It sits 20th in Class D6's NSAA point standings, and this is its last chance to move. Both play in District D6-3: Giltner is 1-3 in district games and Silver Lake is 2-2.
Friday, Oct. 23, at Silver Lake, 7 p.m.
The playoff picture
Class D6 takes the 16 eligible teams with the best averages.
Giltner is 25th in Class D6's NSAA point standings at 37.429. That's 2.286 points behind today's 16th-best eligible average (39.714, High Plains Community).
Silver Lake is 20th in Class D6's NSAA point standings at 39.000. That's 0.714 points behind today's 16th-best eligible average (39.714, High Plains Community).
Projections are not official seeds. NSAA sets the field after Week 9.
How they got here
Giltner is 2-5. Its season began with a 59-28 loss to McCool Junction (7-0). All five of its losses came against teams with winning records: McCool Junction (7-0), 59-28; at Diller-Odell (7-1), 47-20; Red Cloud (6-1), 42-12; at Grand Island Lutheran (4-3), 62-50; High Plains Community (4-3), 72-37. Its best win by opponent record was a 73-6 win at Harvard (2-5). Last week it had a 72-37 loss to High Plains Community (4-3).
Silver Lake (3-4) opened with a 54-12 loss to Southwest (4-3). All four of its losses came against teams with winning records: Southwest (4-3), 54-12; Medicine Valley (7-0), 79-33; at Grand Island Lutheran (4-3), 40-12; at Red Cloud (6-1), 44-0. Its best win by opponent record was a 40-0 win over High Plains Community (4-3). Last week it had a 44-0 loss at Red Cloud (6-1). The defense has two shutouts.
By the numbers
| Giltner | Silver Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 2-5 | 3-4 |
| Class and NSAA rank | D6, 25th (37.429) | D6, 20th (39.000) |
| Coaches poll (Oct. 18) | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Points scored per game | 37.7 | 28.7 |
| Points allowed per game | 46.6 | 32.9 |
| Average margin | -8.9 | -4.1 |
| Current streak | Lost 1 | Lost 2 |
Shared opponents
These two have played five of the same teams. It's a rough guide, since the games came in different weeks and places.
| Opponent | Giltner | Silver Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Ansley-Litchfield | W 44-38 | W 48-13 |
| Grand Island Lutheran | L 50-62 | L 12-40 |
| Harvard | W 73-6 | W 56-0 |
| High Plains Community | L 37-72 | W 40-0 |
| Red Cloud | L 12-42 | L 0-44 |
Players to know
Among the leaders in MaxPreps game reports through Week 8: Giltner's Brody Rudy (1,061 passing yards in 6 reported games); Giltner's Braxton Cady-Wheeler (654 receiving yards in 6 reported games). Reports aren't complete for every game, so treat these as minimums.
Editorial update, Oct. 21: Program-history claims from the supplied school-history mapping are withheld pending school-identity verification. This does not change the current-season results, records or statistics above.
What to watch
- Giltner's offense. It averages 37.7 points. Silver Lake allows 32.9.
- Silver Lake's offense. It averages 28.7; Giltner allows 46.6.
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