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Hastings St. Cecilia at Centura: what to know before the regular-season finale
Hastings St. Cecilia (2-6) at Centura (6-2), Thursday, Oct. 22. Playoff picture, season stats, charts and history before the Week 9 game.
Game-day information: Kickoff not independently confirmed for this publication. Check the Game Center for current start-time information. 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.
Hastings St. Cecilia (2-6) visits Centura (6-2) Thursday in the last week of the regular season. Both play in District D1-6: Hastings St. Cecilia is 0-3 in district games and Centura is 1-2.
Thursday, Oct. 22, at Centura. Kickoff time has not been posted on our schedule yet.
The playoff picture
In Class D1, the seven district champions and the nine best remaining averages qualify.
Hastings St. Cecilia is 30th in Class D1's NSAA point standings at 35.375. It is 0-3 in District D1-6 games.
Centura is 10th in Class D1's NSAA point standings at 41.250. It is 1-2 in District D1-6 games.
Projections are not official seeds. NSAA sets the field after Week 9.
How they got here
Hastings St. Cecilia is 2-6. Its season began with a 63-46 loss to Gibbon (3-5). Its losses: Gibbon (3-5), 63-46; Alma (5-3), 64-40; at Amherst (5-3), 48-19; Ravenna (8-0), 74-14; at Arcadia/Loup City (1-7), 32-14; Sandy Creek (7-1), 64-8. Its best win by opponent record was a 40-8 win at Centennial (4-4). It comes in on a 3-game losing streak, most recently a 64-8 loss to Sandy Creek (7-1).
Centura (6-2) opened with a 79-20 win over Twin River (1-7). All two of its losses came against teams with winning records: at Ravenna (8-0), 70-14; at Sandy Creek (7-1), 50-6. Its best win by opponent record was a 50-19 win at West Holt (5-3). Last week it had a 54-16 win at Kimball (3-5).
By the numbers
| Hastings St. Cecilia | Centura | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 2-6 | 6-2 |
| Class and NSAA rank | D1, 30th (35.375) | D1, 10th (41.250) |
| Coaches poll (Oct. 18) | Not ranked | No. 10 |
| Points scored per game | 26.8 | 44.4 |
| Points allowed per game | 47.6 | 27.1 |
| Average margin | -20.9 | +17.2 |
| Current streak | Lost 3 | Won 1 |
Shared opponents
These two have played four of the same teams. It's a rough guide, since the games came in different weeks and places.
| Opponent | Hastings St. Cecilia | Centura |
|---|---|---|
| Arcadia/Loup City | L 14-32 | W 44-14 |
| Gibbon | L 46-63 | W 49-16 |
| Ravenna | L 14-74 | L 14-70 |
| Sandy Creek | L 8-64 | L 6-50 |
Players to know
Among the leaders in MaxPreps game reports through Week 8: Hastings St. Cecilia's Collin Greenquist (1,897 passing yards in 8 reported games); Hastings St. Cecilia's Griffey Munter (826 receiving yards in 7 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
- Centura's offense. It averages 44.4 points. Hastings St. Cecilia allows 47.6.
- Hastings St. Cecilia's offense. It averages 26.8; Centura allows 27.1.
- Hastings St. Cecilia's streak. 3 straight losses.
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