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Hay Springs at Crawford: playoff stakes for Hay Springs
Hay Springs (4-3) at Crawford (5-2), Thursday, Oct. 22. Playoff picture, season stats, charts and history before the Week 9 game.
Game-day information: Kickoff reported by the Game Center: 6 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.
Hay Springs goes into the final week of the regular season close to the playoff line, 15th in Class D6's NSAA point standings. Both play in District D6-7: Hay Springs is 4-0 in district games and Crawford is 4-0.
Thursday, Oct. 22, at Crawford, 6 p.m.
The playoff picture
Class D6 takes the 16 eligible teams with the best averages.
Hay Springs is 15th in Class D6's NSAA point standings at 40.143. That's 0.429 points above today's 16th-best eligible average (39.714, High Plains Community).
Crawford is 14th in Class D6's NSAA point standings at 40.429. That's 0.714 points above 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
Hay Springs is 4-3. Its season began with a 57-0 loss at Garden County (6-1). All three of its losses came against teams with winning records: at Garden County (6-1), 57-0; Wallace (6-1), 50-22; Stuart (7-0), 48-14. Its best win by opponent record was a 46-26 win over Cody-Kilgore (4-4). Its most recent scored game was a 46-26 win over Cody-Kilgore (4-4). Its record also includes one game reported as 1-0 (forfeit or administrative result), which are left out of the scoring numbers here.
Crawford (5-2) opened with a 64-18 loss at Leyton (7-0). All two of its losses came against teams with winning records: at Leyton (7-0), 64-18; Arthur County (5-2), 50-13. Its best win by opponent record was a 29-20 win at Cody-Kilgore (4-4). Its most recent scored game was a 41-13 win over Morrill (3-4). Its record also includes one game reported as 1-0 (forfeit or administrative result), which are left out of the scoring numbers here.
By the numbers
| Hay Springs | Crawford | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 4-3 | 5-2 |
| Class and NSAA rank | D6, 15th (40.143) | D6, 14th (40.429) |
| Coaches poll (Oct. 18) | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Points scored per game | 34.3 | 36.8 |
| Points allowed per game | 37.5 | 25.5 |
| Average margin | -3.2 | +11.3 |
| Current streak | — | — |
Shared opponents
These two have played three of the same teams. It's a rough guide, since the games came in different weeks and places.
| Opponent | Hay Springs | Crawford |
|---|---|---|
| Cody-Kilgore | W 46-26 | W 29-20 |
| Minatare | W 64-6 | W 51-0 |
| Morrill | W 60-38 | W 41-13 |
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
- Crawford's offense. It averages 36.8 points. Hay Springs allows 37.5.
- Hay Springs's offense. It averages 34.3; Crawford allows 25.5.
- Hay Springs's streak. 3 straight wins.
- Crawford's streak. 3 straight wins.
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Result note: a 1–0 entry is shown as listed by NSAA. It is not treated as evidence of an on-field score or a confirmed forfeit.