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Medicine Valley at Wallace: a top-10 matchup to close the regular season
Medicine Valley (7-0) at Wallace (6-1), Thursday, Oct. 22. 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.
Both teams are in the latest Hurrdat Sports coaches poll: Medicine Valley at No. 3 and Wallace at No. 4 in Class D6. They finish the regular season against each other Thursday. Both play in District D6-5: Medicine Valley is 4-0 in district games and Wallace is 4-0.
Thursday, Oct. 22, at Wallace, 7 p.m.
The playoff picture
Class D6 takes the 16 eligible teams with the best averages.
Medicine Valley is 2nd in Class D6's NSAA point standings at 44.857. That's 5.143 points above today's 16th-best eligible average (39.714, High Plains Community).
Wallace is 3rd in Class D6's NSAA point standings at 44.143. That's 4.429 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
Medicine Valley (7-0) opened with a 68-26 win over Ansley-Litchfield (2-5). It hasn't lost. Its closest game was a 53-31 win at Arthur County (5-2). It comes in on a 7-game winning streak, most recently a 62-28 win over Southwest (4-3).
Wallace is 6-1. Its season began with a 53-19 win over South Platte (2-5). Its only loss came against a team with a winning record: at Garden County (6-1), 42-16. Its best win by opponent record was a 55-27 win at Arthur County (5-2). It comes in on a 4-game winning streak, most recently a 55-27 win at Arthur County (5-2).
By the numbers
| Medicine Valley | Wallace | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 7-0 | 6-1 |
| Class and NSAA rank | D6, 2nd (44.857) | D6, 3rd (44.143) |
| Coaches poll (Oct. 18) | No. 3 | No. 4 |
| Points scored per game | 63.4 | 47.1 |
| Points allowed per game | 25.6 | 20.3 |
| Average margin | +37.9 | +26.9 |
| Current streak | Won 7 | Won 4 |
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 | Medicine Valley | Wallace |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur County | W 53-31 | W 55-27 |
| Paxton | W 56-7 | W 77-13 |
| South Platte | W 70-26 | W 53-19 |
| Southwest | W 62-28 | W 20-13 |
| Sumner-Eddyville-Miller | W 56-28 | W 59-6 |
Players to know
Among the leaders in MaxPreps game reports through Week 8: Medicine Valley's Mason Roblee (1,312 rushing yards in 7 reported games); Wallace's T. Sullivan (1,278 rushing 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
- Medicine Valley's offense. It averages 63.4 points. Wallace allows 20.3.
- Wallace's offense. It averages 47.1; Medicine Valley allows 25.6.
- Medicine Valley's streak. 7 straight wins.
- Wallace's streak. 4 straight wins.
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