Football · Postgame

Medicine Valley beats Arthur County 53-31 in Week 7

Final: Medicine Valley 53, Arthur County 31. Verified final from the NSAA scoreboard, plus records, rankings and playoff picture.

Eddie V.
Published 2026-10-12 22:06 CT

Fri 9 Oct · Class D6

#8Medicine Valley53

#4Arthur County31

Final

Final: Medicine Valley 53, Arthur County 31. Played Friday, October 9 at Arthur County.

Source: NSAA wildcard scoreboard, Week 7 · 2026-10-09

Only the final score is verified; no box score or play-by-play is in our data, so none is described.

Upset: No. 4 Arthur County lost to No. 8 Medicine Valley (previous Hurrdat poll ranks).

Source: Hurrdat Sports coaches poll · 2026-10-11

Why this game matters

Upset: No. 8 Medicine Valley beat No. 4 Arthur County (previous Hurrdat coaches poll).

Source: Hurrdat Sports coaches poll · 2026-10-11

Top-10 matchup: both teams were ranked in the Hurrdat coaches poll top 10.

Source: Hurrdat Sports coaches poll · 2026-10-11

Streak: Medicine Valley has won 6 straight after this game (computed from our synced NSAA finals; at least 6).

Source: NSAA wildcard scoreboard, Week 7 · 2026-10-09

By the numbers

Arthur County: 5-1 in NSAA results through Oct 9

Source: NSAA schedule/results export · 2026-10-12

Arthur County is No. 3 in Class D6 in the Oct 11 Hurrdat poll.

Source: Hurrdat Sports coaches poll · 2026-10-11

Medicine Valley: 6-0 in NSAA results through Oct 9

Source: NSAA schedule/results export · 2026-10-12

Medicine Valley is No. 8 in Class D6 in the Oct 11 Hurrdat poll.

Source: Hurrdat Sports coaches poll · 2026-10-11

Common opponent Sumner-Eddyville-Miller: Arthur County W 40-22; Medicine Valley W 56-28.

Source: NSAA wildcard scoreboard, Week 6 · 2026-10-02

Last meeting in our data (2025 season): Arthur County W 44-8 vs Medicine Valley.

Source: NEB Preps 2025 season file (data/football-2025-season.json, NSAA-derived) · 2025

Arthur County is 5-1 through Week 7 in NSAA's results.

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

Arthur County has a 43.6667 wildcard points average, No. 3 of 41 in Class D6 (NSAA page updated 12 Oct 2026 9:55:21 pm CDT).

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

Playoff picture (projection, not official): Arthur County is inside the top 16 that qualify. Projection only: top 16 by wildcard average (ties at the cutoff not resolved; NSAA tiebreaker applies).

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

Next game: Wallace on 2026-10-16.

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

Medicine Valley is 6-0 through Week 7 in NSAA's results.

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

Medicine Valley has a 44.5000 wildcard points average, No. 1 of 41 in Class D6 (NSAA page updated 12 Oct 2026 9:55:21 pm CDT).

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

Playoff picture (projection, not official): Medicine Valley is inside the top 16 that qualify. Projection only: top 16 by wildcard average (ties at the cutoff not resolved; NSAA tiebreaker applies).

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

Next game: Southwest on 2026-10-16.

Source: NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12

Sources in this story

NSAA wildcard scoreboard, Week 7 · 2026-10-09
Hurrdat Sports coaches poll · 2026-10-11
NSAA schedule/results export · 2026-10-12
NSAA wildcard scoreboard, Week 6 · 2026-10-02
NEB Preps 2025 season file (data/football-2025-season.json, NSAA-derived) · 2025
NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12
NSAA wildcard points / schedule export (via NSAA Scout) · 2026-10-12