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Overton at Pleasanton: Overton looks for its first win
Overton (0-8) at Pleasanton (7-1), 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.
Overton (0-8) gets one more chance at a first win Friday, against Pleasanton (7-1). Both play in District D3-5: Overton is 0-4 in district games and Pleasanton is 4-0.
Friday, Oct. 23, at Pleasanton, 7 p.m.
The playoff picture
In Class D3, the seven district champions and the nine best remaining averages qualify.
Overton is 35th in Class D3's NSAA point standings at 33.500. It is 0-4 in District D3-5 games.
Pleasanton is 4th in Class D3's NSAA point standings at 43.625. It is 4-0 in District D3-5 games.
Projections are not official seeds. NSAA sets the field after Week 9.
How they got here
Overton (0-8) opened with a 66-8 loss at Loomis (8-0). It is still looking for its first win. Its closest game was a 38-6 loss to Axtell (1-7). Its most recent scored game was a 38-6 loss to Axtell (1-7). Its record also includes four games reported as 1-0 (forfeit or administrative result), which are left out of the scoring numbers here.
Pleasanton (7-1) opened with a 48-26 win over Deshler (6-2). Its only loss came against a team with a winning record: at Amherst (5-3), 47-26. Its best win by opponent record was a 34-8 win at Cambridge (6-2). It comes in on a 6-game winning streak, most recently a 34-8 win at Cambridge (6-2).
By the numbers
| Overton | Pleasanton | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-8 | 7-1 |
| Class and NSAA rank | D3, 35th (33.500) | D3, 4th (43.625) |
| Coaches poll (Oct. 18) | Not ranked | No. 9 |
| Points scored per game | 8.5 | 46.5 |
| Points allowed per game | 52.5 | 20.9 |
| Average margin | -44.0 | +25.6 |
| Current streak | — | Won 6 |
One shared opponent: Axtell. Overton: L 6-38. Pleasanton: W 57-20.
Players to know
Among the leaders in MaxPreps game reports through Week 8: Pleasanton's O. Janitscheck (1,065 passing 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
- Pleasanton's offense. It averages 46.5 points. Overton allows 52.5.
- Overton's first win. This is its last regular-season chance.
- Pleasanton's streak. 6 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.