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Sumner-Eddyville-Miller at Southwest: playoff stakes for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (3-4) at Southwest (4-3), 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.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller goes into the final week of the regular season close to the playoff line, 20th in Class D6's NSAA point standings. Both play in District D6-5: Sumner-Eddyville-Miller is 1-3 in district games and Southwest is 1-3.
Thursday, Oct. 22, at Southwest, 7 p.m.
The playoff picture
Class D6 takes the 16 eligible teams with the best averages.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller is 20th in Class D6's NSAA point standings at 39.000. That's 0.714 points behind today's 16th-best eligible average (39.714, High Plains Community).
Southwest is 12th in Class D6's NSAA point standings at 41.857. That's 2.143 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
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller is 3-4. Its season began with a 60-36 loss to Stuart (7-0). All four of its losses came against teams with winning records: Stuart (7-0), 60-36; at Medicine Valley (7-0), 56-28; Arthur County (5-2), 40-22; at Wallace (6-1), 59-6. Its best win by opponent record was a 47-13 win at Ansley-Litchfield (2-5). Last week it had a 58-30 win over Paxton (2-5).
Southwest (4-3) opened with a 54-12 win at Silver Lake (3-4). All three of its losses came against teams with winning records: at Arthur County (5-2), 52-19; Wallace (6-1), 20-13; at Medicine Valley (7-0), 62-28. Its best win by opponent record was a 51-20 win at Red Cloud (6-1). Last week it had a 62-28 loss at Medicine Valley (7-0).
By the numbers
| Sumner-Eddyville-Miller | Southwest | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 3-4 | 4-3 |
| Class and NSAA rank | D6, 20th (39.000) | D6, 12th (41.857) |
| Coaches poll (Oct. 18) | Not ranked | No. 9 |
| Points scored per game | 36.6 | 34.6 |
| Points allowed per game | 40.4 | 27.3 |
| Average margin | -3.9 | +7.3 |
| Current streak | Won 1 | Lost 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 | Sumner-Eddyville-Miller | Southwest |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur County | L 22-40 | L 19-52 |
| Medicine Valley | L 28-56 | L 28-62 |
| Paxton | W 58-30 | W 56-13 |
| Wallace | L 6-59 | L 13-20 |
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
- Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's offense. It averages 36.6 points. Southwest allows 27.3.
- Southwest's offense. It averages 34.6; Sumner-Eddyville-Miller allows 40.4.
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