Nebraska high school football Week 8: top-10 games to watch

Week 8 of Nebraska high school football puts top-10 teams from the Hurrdat Sports coaches poll (2026-10-11) on the field in every class, and with Weeks 8 and 9 left in the regular season (Week 9 games are Oct. 22-23, inside NSAA's Oct. 22-24 window), each result moves the NSAA wildcard standings that set the playoff field. Here is every top-10 game, with NSAA records through Week 7 and our NEB Preps Power Index pick. Kickoff times are not listed because NSAA does not publish them.

Class A

No. 6 Elkhorn South (4-3) at Lincoln Southwest (5-2), Thu. Oct 15. Pick: Lincoln Southwest, 63%.

Lincoln East (0-7) at No. 2 Millard South (7-0), Thu. Oct 15. Pick: Millard South, 99%.

Papillion-La Vista (5-2) at No. 8 Elkhorn North (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Elkhorn North, 70%.

No. 9 Creighton Prep (3-4) at No. 10 Kearney (5-2), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Kearney, 73%.

No. 4 Bennington (7-0) at Lincoln Standing Bear (4-3), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Bennington, 89%.

Millard West (4-3) at No. 3 Millard North (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Millard North, 86%.

Lincoln Southeast (4-3) at No. 5 Omaha North (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Omaha North, 76%.

No. 1 Omaha Westside (7-0) at No. 7 Papillion-La Vista South (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Omaha Westside, 68%.

Class B

Gering (1-6) at No. 6 Aurora (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Aurora, 97%.

Gross Catholic (1-6) at No. 2 Gretna East (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Gretna East, 97%.

No. 4 Waverly (5-2) at Lincoln Pius X (2-5), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Waverly, 94%.

No. 5 Scottsbluff (7-0) at McCook (4-3), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Scottsbluff, 92%.

No. 1 Gretna (7-0) at No. 7 Norris (3-4), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Gretna, 92%.

Hastings (1-6) at No. 9 Northwest (5-2), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Northwest, 94%.

No. 8 Blair (6-1) at No. 10 Platteview (5-2), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Blair, 69%.

No. 3 Skutt Catholic (6-1) at Plattsmouth (1-6), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Skutt Catholic, 97%.

C1

Holdrege (2-5) at No. 6 Adams Central (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Adams Central, 93%.

No. 3 Sidney (7-0) at Alliance (4-3), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Sidney, 88%.

Wahoo (5-2) at No. 1 Ashland-Greenwood (7-0), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Ashland-Greenwood, 81%.

Bridgeport (3-4) at No. 5 Chadron (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Chadron, 93%.

No. 2 Boys Town (7-0) at Fort Calhoun (2-5), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Boys Town, 97%.

No. 8 Minden (6-1) at Kearney Catholic (0-7), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Minden, 98%.

Crete (4-3) at No. 10 Lincoln Christian (5-2), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Lincoln Christian, 68%.

Mount Michael (3-4) at No. 7 Roncalli (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Roncalli, 84%.

Auburn (4-3) at No. 9 Syracuse (5-2), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Syracuse, 72%.

No. 4 Pierce (7-0) at Wayne (1-6), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Pierce, 98%.

C2

No. 7 Bishop Neumann (5-2†) at Palmyra (1-6), Thu. Oct 15. Pick: Bishop Neumann, 95%.

No. 9 Gothenburg (6-1) at St. Paul (3-4), Thu. Oct 15. Pick: Gothenburg, 94%.

Brownell Talbot (4-3) at No. 3 Bergan Catholic (7-0), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Bergan Catholic, 93%.

No. 5 Ord (7-0) at No. 1 GICC (7-0), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: GICC, 55%.

No. 4 Yutan (7-0†) at Louisville (0-7), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Yutan, 99%.

Doniphan-Trumbull (2-5) at No. 8 Malcolm (5-2†), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Malcolm, 94%.

No. 2 Cedar Catholic (7-0) at Plainview/Osmond (4-3), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Cedar Catholic, 87%.

No. 6 Boone Central (7-0) at Schuyler (0-7), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Boone Central, 99%.

No. 10 Mitchell (5-2) at Valentine (2-5), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Mitchell, 90%.

D1

Centennial (4-3) at No. 8 Sutton (5-2), Thu. Oct 15. Pick: Sutton, 79%.

Conestoga (4-3) at No. 9 Elmwood-Murdock (4-3), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Elmwood-Murdock, 61%.

Freeman (3-4) at No. 7 Exeter-Milligan-Friend (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Exeter-Milligan-Friend, 94%.

No. 5 Crofton (6-1) at No. 6 Hartington-Newcastle (7-0), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Hartington-Newcastle, 60%.

No. 3 Sandy Creek (6-1) at Hastings St. Cecilia (2-5), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Sandy Creek, 97%.

No. 1 Johnson-Brock (7-0) at Johnson County Central (1-6), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Johnson-Brock, 99%.

Arcadia/Loup City (1-6) at No. 4 Ravenna (7-0), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Ravenna, 99%.

No. 10 Pender (4-3) at No. 2 Stanton (7-0), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Stanton, 85%.

D2

Madison (0-7) at No. 9 Creighton (5-2), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Creighton, 99%.

No. 8 Aquinas Catholic (5-2) at No. 3 East Butler (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: East Butler, 76%.

No. 10 Hemingford (5-2) at Hitchcock County (5-2), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Hemingford, 57%.

Oakland-Craig (3-4) at No. 7 Howells-Dodge (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Howells-Dodge, 96%.

No. 6 Lourdes CC (5-2) at Humphrey-Lindsay (1-6), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Lourdes CC, 97%.

No. 5 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (6-1) at Lyons-Decatur Northeast (2-5), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, 96%.

No. 1 North Platte St. Pat's (7-0) at Maywood-Hayes Center (3-4), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: North Platte St. Pat's, 96%.

Omaha Christian (2-5) at No. 2 Shelby-Rising City (7-0), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Shelby-Rising City, 99%.

No. 4 Loomis (7-0) at South Loup (4-3), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Loomis, 90%.

D3

No. 9 Brady (7-0) at No. 10 Anselmo-Merna (5-2), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Brady, 73%.

No. 4 Twin Loup (6-1) at CWC (2-5), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Twin Loup, 97%.

Palmer (0-7) at No. 1 Central Valley (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Central Valley, 99%.

No. 5 Burwell (6-1) at Elgin Public-Pope John (3-4), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Burwell, 93%.

Omaha Nation (0-7) at No. 8 GACC (5-2), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: GACC, 99%.

Weeping Water (3-4) at No. 2 Lawrence-Nelson (7-0), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Lawrence-Nelson, 97%.

No. 3 Archangels Catholic (6-1) at Leigh (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Archangels Catholic, 62%.

St. Mary's (4-3) at No. 6 Wausa (6-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Wausa, 80%.

Boyd County (5-2) at No. 7 Wynot (5-2), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Wynot, 51%.

D6

No. 7 Riverside (6-1) at Elba (2-4), Thu. Oct 15. Pick: Riverside, 96%.

No. 6 Wallace (5-1) at No. 3 Arthur County (5-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Arthur County, 54%.

No. 4 McCool Junction (6-0) at Dorchester (3-3), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: McCool Junction, 89%.

Creek Valley (1-5) at No. 5 Leyton (6-0), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Leyton, 99%.

No. 9 Southwest (4-2) at No. 8 Medicine Valley (6-0), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Medicine Valley, 79%.

Silver Lake (3-3) at No. 10 Red Cloud (5-1), Fri. Oct 16. Pick: Red Cloud, 89%.