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West Holt at Hartington-Newcastle: numbers, history and what's at stake
West Holt (5-3) at Hartington-Newcastle (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.
West Holt (5-3) visits Hartington-Newcastle (7-1) Friday in the last week of the regular season. Both play in District D1-5: West Holt is 2-2 in district games and Hartington-Newcastle is 3-1.
Friday, Oct. 23, at Hartington-Newcastle, 7 p.m.
The playoff picture
In Class D1, the seven district champions and the nine best remaining averages qualify.
West Holt is 21st in Class D1's NSAA point standings at 38.375. It is 2-2 in District D1-5 games.
Hartington-Newcastle is 6th in Class D1's NSAA point standings at 43.750. It is 3-1 in District D1-5 games.
Projections are not official seeds. NSAA sets the field after Week 9.
How they got here
West Holt is 5-3. Its season began with a 39-16 win at Ainsworth (2-6). All three of its losses came against teams with winning records: Centura (6-2), 50-19; at Crofton (7-1), 80-10; Elkhorn Valley (5-3), 30-14. Its best win by opponent record was a 56-25 win at Gordon-Rushville (2-6). Last week it had a 30-14 loss to Elkhorn Valley (5-3).
Hartington-Newcastle (7-1) opened with a 56-18 win over Dundy County Stratton (5-2). Its only loss came against a team with a winning record: Crofton (7-1), 62-13. Its best win by opponent record was a 42-36 win at Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (7-1). Its most recent scored game was a 62-13 loss to Crofton (7-1). Note: NSAA lists Hartington-Newcastle at 7-1; at least one result NSAA posted this week isn't in our game data yet, so the game-by-game numbers below cover 7 games.
By the numbers
| West Holt | Hartington-Newcastle | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 5-3 | 7-1 |
| Class and NSAA rank | D1, 21st (38.375) | D1, 6th (43.750) |
| Coaches poll (Oct. 18) | Not ranked | No. 8 |
| Points scored per game | 33.1 | 56.0 |
| Points allowed per game | 30.4 | 33.1 |
| Average margin | +2.8 | +22.9 |
| Current streak | Lost 2 | — |
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 | West Holt | Hartington-Newcastle |
|---|---|---|
| Crofton | L 10-80 | L 13-62 |
| Elkhorn Valley | L 14-30 | W 56-8 |
| Gordon-Rushville | W 56-25 | W 84-42 |
| Lutheran High Northeast | W 44-20 | W 63-6 |
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
- Hartington-Newcastle's offense. It averages 56.0 points. West Holt allows 30.4.
- West Holt's offense. It averages 33.1; Hartington-Newcastle allows 33.1.
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