Grand Island Central Catholic vs. Cedar Catholic

Grand Island Central Catholic logo.

Grand Island Central Catholic

Seed #1 · Regular season 9-0

Cedar Catholic logo.

Cedar Catholic

Seed #3 · Regular season 9-0

Tue., Nov. 24 · 10:15 AM CT

Memorial Stadium

Source snapshot 11/13/2026, 11:20:24 PM CT

Broadcast details

Game video

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Matchup preview

Class C2 football semifinals: Schedule and matchup previews

Both hosts allowed seven points or fewer in the quarterfinals. Gothenburg and Yutan earned their semifinal spots with road wins.

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Tale of the tape

51.2Points per game48.0
8.2Points allowed6.0
Grand Island Central Catholic logo.Grand Island Central CatholicCedar Catholic logo.Cedar Catholic
Top seed's values are on the left. Red is better in that category. Verified played finals before this game; forfeits and missing reports are excluded.

Recent form

Grand Island Central Catholic logo.Grand Island Central Catholic9 reported finals in the scoring sample; not necessarily the complete season.
Cedar Catholic logo.Cedar Catholic9 reported finals in the scoring sample; not necessarily the complete season.
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Common opponents

Ord logo.Ord
Grand Island Central Catholic logo.Grand Island Central Catholic49–14
Cedar Catholic logo.Cedar Catholic52–6
Reported scores, not a prediction.

Players to watch

Grand Island Central Catholic logo.Grand Island Central Catholic
Jackson Gangwish
1,177 passing yards9 reported games
Grand Island Central Catholic logo.Grand Island Central Catholic
Thomas Schneider
1,085 rushing yards9 reported games
Grand Island Central Catholic logo.Grand Island Central Catholic
Braylon Wolfe
287 receiving yards9 reported games
Grand Island Central Catholic logo.Grand Island Central Catholic
Jackson Gangwish
51 total tackles9 reported games
Cedar Catholic logo.Cedar Catholic
Grady Haberer
1,592 passing yards8 reported games
Cedar Catholic logo.Cedar Catholic
Easton Hochstein
752 rushing yards8 reported games
Cedar Catholic logo.Cedar Catholic
Cooper Hochstein
654 receiving yards8 reported games
Available reported player lines, not a complete-season ranking. Missing reports are not zero.

What’s at stake

The winner is the 2026 Class C2 state champion.

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The two teams

Grand Island Central Catholic logo.Grand Island Central Catholic

Seed #1 · Source record 9-0

45.8889 NSAA points averageTeam schedule, stats & history →
Cedar Catholic logo.Cedar Catholic

Seed #3 · Source record 9-0

44.0000 NSAA points averageTeam schedule, stats & history →

Game information

Memorial Stadium. Higher seed hosts through the semifinals.

Bracket/result source updated . Statistics have their own reporting timestamp.

No box score, period or play-by-play is inferred from a total score.

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