Anselmo-Merna vs. Central Valley

Anselmo-Merna logo.

Anselmo-Merna

Seed #12 · Regular season 7-2

Central Valley logo.

Central Valley

Seed #2 · Regular season 8-1

Fri., Nov. 20 · 1:10 PM CT

UNK – Cope Stadium

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

Broadcast details

Game video

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Matchup preview

Class D3 football semifinals: Schedule and matchup previews

Every semifinalist won its quarterfinal by at least 26 points. Central Valley hosts Archangels Catholic in Wolbach.

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Tale of the tape

54.8Points per game52.3
23.8Points allowed10.9
Anselmo-Merna logo.Anselmo-MernaCentral Valley logo.Central Valley
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

Anselmo-Merna logo.Anselmo-Merna
WMaxwell logo.82–38WBrady logo.70–26WMullen logo.76–28WSandhills/Thedford logo.46–0WOverton logo.46–0
8 reported finals in the scoring sample; not necessarily the complete season.
Central Valley logo.Central Valley
WBurwell logo.44–14WPalmer logo.73–0WCWC logo.62–0WElgin Public-Pope John logo.68–6WTwin Loup logo.38–0
9 reported finals in the scoring sample; not necessarily the complete season.
Stats/results source:

Common opponents

Burwell logo.Burwell
Anselmo-Merna logo.Anselmo-Merna38–41
Central Valley logo.Central Valley44–14
Twin Loup logo.Twin Loup
Anselmo-Merna logo.Anselmo-Merna12–45
Central Valley logo.Central Valley38–0
Reported scores, not a prediction.

Players to watch

Anselmo-Merna logo.Anselmo-Merna
C. Priest
133 passing yards6 reported games
Anselmo-Merna logo.Anselmo-Merna
D. Duryea
1,121 rushing yards8 reported games
Anselmo-Merna logo.Anselmo-Merna
D. Duryea
70 receiving yards8 reported games
Anselmo-Merna logo.Anselmo-Merna
D. Duryea
57 total tackles8 reported games
Central Valley logo.Central Valley
Lincoln Nekoliczak
513 passing yards9 reported games
Central Valley logo.Central Valley
Luke Shoemaker
679 rushing yards8 reported games
Central Valley logo.Central Valley
Luke Shoemaker
153 receiving yards8 reported games
Central Valley logo.Central Valley
William Pokorny
82 total tackles9 reported games
Available reported player lines, not a complete-season ranking. Missing reports are not zero.

Available series history

Available regular-season meetings, 2020 through 2026 Week 7. Not all-time; playoffs and unconfirmed 1–0 results excluded.

Anselmo-Merna logo.Anselmo-Merna 8
Central Valley logo.Central Valley 62Source: https://secure.nsaahome.org/wildcards/schedules/export.php?sport=fb&sid=176&year=2025
Central Valley logo.Central Valley 68
Anselmo-Merna logo.Anselmo-Merna 20Source: https://secure.nsaahome.org/wildcards/schedules/export.php?sport=fb&sid=176&year=2024
Central Valley logo.Central Valley 49
Anselmo-Merna logo.Anselmo-Merna 12Source: https://secure.nsaahome.org/wildcards/schedules/export.php?sport=fb&sid=176&year=2023
Anselmo-Merna logo.Anselmo-Merna 0
Central Valley logo.Central Valley 42Source: https://secure.nsaahome.org/wildcards/schedules/export.php?sport=fb&sid=176&year=2022

What’s at stake

The winner is the 2026 Class D3 state champion.

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The two teams

Anselmo-Merna logo.Anselmo-Merna

Seed #12 · Source record 7-2

42.5556 NSAA points averageTeam schedule, stats & history →
Central Valley logo.Central Valley

Seed #2 · Source record 8-1

45.4444 NSAA points averageTeam schedule, stats & history →

Game information

UNK – Cope 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.

NSAA class bracket →NSAA points →Class playoff reporting →