Red Cloud vs. Amherst

Match preview

Red Cloud vs. Amherst

• WhenThursday, November 5, 2026, 1 PM CT
• WherePinnacle Bank Arena · South Court
• ClassD1 · Quarterfinal 3 · State tournament

Streaming and live stats are listed on NSAA’s championship page, which also links NFHS Network and Nebraska Public Media broadcasts.

The two teams

Red Cloud

#7 seed · 26-5 record · 44.29 NSAA points

26-5 in reported postseason and season matches · sets 63-18

Amherst

#2 seed · 25-5 record · 45.70 NSAA points

25-5 in reported postseason and season matches · sets 66-18

Recent form

Red Cloud

• W 3-1 vs. Wauneta-PalisadeOct 31
• W 3-0 vs. LoomisOct 27
• W 3-0 vs. AxtellOct 26
• W 3-0 vs. GiltnerOct 19
• W 2-0 vs. Blue HillOct 17

Amherst

• W 3-0 vs. Falls City Sacred HeartOct 31
• L 1-3 vs. Central ValleyOct 27
• W 3-0 vs. PleasantonOct 26
• W 3-0 vs. Ansley-LitchfieldOct 15
• W 3-0 vs. Wilcox-HildrethOct 13

Head-to-head this season

No earlier meeting appears in the reported results.

What’s at stake

The winner advances to the semifinals on Nov. 6.

Class D1 bracket →

Game information

Set scores and statistics come from MaxPreps match pages when teams report them. Scores are sets won.