Sandhills/Thedford vs. St. Mary's

Match preview

Sandhills/Thedford vs. St. Mary's

• WhenThursday, November 5, 2026, 9 AM CT
• WherePinnacle Bank Arena · North Court
• ClassD2 · Quarterfinal 1 · 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

Sandhills/Thedford

#8 seed · 22-9 record · 42.90 NSAA points

22-8 in reported postseason and season matches · sets 51-27

St. Mary's

#1 seed · 29-4 record · 45.82 NSAA points

28-4 in reported postseason and season matches · sets 64-15

Recent form

Sandhills/Thedford

• W 3-1 vs. ElbaOct 31
• L 0-3 vs. MullenOct 27
• W 3-0 vs. HyannisOct 26
• W 2-0 vs. Anselmo-MernaOct 20
• W 2-0 vs. BurwellOct 20

St. Mary's

• W 3-0 vs. South PlatteOct 31
• W 3-2 vs. Chambers-Wheeler Central (CWC)Oct 27
• W 3-0 vs. SanteeOct 26
• W 3-0 vs. AinsworthOct 20
• W 3-0 vs. Boyd CountyOct 19

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 D2 bracket →

Game information

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