The regular season is complete for the state’s Eight-man football teams, and the NSAA has released the bracket for the D1 and D2 playoffs.
In D1, Shelby-Rising City is the No. 1 seed, taking on Boyd County. Dundy County Stratton is the No. 2 seed and will host Elkhorn Valley. Defending D1 Champion Sandy Creek is the No. 3 seed and will host No. 30 seed EMF (Exeter-Milligan-Friend). Locally, Ravenna (No. 4 seed) hosts Stanton, and Alma (No. 26 seed) will travel to Plainview.
In D2, Howells-Dodge is the No. 1 seed, and will host Hyannis. Defending D2 Champion Central Valley is the No. 2 seed and hosts Hilcox-Hildreth. The No. 3 seed goes to Hitchcock County, and they’ll host No. 30 seed Franklin in the first round.
Locally, Anselmo-Merna (No. 5 seed) will lost Lyons-Decatur Northeast, Lawrence-Nelson (No. 9 seed) will host Osceola, Loomis (No. 10 seed) will host Cambridge, Elm Creek (No. 15 seed) hosts Deshler, Overton (No. 16 seed) has Elgin Public/Pope John. Twin Loup (No. 19 seed) travels to Neligh-Oakdale.
First round games will be played on Thursday, October 23rd, with remaining games played on Friday nights leading up to the championships on Monday, November 24th. You can find the NSAA Brackets for D1 and D2 on their website: (click/tap here for D1) (click/tap here for D2)
Next week is the final week of the regular season for 11-Man and 6-Man football.