Eight-Man Playoff Football Headquarters

During the entire NSAA football playoffs, we'll update game times, streaming information and stories right here for prep football fans

PLAYOFF READY: Sandy Creek and Jacob Petr (9) rolled past McCool Junction 50-8 on Friday and enter the Eight-Man playoffs unblemished at 8-0. (Flatwater Sports / Dante Boelhower)

The qualifying round the NSAA Eight-Man football playoffs is Thursday, October 19. This opening round features 32 teams in each class (D-1 and D-2) with the 16 winners on Thursday advancing to a re-seeded brackets that will track to the state championship games at Memorial Stadium.

On this page, we’ll highlight all the games with game times and streaming information. Post game, we’ll update the scores and look for stories to share here as well. If you see that we miss any information on your team’s games, let us know at our Twitter page and we’ll do our best to get it updated. While you're at the game, also have the NE ScoreFeed app available on your phone.

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Class D-1

Semifinals (games on November 10)

Stanton (11-0) at Sandy Creek (11-0) | 7:00 | NFHS Network ($$), 97.5 KEXL

EMF (10-1) at Crofton (11-0) | 6:00 | NFHS Network ($$), 94.3 Current FM, 104.9 Max Country, The EMF Network

Quarterfinal Scores: Stanton 58, Arapahoe 28; Sandy Creek 44, Cross County 24; Crofton 64, Elkhorn Valley 22; EMF 44, North Platte St. Patrick’s 28.

Second Round Scores: Stanton 60, Summerland 30; Arapahoe 12, Ravenna 6; Sandy Creek 22, Weeping Water 20; Cross County 58, Perkins County 6; Crofton 72, Bridgeport 34; Elkhorn Valley 36, Plainview 8; EMF 26, Shelby-Rising City 0; North Platte St. Patrick’s 39, Clarkson/Leigh 0.

West First Round Scores: North Platte St. Patrick’s 65, Sutton 28; Bridgeport 70, Alma 20; Ravenna 56, Neligh-Oakdale 26; Arapahoe 52, Hemingford 22; Elkhorn Valley 50, Riverside 20; Summerland 52, Hi-Line 46 (OT); Perkins County 56, Cambridge 6; Sandy Creek 62, Maxwell 22.

East First Round Scores: Stanton 78, Mead 6; Clarkson/Leigh 38, Johnson County Central 34; EMF 40, Pender 14; Plainview 49, Hartington-Newcastle 40; Cross County 52, Wisner-Pilger 22; Shelby-Rising City 58, Elmwood-Murdock 0; Weeping Water 34, Thayer Central 28; Crofton 60, Tri-County Northeast 8.

Class D-2

Semifinals (games on November 10)

South Loup (11-0) at Sandhills/Thedford (10-1) at Dunning | 6:00 | NFHS Network ($$), 95.3 KBBN, 92.3 KBEAR

Howells-Dodge (9-2) at Wynot (11-0) | 6:00 | NFHS Network ($$), 93.5 The Hawk

Quarterfinal Scores: Sandhills/Thedford 60, Johnson-Brock 28; South Loup 28, Central Valley 22; Howells-Dodge 36, Dundy County-Stratton 28; Wynot 34, Humphrey St. Francis 12.

Second Round Scores: Johnson-Brock 36, Anslemo-Merna 14; Sandhills/Thedford 52, Lourdes Central Catholic 12; Central Valley 46, Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 6; South Loup 62, Lawrence-Nelson 12; Dundy County-Stratton 48, Twin Loup 14, Howells-Dodge 32, Ainsworth 12; Humphrey St. Francis 42, Axtell 8; Wynot 50, Mullen 20.

West First Round Scores: Dundy County-Stratton 38, Elm Creek 6; Anselmo-Merna 30, Boyd County 24; Axtell 28, Loomis 24; Sandhills/Thedford 74, Overton 38; Ainsworth 72, Kenesaw 13; Twin Loup 40, Hitchcock County 28; Mullen 35, Hyannis 8; South Loup 46, Ansley-Litchfield 0.

East First Round Scores: Johnson-Brock 58, Winside 0; Howells-Dodge 34, Bloomfield 6; Lourdes Central Catholic 28, High Plains 20; Humphrey St. Francis 40, Fullerton 8; Central Valley 62, Wausa 28; Lawrence-Nelson 24, Elgin Public/Pope John 14; BDS 30, Osecola 22; Wynot 42, Silver Lake 0.