The regular season for 8 man football in Classes D1 and D2 will come to its conclusion this week with teams around the area fighting for a spot in next week’s state playoffs. Sandhills/Thedford will look to secure the D2-9 district championship tonight when they face Pleasanton. The Knights are undefeated while Pleasanton enters at 6-1 with their only loss coming in the district to Ansley/Litchfield. Central Nebraska’s Sports Source will present a live video stream of tonight’s game. The game, accompanied by live play by play, will be presented on the sandhillsexpress facebook page, the KCNI/KBBN YouTube page, and the KCNI/KBBN Twitter feeds. Tonight’s game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
In other area matchups today, Burwell will look to close out the regular season undefeated as they play at Amherst. Mullen has won six in a row and will try to make it seven in a row today as they travel to face Maxwell.