The High Plains football team took care of business on the field Friday night and because of that earned the opportunity to play another week.
The Storm won on its home field one last time, downing Harvard 60-12 Friday, finishing the regular season 5-3.
With that, the Storm earned the No. 15 seed in the 6-man playoff bracket. HPC will travel to No. 2 Wallace (7-1) Friday for a 7 p.m. kick.
Wallace has been impressive in 2026, its lone loss coming to Garden County back in September. Garden County is the No. 3 seed in the playoff field.
Wallace features wins over South Platte, Hay Springs, Paxton, Southwest, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, Arthur County and Medicine Valley. Five of Wallace’s eight opponents this season are in the playoff field.
As for HPC, the Storm played a pair of playoff teams, including top-seeded Stuart and No. 5 Red Cloud.
Wallace features a 1,000-yard rusher this season in senior Tyson Sullivan, who has a total of 1,384 yards on 117 carries with 22 touchdowns.
In total, Wallace has rushed for 2,331 yards with 36 total touchdowns.
Storm headed to Wallace for playoff tilt
Body