Football Recap: Central City Continues Home Dominance on Friday

Bison

Margin (Wins)

09/18/25 vs Nebraska City	53
09/12/25 @ Minden	42
09/05/25 @ Cozad	41
08/29/25 vs Ord	31
09/26/25 vs Adams Central	29

Central City had won eight straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they bumped up to 7-0 to make it nine. They were the clear victors by a 43-21 margin over the Milford Eagles. Fans of the Bison have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Central City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Parker Zikmund led the charge by throwing for 261 yards and two TDs while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 55 yards. Those 55 rushing yards gave Zikmund a new career-high. Corbin Kyes was another key rusher, gaining 142 total yards and two touchdowns.

Central City's run defense was locked in: Milford could only muster 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Colby Schneider for the heroic effort on defense: he. Central City didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.9.

Central City's defense didn't let Landon Roth, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Conner Erickson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.

As for Milford, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while Central City is ranked seventh).

Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Roth, who threw for 158 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards and one score. Zane Wittstruck helped out on the ground, rushing for 131 yards.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Central City will face off against Broken Bow at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Milford, they will square off against Aurora on Friday. The Eagles will need to watch out since the Huskies have now posted at least 31 points in their last four games.