Football Recap: Nemaha Central Picks Up Sixth Straight Win at Home

Carter Hajek

Rushing Touchdowns

09/12/25 vs Silver Lake	4
09/05/25 @ Marysville	2
11/29/24 vs Southeast of Saline	2
11/22/24 vs Council Grove	3
11/15/24 @ Osage City	4
+ 6 more games

Nemaha Central extended their home winning streak to six games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Carter Hajek. The Thunder breezed past the Silver Lake Eagles to the tune of 42-7 on Friday with plenty of help from Hajek, who rushed for 265 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. He has been hot for a while, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last 11 times he's played.

Nemaha Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Layton Thomas and Kamden Schmitz.

Nemaha Central's record is now 2-0. As for Silver Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Nemaha Central will challenge rival Rossville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Silver Lake is set to square off against their familiar foe Perry-Lecompton/Bishop Seabury Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.