Fredonia/Elk Valley and Nemaha Central squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Fredonia/Elk Valley had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Nemaha Central Thunder 55-13. While losing is never fun, Fredonia/Elk Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while Nemaha Central is ranked 46th).
Carter Hajek was his usual excellent self, rushing for 88 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 114 yards and three touchdowns for Nemaha Central. Hajek has been hot , having posted three or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Sullivan Haverkamp was in the mix as well, providing Nemaha Central with a touchdown.
Fredonia/Elk Valley now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Nemaha Central, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Fredonia/Elk Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nemaha Central, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Sabetha at 7:00 p.m. Nemaha Central will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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