Nemaha Central's Carter Hajek

Sports in Kansas announced their player and coach of the year award winners for the 2025 football season.

Nemaha Central’s Carter Hajek was named the All Classes Offensive Player of the Year, 2A Offensive Player of the Year, and was named to the All Classes Top 11.

Rossville’s Andre Johnson was named 1A Defensive Player of the Year and Hanover’s Kadrick Cohorst was named the 8M-II Offensive Player of the Year.

Nemaha Central head coach Michael Glatczak was named the 2A Coach of the Year & Hanover head coach Matt Heuer was named the 8M-II Coach of the Year.

4A All-State

• LB Yogi Purdy (Atchison) – 1^st Team Defense

3A All-State

• WR Brody Schwinn (Jefferson West) – 1^st Team Offense
• OL Caleb McCrory (Holton) – 1^st Team Offense
• DL Osiris Unruh (Jefferson West) – 1^st Team Defense

2A All-State

• QB Carter Hajek (Nemaha Central) – 1^st Team Offense
• RB Will Voos (Sabetha) – 1^st Team Offense
• WR Dayne Johnson (Silver Lake) – 1^st Team Offense
• TE Reid Mitchell (Sabetha) – 1^st Team Offense
• OL Hendryx Wahl (Nemaha Central) – 1^st Team Offense
• OL Kendrick VandeVelde (Silver Lake) – 1^st Team Offense
• OL Holden Edelman (Sabetha) – 1^st Team Offense
• DL Kyler Ganstrom (Nemaha Central) – 1^st Team Defense
• Roger Browning (St. Marys) – 1^st Team Defense
• LB Jack Macke (Nemaha Central) – 1^st Team Defense
• LB Kanin Sudbeck (Nemaha Central) – 1^st Team Defense
• DB Caleb Strathman (Nemaha Central) – 1^st Team Defense
• DB Jayden Seitz (Nemaha Central) – 1^st Team Defense
• ATH Cole Menold (Sabetha) – 1^st Team Defense
• P Rielyn Wurtz (Riley County) – 1^st Team Defense

1A All-State

• QB Canann Mitchell (Rossville) – 1^st Team Offense
• QB Drake Mellies (Jackson Heights) – 1^st Team Offense
• WR Jack Donovon (Rossville) – 1^st Team Offense
• TE Austin Zeller (Jackson Heights) – 1^st Team Offense
• OL Anthony Gulotta (Jackson Heights) – 1^st Team Offense
• OL Creighton Smith (Valley Heights) – 1^st Team Offense
• ATH Quentin Aldefer (Centralia) – 1^st Team Offense
• DL Lawson Stryker (Valley Heights) – 1^st Team Defense
• DL Elijah Moore (Riverside) – 1^st Team Defense
• DL Aidan Talley (Centralia) – 1^st Team Defense
• LB Gradey Becker (Centralia) – 1^st Team Defense
• LB Teagan Bowhay (Jackson Heights) – 1^st Team Defense
• LB Andre Johnson (Rossville) – 1^st Team Defense
• DB Ty’Zell Harrington (Riverside) – 1^st Team Defense
• DB Conner Bush (Rossville) – 1^st Team Defense
• DB Will Elias (Jefferson County North) – 1^st Team Defense
• RET Colt Jensen (Troy) – 1^st Team Defense