Austin Rehkow, a High School Kicker, Made a 67-Yard Field Goal to Send Game into Overtime [Video]

Austin Rehkow, a high school kicker at Central Valley in Spokane Valley, Washington, made this 67-yard field goal in the final seconds of regulation to tie the game, and his team prevailed in overtime. The kick by Rehkow was a state record according to the Seattle Times, and tied him for the second longest kick in high school football history. (The longest was 68 by Dirk Borgognone of Reno, Nevada in 1985.) Rehkow has three field goals over 50 yards this season, but according to ESPN, only has a partial scholarship offer from Eastern Washington. [Times video via Adam]

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11 Responses to “Austin Rehkow, a High School Kicker, Made a 67-Yard Field Goal to Send Game into Overtime [Video]”

Dougb0001 Says:
October 19th, 2012 at 8:07 AM

only has a partial scholarship

Maybe because his parents gave him a douche name?

Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 19th, 2012 at 8:12 AM

Dirk Borgognone’s record is from when kickers were allowed to kick fieldgoals off a tee, so this is MUCH more impressive.

scripty Says:
October 19th, 2012 at 8:23 AM

in high school you have a # of factors helping. some wide open venues where the wind can really howl through aiding a kicker; less athletes capable of jumping up and blocking a kick, and coaches that dont want to risk a penalty; also, I think in many states a FG attempt that gets into the end zone automatically becomes a dead ball and spotted at the 20; so you’ll see a greater % of long distance attempts; but good for this kid; a really long kick is cool to see;

VladimirCrouton Says:
October 19th, 2012 at 8:27 AM

67 yarder. Future JUCO transer to OSU?

scripty Says:
October 19th, 2012 at 8:27 AM

kid kicks a state record and probably still was ignored by the chicks afterwards;

they should call him Uncle Rehkow

scripty Says:
October 19th, 2012 at 8:30 AM

“back in my day, I could kick a pigskin a quarter mile”- Uncle Rehkow

Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 19th, 2012 at 8:32 AM

The kick measured 68 yards, and was longer than any that had ever been successfully kicked in the NFL or the NCAA.[1] Borgognone was thereafter relegated solely to kicks of over 50 yards after his kick and missing all eight of his subsequent attempts, not kicking a single successful field goal the rest of his high school career.

Wow. Dude was the Lauryn Hill of kickers.

scripty Says:
October 19th, 2012 at 8:38 AM

Wow. Dude was the Lauryn Hill of kickers.

Elatica,

ohheelyeah Says:
October 19th, 2012 at 8:47 AM