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High School Kicker Beats NFL Record With Incredible 67-Yard Field Goal

Oct. 20, 2012 10:52am Madeleine Morgenstern

Central Valley kicker Austin Rehkow leaps in celebration after kicking a 67-yard field goal with two seconds left in the game to tie the score and send it into overtime against Shadle Park during a high school football game in Spokane, Wash. (AP)

The NFL record for the longest field goal is 63 yards.

High schooler Austin Rehkow can officially scoff at that.

The senior kicker at Central Valley High in Spokane, Wash. set a new state record Thursday night when he sent the pigskin sailing a whopping 67 yards through the uprights — a game-tying kick that forced the game into overtime and led to an eventual win for Central Valley.

“I kicked it and I was a bit worried it was going to be a little bit left,” Rehkow told “Good Morning America.” “It started to straighten out for me, and from 67 yards away it’s kind of hard to tell if it goes over the bar or is just short of it. So I really just had to wait for the refs to put their arms up for me.”

Making the feat even more astonishing is Rehkow’s claim that the furthest he ever kicked in practice was 60 yards.

According to the Washington Post, Rehkow’s kick was just one yard shy of the longest in high school football history, a 68-yard kick in 1985.

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TEXASQUINN
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:32pm
Was he kicking off a T ??? Impressive regardless, I am just curious

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Eastinfection
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:16pm
“…. even more astonishing is Rehkow’s claim that the FURTHEST he ever kicked in practice…”

C’mom Blaze…
Furthest——> depth
Farthest——> distance

Mix in a thesaurus.

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- Leighton
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 10:06pm
  C’mom? What’s that, Eastinfection? I think you meant “C’mon.”
  
  Just a point of advice. When you decide to make yourself the grammar monitor of a forum don’t make stupid spelling mistakes in the process. It hurts your credibility. LOL
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 8:01am
  Good catch Leighton…. or should i say “Mom”?.. ;)
  
  The furthest/ farthest thing is one of my biggest pet peeves.
  Maybe i’ve listened to too much George Carlin…
  
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- LetUsReason
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:37am
  Pretty impressive!
  
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MAULEMALL
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 12:30pm
Oh thank god because the world doesn’t have enough chest thumping monkeys already…

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- mdeputy7
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 10:09am
  Wow. Angry much? Why would you take away from this kid’s achievement just because you apparently don’t like football?
  
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- Warthog Fixer
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 10:13am
  What, you have something against exceptionalism?! A 17 or 18 year old kid just SMOKED a NFL record. So because you’re not aware of him being on the honor roll or possibly vying for class valedictorian he’s a “Chest Thumping Monkey”? I guess we should apologize for not lawyering up and getting a full background check with a DNA sample.
  
  Go by some class, because you seem to be running short!
  
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dmerwin
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 9:34am
Can you say “Scholarship”!

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- Machtyn
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 4:02pm
  Yep! Question is, was it within the more narrow college or NFL uprights? Still, very incredible.
  
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Warpath18
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 2:44am
They were probably as shocked as I am. But, what a great feat for a young person.

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- svan71
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 2:11pm
  young man…
  
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NW_SOL
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 4:03pm
I Live in Spokane, In fact my nephew’s play football with him at Central Valley… Yes, he is that good, (he’ll regularly hit 50 yard plus FG’s), he’s an amazing athlete (3 Sport Varsity Player), not to mention he has a 3.95 GPA. And an FYI for all of you, Austin is the first to give credit to his teammates (snap and hold). He’s got an amazing future ahead of him, my wife and I joked that this was his “Mr.Destiny” moment.

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- kickagrandma
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 10:43am
  Cool. Please tell your nephews to congratulate that young man for all he is.
  GOD BLESS AND PROTECT HIM. (And, you guys, too!)
  
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tradcatholicgirl
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 3:06pm
There is a lot of college money for someone who can simply kick that well. He will be sought out by many college teams whether the rest of his”game” is great or not.

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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 4:08pm
  It’s nice to see TheBlaze cover stories that you don’t get in other news outlets. They all the time have significant stories you don’t see in lamestream news. This kid will most likely get a good college scholarship and maybe someday the NFL will come knocking.
  
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- raydg
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 4:13pm
  College, heck! Send him to the Seahawks now, they need him now.
  
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- MadAsHeII
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 3:18pm
  Raydg, I agree.
  
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Meyvn1
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 2:55pm
Cool.

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mrmarkjohnson
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 2:46pm
A lot of NFL kickers can make 70 yard field goals. They just don’t attempt them because the rules really discourage it. On a missed FG, the other team gets the ball where the ball was kicked, not the line of scrimmage. Plus, it’s a very low percentage try so its just not worth it to try in a game. The rookie kicker from St Louis kicked one last week that would have been good from 75 yards on the last play of the game. He just missed it left.

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- Gremlin1974
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 6:39pm
  @MRMARKJOHNSON Ok, so a High School kid makes a NFL range kick and all you can do it try to say he isn’t really that good? You are a small, petty little person and should be ashamed of yourself, but since the only person who would post something like that must be a lib you probably aren’t capable of shame.
  
  Oh, and your rookie kicker from St. Louis and his would have been good, just missed it to the left, well there is no just missed it, or he was close, he missed it period, there is no partial credit.
  
  You are just sad.
  
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- poidog
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 7:22pm
  C’mon Gremlin, lighten up! Mr. Johnson wasn’t putting the kid down…he was simply enlightening those of us who weren’t aware that field goals could be kicked that far. And for that, you’ve pronounced him a “lib”…? Wow! You need to chill, friend.
  
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- normalmom
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 9:41pm
  They get the ball at the line of scrimmage not the 15 yards back for the kick. If the kick is missed the other team takes over on downs.
  
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- darkloch
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 12:05am
  key word no one will try but this kid did. if the NFL teams are just to affriad to try it does not mean they can make it. the key here is no one in the NFL has made one over 63 years is that the kickers are not really that good.
  
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- RRFlyer
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 9:51am
  Mrmark, there are plenty of opportunities in an NFL game to attempt a long field goal. How about seconds before half time or the end of the game, where it wouldn’t matter if the other team gets it on the one yard line because time will be out. How about when they are so far behind or ahead that it wouldn’t metter if the other team scored?
  If NFL kickers could kick 70 yard field goals, believe me you would see it on TV. It would be great publicity.
  You are full of it.
  
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DomingoCafe
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 1:27pm
He didn’t make that kick, someone else did!

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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 2:51pm
  Yep, and don’t forget those made in China shoes he was wearing.
  
  China really kicked that field goal…. he never even touched that football with his body.
  
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- brasasman
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 3:45pm
  Yeah, If he didn’t have the other guy to hold it REALLY well…
  
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Wigglesworth
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 1:05pm
I’d like to borrow that leg and kick Barry in the ass.

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- Flag-Man
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 1:51pm
  I’m with ya
  
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- mercenary4freedom
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 1:55pm
  He didn’t kick that on his own , somewhere along the lines, the govt helped him kick that. I hear the libs are probing into banning football. Some dem city council woman up in philly or somewhere close to there. Another dem tactic to try to further control the people.
  
  Nice kick kid….I wish we had you on my son’s team. Our guy is lucky if he hits from 30 yds out & the kid we had last year transferred to the panhandle & is comitted to Tennessee.
  
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- Delaware Patriot
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 3:33pm
  ditto
  
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- bikerr
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 8:57pm
  @Wigglesworth–That’s just hilarious! It made my day. and I had a good day going! thanks.
  
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- American Soldier (Separated)
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 3:26am
  To play devils advocate, he didn’t make the kick alone. He had a holder, a snapper, an offensive line that gave him the time to make a proper kick, a coach that called the play, parents that let him play, school district that funded a football program, residents that pay taxes to fund the district.
  
  People use obamas words of you didn’t build it in a different way. While I don’t know what he was thinking when he made the “you didn’t build it” comment, he probably meant more
  Like “you didn’t build it alone”. Without the right things happening, everything we achieve has someone who helped us at some point. Whether it was your 5th grade teacher that inspired you to be the nex great engineer or your parents who encouraged you to do great things, we don’t make it to the top completely alone. We can all look back into our lives and find at least ONE PERSON who somehow helped us achieve success. I believe that’s what Obama was intending to mean by that comment and either didn’t articulate it well enough or we all just love to twist words just to make him look worse than he is.
  
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Shellback
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 12:46pm
He probably could set a new record if he played for one the schools in and around Denver.

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- Shellback
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 12:51pm
  meant to type “one of the”
  
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- normalmom
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 9:43pm
  He did set a new record the old one was 64 from 1929. NFL record is 63 which 49ers kicker tied just barley earlier this season.
  
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Ducky 1
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:57am
We are very proud of this guy. This happened about a mile from where I live. Other records set that night by an awesome player on the other team……..my Alma Mater . Watch for another great player with the name Rypien……..yes he is related to the famous one!!

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Temporal
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:47am
Progressive #1: “It would have been better had the attempt not been made rather than succeed.”

Progressive #2: “They shouldn’t celebrate like that, it might offend the other team.”

Progressive #3: “Football is overtly American, they should have been playing soccer.”

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- politicianssuck
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:56am
  excellent! So true!
  
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- CatB
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 12:02pm
  Exactly! As for this kid .. someone sign him quickly!
  
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19RANDY59
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:40am
It won’t be long before they have to change the rules. I’ve always thought it would be a much better game if, for instance, you only get 4 pts. for a field goal inside the 10, 3 inside the 20,ect. Because soon enough some team will get a guy that can kick a 100 yds. Then they’ll just receive the kick-off and kick a field goal.

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- watchingandwaiting
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 12:50pm
  I think you did that backwards. believe you meant 3 inside 10, 4 inside 20 etc
  
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- 19RANDY59
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 2:40pm
  No, the closer your team gets to the goal the more points they earn
  
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idarusskie
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:19am
all he has to do is stay drug clean and the NFL will get him . Maybe even before college.

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- justangry
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:43am
  They have to be two years out of high school before being eligible for the pros, and they would find a way around the drugs if he’s really good. Then there’s the issue of consistency.
  
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woodyee
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:09am
Outstanding! Watched it last night and worth a review!

Blaze, what’s his jersey number?

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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:22am
  Looks like 20….
  
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noslave
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:06am
we can use a guy like that to boot obammy and his mammy back to kenya were he belongs??
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:05am
First, I wonder which college will get him. Then, he has definitely secured his future job.

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- Gonzo
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:10am
  Wouldn’t an NFL team give him a tryout? Kicking is kicking no matter what level it is.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:18am
  GONZO, Good point. He may be better off going straight into the NFL for the earnings without taking the chance of getting injured in a college game. If he is truly interested he can earn his degree by attending classes in the off season.
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:19am
  Yes, but how do we know it was the kick, and not the TECHNIQUE used by the guy holding the ball in place?
  
  Sleepy, coffee-starving minds want to know…
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:30am
  Coulda been the snap Woodeye. Sign ‘em all. R.J., Plenty of time for school after an NFL career if he’s still interested.
  
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- IBD1UC
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:44am
  I think Woodee is right. He didn’t score that field goal by himself; he had his team that set up the ball, the other team that were kind enough to give him time to kick it, the refs that willingly put their hands up to indicate that from their view it looked good, the lawn maintenance crew that cut the grass, the team that mark the field to make sure the distance was right, the construction crew that build the goal post to make sure it was set to the right height and straight up with the polls, the crowd that watched and cheered to give him encouragement, the weather that did not have an unfavorable gust, the department of transportation that made sure travel to the event was able to be reached in time for the game so he could participate, and so many more. You see, he really had little to with the field goal. We can see too, without government handling the transportation for all these people, NONE would be able to have accomplished anything. That is why we need big government; it is at the heart of all our accomplishments.
  
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- NM_Patriot
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:53am
  You guys are just like Glenn, don’t know much about sports haha. The NFL has a rule preventing players jumping straight from high school to the pros. In fact, I believe it states that your HS graduating class has to be 3 years out of HS before you can enter the NFL. In any case, I heard on NFL Network when they showed this that the kid doesn’t even have a college scholarship offer yet. That is truly amazing with all the woeful college kickers out there today.
  
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- Tired of Code Names
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 12:14pm
  @Woodeye…however, we all know that the kid would not have been able to make the kick if the field stadium and goal post was not already in place and the roads to get there ………..sarcasm
  
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- TomSawyer
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 12:20pm
  If he could do that every time it would change the game completely. That was assume.
  
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- Inlightofthings
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 9:37pm
  GONZO:
  Can’t go directly to NFL after HS, unlike other sports. Remember the running back from Ohio State that sued to let him get drafted after 1 year? I think his name was Clarett…I think the NFL rule says must be out of HS for 3 years…But yeah, I bet the kid could do it.
  
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NDPINDNT
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:01am
Remember that name because you will probably be seeing it again soon in the NFL.

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Longing for Change
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 10:59am
He didn’t kick that, he had help along the way.

People built the roads that got him to the game.
People watered the lawn that they played on.
People mowed the lawn so that he could kick that.

He didn’t kick that on his own.

Significant people laid the ground work so that he has the easy job of simply moving his leg as though he kicked and others paved/mowed the path to his kick. Besides there are not supposed to be winners and losers. Every person that was on either team participated in that kick.

People on this web site just don’t understand how communism, socialism and all those other “ism’s” work.

(Was that enough sarcasm?)

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- rickc34
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:10am
  Now that was funny…Thanks for the laugh Change. Amazing kick though.
  
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- SMiTTY_CO
  Posted on October 20, 2012 at 11:24am
  LOL….That was awesome!
  Great kick!
  
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OneTermPresident
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 10:57am
Got leg… ya think. He’s on the NFL’s radar now.

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