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High School Kicker’s Phenomenal Field Goal That You Have to See to Believe

Mar. 7, 2013 11:00pm Jason Howerton

High School Kicker Jonathan Semerene Makes Amazing 70 yard Field Goal Kick

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At one point in time, football experts would have told you that making a 70-yard field goal was impossible. Obviously, they would’ve been wrong.

It didn’t occur in an actual game, however, Jonathan Semerene proved that it could be done by drilling a 70-yard field goal during a training session with kicking coach Brandon Kornblue. As the Yahoo! Sports blog Prep Rally notes, Semerene would be the new national record holder for a field goal at any level if he had made it during a game.

Oh, and did we mention he’s a junior in high school? He currently attends Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Fla., but if this video is any indication, we may see Semerene in the NFL one day.

Back in October, Washington high school kicker Austin Rehkow set a state record by nailing a 67-yard field goal in a rivalry game. Even he would be impressed.

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theporch
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 9:47am
Alex actually said about the new, at the time, side winder field goal kickers was: “me going to kickie FIELDGOAL win game”. Who ever heard of kicking a “touchdown” like Baddoggy commented???

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 11:12am
  There may be more room on this thread to post that same comment 2 or 3 more times if you’re interested.
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 11:35am
  Ball was filed with Helium.
  
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- Vision Harry
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 12:29pm
  “Flubber”
  
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AZgirl9000
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 9:30am
If Obama was the coach, he’s say, “You didn’t kick that… somebody else did!” To make sure he never made a kick like that again, Obama would pull the ball out from under his foot like Lucy in the Peanuts comic strip.

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firman
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 8:35am
I wonder how far he could kick Obama.

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- mikem1969
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 8:42am
  With all the **** that would come out on his foot, why would he try. LOL
  
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- RAWDOG1021
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 11:46am
  Started my day reading “The Blaze”. Your response gave me a good laugh! Thanks
  
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- RamonPreston
  Posted on March 10, 2013 at 10:00am
  Then his foot would stink.
  
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dadsrootbeer
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 8:27am
Just like our current government. Pay no attention to the real facts. Did anyone else notice the wind strength that was at the kickers back. Funny there was no mention of that.

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- helluvagoodgod
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 2:22pm
  Glad you caught that too. I could throw a ball that far with that much wind behind it!
  
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thegodfather
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 8:13am
Oh yea!!. Just bring in Lauren Silberman, and she will put this guy to shame. I have personally seen her kick the ball…uh…..well…at least 13 yards

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mcdaris324
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 7:49am
Kevin Butler just missed a 71 yarder in a bowl game in the 80′s. go to the 3 min mark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJuZbP3faD0

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huey6367
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 7:26am
Much better than the female who tried out as a place kicker in the NFL.

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- mcsledge
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 3:12pm
  That was worse than a joke. That was one of the most pathetic displays I’ve ever seen or heard of at that level of athletic prowess. She wouldn’t have made a high school team kicking like she did.
  
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Eastinfection
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 7:04am
This isn’t a big deal.
Most NFL kickers can kick 70yders with no pads on and no defense or snap to worry about.
I’ve seen high school soccer players do this just messing around.

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- khabatta
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 11:18am
  Exactly.
  
  Try kicking a ball under P R E S S U R E. Ever wonder why there are so many golf instructors? That CHOKE under pressure.
  
  Big Deal.
  
  Again, another riveting news story from the View… I mean MSNBC… um the Blaze.
  
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Printmeister
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 5:23am
I see nothing in .22 long video. Did you tube change it ?

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heavyduty
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 5:14am
Put all the equipment on him and then let him kick! If he can get it across then that would be something.

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Baddoggy
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:53am
Alex Karass hated field goal kickers. He said you play you a@@ off and some yahoo from soccer team in europe runs on the field while sayin…”I go keek touchdown”

I think the NFL should move the goal posts in and then put a foot wide net in the middle that if you get the ball in there its worth 4 points if the kick is over 30 yards out. A little spice in a really getting boring game.

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- theporch
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 9:43am
  Not even close. What Alex actually said about a “field goal kicker” was the following”
  “Me going to keekie
  fieldgoal win game”. He hated these kickers.
  
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- theporch
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 9:45am
  Alex actually said when referring to the side winder field goal kickers so prevalent today was ” me going to keeckie FIELD GOAL win game”.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 12:02pm
  Many coaches and players resent kickers because kickers often influence the outcome of games more than coaches and regular players could ever hope to.
  the top 29 scoring leaders in nfl history are ALL kickers.
  That kind of dominance marginalizes the impact of coaches and field players and makes them extremely envious.
  
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- Yeah_Buddy
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:22pm
  I thought Alex said…’candygram for Mongo? Mongo love candy’…
  That was only time I heard the guy speak.
  
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BaggaDonuts
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 2:54am
This isn’t that impressive… He has a crazy strong wind at his back.

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- FlamingFartSyndrome
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 3:55am
  Even with the wind its incredibles
  
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denisp52
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 2:13am
We need to send him to the Senate where he can do some serious A$$ kicking on that bunch of morons!

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- Willik
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 7:53am
  He’d be great at ‘kicking the can down the road.’
  
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FieldJudge
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 1:43am
…And the kick… is good!

Three points.

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Kupo
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 1:08am
It really puts into perspective just how sad and pathetic the 15 yard field goal kicks that that girl made in the combine the other day are.

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- Gremlin1974
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 2:26am
  You mean the injured girl. I think someone might be a little threatened.
  
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- Kupo
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 2:35am
  Oh please, she obviously had absolutely no business being there. Injured or not, a competent kicker can kickoff with a torn ACL and still make 40 yards at least. These regional combines aren’t silly games, and she disrespected all of the serious athletes that were there to ply their craft. This woman even said that she hoped all of her video game experience would help her on the field! Does that sound like someone who was being serious?!
  
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- Kupo
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 2:39am
  Did you know that one of the other athletes at the combine had to show her how to lineup for the kick? Does that sound like somebody who had any business trying out for the NFL?
  
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- tyuchic
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 11:05am
  “You mean the injured girl”
  
  don’t believe the “injured” bs. good soccer players, even though they have a dominate leg, can still kick with either leg. somebody was pulling somebody’s leg, injured or not.
  
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KyleD
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 12:31am
From what I’ve read this sort of thing is actually fairly common but considering the ramifications of missing a field goal most coaches wont let players make this sort of play…that’s just what I’ve read though, I’m not actually a football fan so I don’t even know the consequences of missing a field goal.

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- BlasberryStrat
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 1:00am
  Well, at least in the Cornhusker State, the game winning kick can result in A) the 20 year old kid makes the winning kick and gets laid by every cheer leader on the team, followed by a book deal and being sole owner of 3 Cadillac dealerships (or) B) the 20 year old kid misses the kick, Nebraska fans tear him to shreds via the internet, and he’s forced to leave college and become a clerk at Casey’s for the rest of his life.
  
  Other than that being a kicker is just keen…
  
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Nobull
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 12:23am
Regardless of wind or technique, he nails them consistently IN HIGH SCHOOL! Do ya think he will only go down hill from here? Also its not like wind isn’t a reality in real games. For anyone to say they are not impressed, I would love to hear the stories of their glory years and how you could throw a football over those mountains. PALEEZE!

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- WilkowonGBTV
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 5:43pm
  He nails them consistently? I’m assuming you’ve been to all his games or something. The way they celebrated it looks like he had to try a while before the first couple of them went through. Just try doing that in Green Bay in January with 11 guys trying to block it. We also don’t know anything about the balls he is kicking. In the NFL they use balls that are basically straight out of the box to kick. I can’t imagine many coaches going for a 70 yard field goal anyway unless its the end of a half. You only get 3 points if its good, and the other team gets the ball at your 40 if its not.
  
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Fanglorious1
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 12:15am
hes not kicking with the wind. thats a left to right cross wind.

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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 12:13am
There is a very big difference between kicking a field goal at a target, and kicking a ball up around and over a bunch of 300 lb guys jumping up and down in front of you. A ball that is being positioned as you are in the process of the kick. And yes- there is a strong wind of some kind as the ball is hooking impossibly to the right. Some more than others.

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dannyo
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 12:03am
next…

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banjarmon
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:36pm
Need to see more kicks from more angles…

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DLV
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:24pm
I literally saw this not a moment ago on Yahoo….

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The-Monk
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:21pm
You can’t see it in the trees but if you look at his clothes there is a strong wind blowing in his favor.

That said… nice kick kiddo !

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tyuchic
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:10pm
he’s ok i guess, but he should take a tip from Lauren Silberman and remember the NFL scouts don’t care so much about “length”, but “technique”.

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- Proverbs17-12NLT
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:24pm
  With that heavy breeze at his back I’m sure it adds 10 yards to the distance.
  
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americansfightingforcommonsense
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:06pm
There is a strong wind to his back as well, helping to push that ball further than normal, but great job.

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