On Friday night, Carson (Nev.) High placekicker Austin Pacheco did something at the high school level that no one has ever done in a competitive NFL game: He hit a field goal from 64 yards out.
As reported by the Associated Press and Carson City Nevada Appeal, Pacheco drilled a 64-yard field goal attempt with less than 30 seconds remaining to lift Carson to a 27-24 victory against Bishop Manogue (Nev.) School.
"I'm still in shock," Pacheco told the Nevada Appeal. "I knew it was good as soon as I hit it. The snap was perfect and the hold was perfect. The wind was blowing to the right and I played it perfectly.
"I wasn't surprised that coach let me try. He told me before the game that anything 65 and under we had a chance. We did what we could do."
Pacheco's kick stands as the second longest in Nevada state history, behind a 1985 68-yard effort from Reno (Nev.) High kicker Dirk Borgognone which stands as both the Nevada and national high school record. Pacheco's kick was also long enough to tie for the fourth longest field goal in high school football history.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/prep_rally/post/Statistically-speaking-Kicker-hits-incredible-6?urn=highschool-wp6662Longer than the NFL record, though.