Well, this is certainly something you see every day. It’s also likely the most unusual play of this year’s TXHSFB season.
At Live Oak Field, situated between 5th and 6th street in downtown Waco, a six-man football game between Gordon High School and Live Oak became the location of an unlikely viral video.
An extra point kick split the uprights with plenty of distance. Without a net, the ball cleared the field and fence, descending onto a city street that ran alongside the field in downtown Waco.
Recent Baylor University graduate Kennedy Irwin sat in the passenger seat of an SUV driving by the game. Incredibly, the truck coincidentally moved beneath the ball with its windows down. The ball passed perfectly through the truck’s window. Effortlessly, Irwin caught the ball in the vehicle.
“I saw them lining up for the field goal from a distance,” Irwin told KWTX. “We had windows down, listening to music, just what we did in college. I thought, ‘This would be so funny if we were able to catch the field goal.’”
Brice Helton, athletic director at Live Oak, was able to track down the video captured by a fan in the stands. He posted the video capturing the bizarre moment in the stands, imploring SportsCenter to put it on their daily SC Top 10.
“One in a million PAT kick. Car just happened to be driving by with their window down,” Helton wrote on X.
@SportsCenter #SCTop10 one in a million PAT kick. Car just happened to be driving by with their window down. @LOCSathletics pic.twitter.com/K16y6KwxFy
— Brice Helton (@BriceHelton22) September 16, 2023
Dude Perfect— the Texas YouTube crew infamous for performing trick shots on social media— also chimed in.
“Immaculate accidental timing and precision,” the group wrote on X.
Gordon ended up winning the game 58-8 over Live Oak.
The school claims the field’s lack of nets is due to numerous issues involving installation between electrical lines and buried natural gas lines. The setup is reportedly temporary until a better solution is presented.
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