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We've reached the point where girls playing on high school football teams isn't big news. We might soon reach the point where girls making big plays to help their teams win games isn't all that newsworthy anymore, either, because it's beginning to happen so frequently.
Terre Haute (Indiana) South High School kicker Orian Roshel joined the party Friday, kicking the game-winning field goal to help the Braves defeat Castle (Newburgh, Indiana), 31-28.
Roshel's 27-yard boot helped the Braves advance to next Friday's Class 5A sectional championship game, and eliminated the Knights.
Here is the game-winning 26-yard field goal with 1:30 to go from Orian Roshel to win TH South sectional game over Castle 31-28. Roshel first girl in THS history to kick game-winning field goal. pic.twitter.com/D9G9HYkpD2
— Rick Semmler (@Rick_Sports10) October 28, 2017
Roshel talks about the kick here:
TH South Orian Roshel on kicking game-winning field goal in Braves 31-28 sectional win over Castle "Best feeling in the world" pic.twitter.com/I55E6GdKYX
— Rick Semmler (@Rick_Sports10) October 28, 2017
Earlier this season, USA Football told you about Claire Jeffress, the homecoming queen who kicked a game-winning field goal of her own. Before that, we told you about Holly Neher, the starting quarterback for her Florida high school team who earned that start in part by throwing a touchdown pass earlier in the season.
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Here's the rest of the highlights from last night, presented by Tackle Tube USA:
Have talent, will travel
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The 247 Sports Composite lists Harrisburg (Pennsylvania)'s Micah Parsons as the nation's No. 5 recruit. The senior defensive end also plays offense, and he showed Friday why Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma are possible landing spots for him in college.
Check out these highlights from Friday's 48-14 Harrisburg win over Carlisle (Pennsylvania):
How's this for a first play from scrimmage? @Micah_parsons23 takes a handoff and rumbles 65 yards for a score, 7-0 Harrisburg. Too good. pic.twitter.com/mE9vnO3St7
— Timothy Johnson (@tjj5009) October 27, 2017
How about another highlight for @Micah_parsons23 ...reads the QB, undercuts throw and takes INT 97 yards to the house. 21-0. pic.twitter.com/nlaHj1ryIu
— Timothy Johnson (@tjj5009) October 27, 2017
Honoring a fallen teammate
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Moon Valley (Phoenix) High School is still reeling from the loss of teammate Carlos Sanchez, who died after collapsing on the field during a game Oct. 20. Friday, his Moon Valley teammates honored him in several different ways.
According to azcentral.com, the team observed a 33-second moment of silence before their game against Peoria. Then, each senior placed a single white rose at the 33-yard line.
Quarterback Isaiah Southwick wore these shoes during the game.
Custom cleats design by @BrittishKustoms
— MVHS Rocket Boosters (@MVRocketBooster) October 27, 2017
We R going to raffle his services.
YOUR CLEATS,YOUR DESIGN
$5 entry/$20 for 5 pic.twitter.com/FpXB6bPnWj
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Big upset, big streak ends
DeSoto (Texas) had defeated rival Duncanville 23 straight times entering play Friday. DeSoto was ranked fourth nationally by MaxPreps, but Duncanville entered play 7-0. The Panthers are still unbeaten, having ended the streak with a 24-14 win.
Meanwhile, Florida and Arizona teams pulled upsets against nationally ranked opponents. Norland (Miami) upset city rival and 14th-ranked Northwestern, 28-27 on Thursday, coming back from a 20-point deficit in the process, while Liberty (Peoria, Arizona) took down No. 20 Centennial, 21-19, in another intra-city matchup. Liberty quarterback Ryan Bendle threw a game-winning touchdown pass to Alec Moonier with 5.2 seconds remaining to seal that win.
Who ever left early or missed the Liberty vs Centennial game I feel sorry for because it was AMAZING
— Austin Rens (@AustinRens) October 28, 2017
21-19 Liberty
For other MaxPreps top 25 results, click here.
Video highlights
We've seen several high school wide receivers do their best Odell Beckham Jr. impersonation. Here's Malvern (Pennsylvania)'s Keith Maguire, offering his best against Haverford (Pennsylvania):
Here's a blocked punt return for a touchdown, courtesy of Heritage (Lynchburg, Virginia) High School:
What just happened after the blocked punt⁉️ 🤔
— MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) October 28, 2017
Via @TheCubeDotCom & @hhs_pioneers pic.twitter.com/iiSzYg3ecD
This Florida wideout was in the right place at the right time:
Walk it off! Volume ⬆️
— MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) October 27, 2017
(via @manniesgraphics) pic.twitter.com/RoRRvViD22
We'll end today's #FridayNightRewind with the mic drop of all pregame introductions, from Anderson County, Tennessee:
Anderson County (TN) drops mic on best #HSFB entrance. (via @MrFreemanAC) pic.twitter.com/LguKcLNdlS
— MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) October 28, 2017