Her helmet is a tiara

Shortly after being named homecoming queen, a Michigan girl gave her fellow high school students another big reason to cheer: Brianna Amat kicked a 31-yard field goal that proved to be the difference as Pinckney beat Grand Blanc 9-7 on Friday. Amat said after the soccer season ended last school year that she gave field-goal kicking a try at the urging of the school’s coaches. “In the beginning, I thought it was kind of a joke. I didn’t think they were actually going to let me do it,” Amat said. Shortly before her crucial kick Friday, Amat rode in Pinckney’s homecoming parade while wearing her football uniform. Amat credits her teammates for helping her kick, especially the players who snap and hold the ball for her. “Everyone told me I could do it, take it easy,” she said.

– Associated Press