Record setting wild GSL game

Players from Central Valley and Shadle Park watch as CV’s Austin Rehkow kicks a 67-yard field goal at the end of regulation on Thursday.

In a game that was a defensive coordinator’s nightmare, the Central Valley Bears somehow managed to keep their slim postseason hopes alive Thursday with a heart-stopping, jaw-dropping 62-55 overtime win over the Shadle Park Highlanders at Joe Albi Stadium.

It took a record-setting boot from their senior place-kicker and an interception on the final play for the Bears to withstand a record-setting performance from Shadle Park sophomore quarterback Brett Rypien.

Most of the crowd of just less than 1,000 – with a sparse turnout by CV followers – was still around when, as time expired, Austin Rehkow drilled a 67-yard field goal – believed to have tied the second-longest field goal in national high school history.

The field goal broke the Washington state record (62 yards). Fu ll story. Greg Lee, SR

Wow! What a game! When/where was the last time you watched a high school football game?