Ten 10 MaxPreps stories from fall of 2012

From a record-setting rusher to blind athletes to 67-yard field goals to 21-year-old imposters, the fall of 2012 had it all. Here's a sampling.

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Jan 2, 2013, 3:00pm

10. Austin Rehkow kicks 67-yard field goal

Austin Rehkow loaded up and connected on a field goal from the 43-yard line in the final seconds Thursday night. That's pretty significant.

What made Rehkow's kick spectacular in a 62-55 overtime win for Central Valley (Veradale, Wash.) over Shadle Park (Spokane, Wash.) is that he kicked it from his own 43-yard line, not the opponent's.

The 67-yard field goal came up 1 yard short of Dirk Borgognone's epic 68-yard connection in 1985 for Reno (Nev.). But as you can tell by the videos below, it didn't come up short in terms of excitement generated - not to mention just how clutch it was.

The connection is now tied for second-longest in history with Russ Cowsert (1987) of Dallas Christian and Rusty Curry (1999) of Duluth (Ga.), according to the NFHS Record Book.

The kick obliterated the state record of 62 yards, and that record had stood since 1929.

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