
PHILLIPSBURG — A 21-year-old state football record fell Friday night.
Late in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game versus Hoisington, Phillipsburg kicker Jon Hunnacutt kicked a 38-yard field goal to become the all-time kicking scorer in Kansas football history. The previous record of 214 points had been held by Joe Garcia of Olathe North.
On his 18th birthday, Hunnacutt came into the game with 208 points. He kicked six extra points to tie the record, and then late in the fourth quarter, he kicked the 38-yarder to break the record. Hunnacutt scored a total of nine points Friday. Overall, the score was 51-21, Phillipsburg.
Hunnacutt also recently broke the Phillipsburg High School and the Mid Continent League field goal distance record with a 52-yard kick.
— Information from Kirby Ross, Phillips County Review