blackfordpu
November 10th, 2006, 06:31 PM
Kicking game has been horrible all season. Maybe Parks is the answer.
SHSU punter embraces dual role as new place kicker
Parks to kick field goals, extra points
Cody Stark
Assistant Sports Editor
Sam Houston State’s kicking game has gotten more attention this season than any in recent memory.
The problem is, the news is all bad.
The Bearkats have missed an extra point in six of the past seven games, including four in a row on SHSU’s first score, dating back to a 37-7 victory over Nicholls State on Oct. 14.
But the Bearkats might have found the right guy for the job heading into Saturday’s big Southland Conference showdown with Southeastern Louisiana. In last week’s 21-17 victory over Stephen F. Austin, punter Curtis Parks, a place kicker in high school, was successful on his only point-after attempt of the season in the fourth quarter.
The kick was important because it forced the Lumberjacks to go for a first down on fourth and one inside the SHSU 10 with less than three minutes to go in the game. Had the Kats missed another extra point, the Lumberjacks could have tied the game with a chip-shot field goal.
http://www.itemonline.com/sports/local_story_314004834.html?keyword=secondarystory
SHSU punter embraces dual role as new place kicker
Parks to kick field goals, extra points
Cody Stark
Assistant Sports Editor
Sam Houston State’s kicking game has gotten more attention this season than any in recent memory.
The problem is, the news is all bad.
The Bearkats have missed an extra point in six of the past seven games, including four in a row on SHSU’s first score, dating back to a 37-7 victory over Nicholls State on Oct. 14.
But the Bearkats might have found the right guy for the job heading into Saturday’s big Southland Conference showdown with Southeastern Louisiana. In last week’s 21-17 victory over Stephen F. Austin, punter Curtis Parks, a place kicker in high school, was successful on his only point-after attempt of the season in the fourth quarter.
The kick was important because it forced the Lumberjacks to go for a first down on fourth and one inside the SHSU 10 with less than three minutes to go in the game. Had the Kats missed another extra point, the Lumberjacks could have tied the game with a chip-shot field goal.
http://www.itemonline.com/sports/local_story_314004834.html?keyword=secondarystory