Summit's Nicholson a top 20 kicker/punter in US

WCPO Sports Anchor Caleb Noe challeneges Summit Country Day's Graham Nicholson, one of the top kickers in the country, to a kicking competition.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS BACKTOMORROW NIGHT, AND IT'SROUND-TWO OF THE PLAYOFFS INOHIO.ááOF COURSE, AT THISPOINT IN THE SEASON -- EVERYLITTLE THING, IS MOREIMPORTANT... AND ONE THING,THAT CAN MAKE A HUGEDIFFERENCE -- IS THE KICKINGGAME...well in football there arekickers and punters.

It's rareto find a guy who's great atboth.

Those are called comboguys.

Well one of the bestcombo guys in the country isright here in cincinnati.graham nicholson.

He's asenior at summit country day.graham how you doing?

Doingwell how are you.

Doing wellglad to be here.top 20 in thecountry, in kicking andpunting.

Are you up for it?ithink i'm ready?what's ourfirst kick here?

15 yards outon the right sideline.

Ofcourse the goalposts getskinnier on the sideline thefarther down you get.ákicksfield goaláthat was no problem for him.young guys one, old guy, herewe go.graham you wanna playfootball in college do youknow where yet?i'm not readyto make my decision yet.

But ihave 7 offers so i haveoptions.yes sir, that's a goodthing to have, options.ákicksfield goalái'll take it, 1-1.you playsoccer too.

I heard this yearyou had a game winning goal ina soccer game thursday then acareer long field goal onfriday.tell me about that gamewinner in soccer."we were tiedone one with highlands andwith a minute left one of myguys played a great ballacross the middle and i put itaway.

Then you come out hereand bang home a 48 yarder,career long... what are youthinking as you step up to hitthat kick?i was ready.

I'vebeen practicing three times aweek.

It's just anotherregular kick i was ready totake.can you make it again,right now?yeah i think so.andif he does, i've gotta matchit.ákicks field goaláeasy man,that was good from 58.I'd liketo think so.ácaleb misses 3field goalsáácaleb makes fieldgoaláthat's a bomb.

All day.it took a few triesbut i'll take it.i got to comeout here and re-live my glorydays.the longest i hit in highschool was 43 so you alreadygot me beat on that.soccerseason continuing, football,still got a few games to go.good luck with everything wewish you all the best.

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