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Sports September 26, 2016 12:11 pm

PHOTO GALLERY: 2016 NFL Punt, Pass & Kick

By Justin Kline

  • Passing was the easiest event for many competitors.

  • Each competitor started with a punt.

  • Many participants came over to the competition area before or after their flag football games.

  • Members of the Plant City Optimist Club measured each punt, pass and kick.

  • Many competitors got to kick off of a tee for the first time.

  • Final scores are calculated by adding together the totals for each participant's punt, pass and kick attempts.

  • Each competitor got a quick explanation of the rules before their events.

  • Competitors gave their best efforts in each event.

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Some of Plant City's youngest football fanatics put their skills to the test on Saturday, Sept. 24.

At the 2016 NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition, held at the Otis M. Andrews Sports Complex, 52 kids competed for a chance to advance to the upcoming Tampa sectional competition on Sunday, Oct. 16.

Girls Winners:

8-9 year olds – Aubrey Johnson (First place, 69 feet, one inch), Avery Adams (Second place, 46 feet, nine inches)

10-11 year olds – Gracie Edgemon (First place, 184 feet, eight inches), Nahlia McGrath (Second place, 60 feet)

12-13 year olds – Shelby Jacobsen (First place, 197 feet, three inches), Natalie Zarycki (Second place, 132 feet, three inches)

14-15 year olds – Madison Osman (First place, 158 feet, six inches)

Boys Winners:

6-7 year olds – Levi Wilkinson (First place, 96 feet, nine inches), Ethan Lewis (Second place, 63 feet, one inch), Peyton Beachy (Third place, 54 feet, five inches)

8-9 year olds – Jordan Hernandez (First place, 193 feet, four inches), Jaylen Martin (Second place, 159 feet, four inches), Brendan Smith (Third place, 136 feet, nine inches)

10-11 year olds – Sage Thomas (First place, 214 feet, five inches), Connor Smith (Second place, 171 feet, nine inches), William Cordle (Third place, 163 feet, 11 inches)

12-13 year olds – Ethan Belluccio (First place, 181 feet, four inches), Kaden Mizell (Second place, 160 feet, 11 inches), Quinton Kahelin (Third place, 158 feet, nine inches)

14-15 year olds – Gavin Hessler (First place, 259 feet, three inches), Joe Jacobsen (Second place, 232 feet, one inch), Eric Zarycki (Third place, 213 feet, one inch)

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