Who can't kick a ball?

El Dorado's 34-26 win over Pine Bluff on Thursday was one of the best games I've seen in a long time. Defensive coordinator John Panter described it as a two heavyweight fighters.
It's actually a good thing it wasn't a boxing match because after those 12 rounds, the Zebras might've won on the judges' scorecards.
Pine Bluff had more yards than the Wildcats because the Zebras were on the field for a whopping 71 offensive snaps. Thank God Pine Bluff tried to throw the ball seven times or the game would've likely had a different outcome.
El Dorado caught three of the Zebras' seven passes.
Perhaps an even bigger factor was Pine Bluff's lack of a kicking game. In addition to muffing a punt, which the Wildcats recovered, the Zebras had no kicker, so they went for two after each touchdown.
That was the difference in the game.
It's funny because we were talking in the sports staff a couple of weeks ago about how unacceptable it is for any school in this day and age to not have a kicker. We were talking specifically about Strong but it's even more unacceptable for a big school.
If I'm not mistaken, Pine Bluff even has a fledgling soccer program. How can you have soccer and not have a kicker?
The thing is, even a school the size of Strong should be able to find somebody who can kick among the student body. I say that because the talent pool includes both genders. There are girls who can and have kicked 40-yard field goals. You mean to tell me you can't find somebody who can boot an extra point?
I don't understand why a coach can't have tryouts and open it up to boys and girls. Find one or two who have decent form and let them work on it during the off-season. Work on it during the summer and have someone teach them the technique.
That can be their job. That's it. No blocking. No tackling. No knowledge of the game.
What position do you play? I kick the ball.
I don't mean to be insulting to kickers. I know it takes a lot of skill to kick a football accurately from 35 to 40 yards out. It takes a lot of work.
It would take a lot of work to find a boy or girl who could make extra points, too. But, I don't know why it couldn't be done. As Pine Bluff found out last week, that work could pay off big-time down the line.