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Where (the) Redfern goes?

by Steve Hanf1

Kasey Redfern grinned and nodded to the affirmative:

Was he trying to “make” a field goal on Friday night’s kickoff after a penalty moved the ball a mere 55 yards from the goal posts?

“It curved a little bit,” he said with a laugh. “I like just kicking the ball as hard as I can. I try to aim for the post sometimes, make a field goal.”

The Ragsdale senior went wide left on his attempt at a little fun, but that kick – and every one of his efforts from the 40-yard line – went deep into the end zone for touchbacks. His 8-0 Tigers score a lot, which in turn keeps Redfern kicking a lot. But so far this season, 50 kickoffs have resulted in 39 touchbacks.

In other words, the opposition has faced an 80-yard trek to the end zone 39 times. That helps explain why Ragsdale’s defense allows just 6.3 points per game.

“He’s as good as it is,” Tigers coach Tommy Norwood said following Friday’s 35-0 win at Southwest Guilford. “Every kickoff was in the end zone, he averaged about 35 yards punting – and he gets it so high, so there’s no return.”

Redfern only began punting this season, which is when the longtime standout keeper on the Ragsdale soccer squad elected to focus on football.

“The summer was tough, making the decision to stop playing soccer,” said Redfern, a soccer player from the age of 8. “But it’s what I felt I needed to do for my future, college. I love every sport. I wish I could play them all.”

For all the booming kickoffs, 30 PATs and three field goals this season – on the heels of 50 PATs and six field goals last fall – Redfern hasn’t received any scholarship offers yet. A few recruiting trips are in the works, though, and Redfern remains hopeful.

“I’d like to go D-I, but I just want to play college football,” Redfern said.

Given that he’s added punting to his impressive place-kicking resume – and picked up the skill well enough to average 33 yards a kick with 11 inside the 20 – the chance should come.

“You never know about a kicker,” fretted Norwood. “A lot of times they want those guys to walk on and then they give them a scholarship. We just have to see. He’s pretty special. I hope (a good offer comes along). I’m not gonna have one any better.”

PRETTY IN PINK

It was a no-brainer for the Southwest Guilford cheerleaders to sport bright pink hair ribbons, while the Ragsdale cheerleaders performed Friday night in special pink T-shirts. October is, after all, breast cancer awareness month, and support for the cause has trickled down to the high school level the past several years.

On the football field, though, a number of Ragsdale players sported either bright pink wrist sweat bands or bright pink training tape wrapping wrists or ankles.

Defensive lineman Cedric Ellison said his decision to use the pink tape was to remember his late great-grandmother. Norwood said the coaching staff had nothing to do with the tributes, though.

“It was the kids’ ideas, just something they wanted to do,” Norwood offered. “It says a little bit about our kids.”