Erath kicker makes 25 yard field goal to beat Kaplan in final seconds

ERATH - Every kicker dreams of making a game-winning kick to secure a victory for their team. This dream has come true twice this season for Erath High senior Eli Felipe.
The first time was on Oct. 10, when he made a 28-yard field goal with 1:29 left in the game, giving the Bobcats a 30-28 win over DeQuincy on the road.
Well, Felipe found himself in a pressure situation for the second time in three weeks, and like the first time, Felipe, did not disappoint.
With three seconds left in the game and the score tied 14-14, Felipe walked on the field and kicked the ball through the uprights as time ran off, giving the Bobcats their eighth win.
Kaplan called timeout before the field goal, hoping to ice Felipe. It did not work.
“My mind was blank,” said Felipe when asked what he was thinking before he attempted the kick. “I  did not think, but I did not want to overthink it. I told myself: the players have faith in me, the fans have faith in me, and God has faith in me. I just knew I was going to do it.”
Another person who had faith in him was Erath’s head coach, Eric LeBlanc.  “I knew he had it in him,” said LeBlanc about his kicker.  “He has been working on his technique.  I trusted him to be on the field and make the kick.”
The Bobcats marched 70 yards in only 38 seconds to set up the game-winning field goal.
After Kaplan tied it 14-14 with 44 seconds left in the game, the Bobcats took over on their 30-yard line.  They only had 44 seconds to go 70 yards for a score. 
Two big plays occurred on the game-winning drive. Erath quarterback Jack Landry connected with Cameron Soirez on a 38-yard reception that moved the ball into Kaplan territory at the 47.
On first down after the reception, Jack ran 25 yards upfield and moved the football to the 16-yard-line with 11 seconds remaining in the game. 
On first down, Landry connected with Soirez for 7 yards, moving the ball down to the 8-yard line with three seconds to play in the game.
That’s when the EHS kicking team trotted on the field to try and win the game.
“At the end, we ran our two-minute drill,” said Coach LeBlanc. “We had guys making two good catches and getting out of bounds.  The kids executed the two-minute drill. 
“We were not playing for overtime.”
After going 0-4 on field goals at the start of the season, Felipe is now 2-for-2, both of which are game-winners. He attributes this to one thing.
“Practice, practice, practice.”