Jack Swick had a pretty great first-ever game of football.

With 2.9 seconds left and the game knotted at 28-28, Glenbard West put the fate of the game in the hands of the senior kicker, who has spent the past three falls on the school’s soccer team.

But if there’s one thing the senior knows he’s good at, it’s kicking while under pressure.

“A lot of things happened there, but I used to be the guy to kick penalties in soccer games, so I’m used to the pressure,” Swick said. “Just needed to make sure I kept calm and banged it through the uprights.”

And when it mattered, he did just that.

Swick banged home a 24-yard field goal as time expired to help the Hilltoppers secure a 31-28 victory over Batavia on Friday.

“We just didn’t let down this entire game,” Glenbard West coach Chad Hetlet s

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