Kayla Kersting did not even know the flag football overtime rules before Tuesday.

Her Yorkville teammates, in fact, were facing the wrong way at first in extra time.

As for the emotions of the moment?

Leave it to Kersting, a Yorkville senior and Iowa softball commit, to come up with an analogy from her spring sport of choice.

“That’s like bottom of the seventh, tie game,” Kersting said.

Brooke Ekwinski and Kersting, coincidentally also softball teammates, connected for the walk-off win.

Ekwinski, Yorkville’s senior quarterback, connected with Kersting for a scoring pass in the back of the end zone to beat visiting Geneva in a 27-26 thriller. 1 of 21

Yorkville's Brooke Ekwinski (18) smiles after scoring a touchdown against Geneva during a non-conference game at Yorkville High Sc

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