Remember the name – Brenden Bartholomew.

Football fans will likely hear the name again – and again – as the 2025 Alabama high school football season progresses. And they may hear it again in the playoffs. And again during recruiting by the colleges. And at the college level – who knows?

At Friday night’s high school football game, Brenden kicked the ball 80 yards through the uprights. Was it a record-breaking field goal? No. It was a kickoff but still went through the upright goal posts. If it had been on a field goal attempt, it would have been an unheard-of 70-yard field goal.

The result was a huge reaction from the Straughn team and fans and a touchback for the receiving team.

https://x.com/BBtheKicker/status/1966729929015296493

There is not an 80-yard-line on the football field, s

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