FLORISSANT — Bryce Chitwood simply drilled the football as hard as he could.

The Mehlville High sophomore kicker hammered the second-half kickoff of Saturday's game at McCluer North right at the nearest Stars up man.

"Just hit it like a soccer ball," Chitwood said.

The rocket bounced off a McCluer North player and right at the foot of Chitwood, who promptly fell on the ball.

The onside recovery kick-started the Panthers on their way to a 28-12 win in the nonleague affair.

Mehlville (2-4) scored three times in the second half to break a 6-all tie.

Chitwood started the onslaught with a perfectly-executed special teams play.

"It's something we work on, but not a lot," Mehlville coach Kent Heinemann said. "Everyone just came out and executed."

Chitwood, who is replacing injured kicker

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