A North Dakota prep football record was shattered Friday night.
Fargo Shanley senior kicker Emmet Kenney booted a 58-yard field goal in the fourth quarter of a game against West Fargo Sheyenne at Essentia Health Mustang Stadium.
Kenney's kick easily had enough distance to clear the crossbar and even had a few yards to spare.
It shattered the previous unofficial North Dakota record of 52 yards, which was set by Fargo South's Jacob Weiler in 2012. Weiler's kick came against Fargo North.
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Here's the North Dakota record setting field goal from Emmet Kenney tonight from Shanley. 58 yards is the new state record. Was impressive to see it in person. @emmetkenney @shanleyfootball #SCTop10 @NDHSAA pic.twitter.com/CmkRvRoTQp
— Dom Izzo (@DomIzzoWDAY) September 19, 2020
According to a tweet by the North Dakota High School Activities Association and Grand Forks Herald archives, the only other confirmed 50-yard field goals in state history came from Grand Forks Red River's Jeff Glas and Jamestown's Darin Erstad.
Glas hit a 50-yard field goal against Devils Lake on Sept. 12, 1998. Glas went on to play college football at UND and kicked professionally for an indoor football team.
Erstad hit a 50-yard field goal in 1991. Erstad went on to win a national championship as a punter at Nebraska, became the No. 1 overall pick in the Major League Baseball Draft and won a World Series with the Anaheim Angels.
Kenney has been receiving plenty of interest from college football programs, according to a profile in the Forum in April . He has not yet made a college commitment, though.
Despite the long field goal, Kenney and Fargo Shanley lost the game to unbeaten West Fargo Sheyenne 43-38 .
