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Female kicker makes history at TX high school football championship

Strawn High School kicker K-Lani Nava not only made school history, but also state history as the senior became the first female to play and score in a championship football game.

Strawn High School capped off an historic season with a dominating 78-42 win over Balmorhea to claim the Class 1A Six-Man Division II state championship Wednesday at AT&T Stadium.

The Greyhounds went 15-0 en route to the title — the second in school history — by compiling 488 yards of total offense. Strawn’s top-ranked defense held Balmorhea, the state’s top-ranked offense, to 394 yards and a season-low in points.

Strawn kicker K-Lani Nava not only made school history, but also state history as the senior became the first female to play and score in a championship football game. Nava converted 9 of 10 extra point attempts for the Greyhounds.

“It’s amazing,” Nava said. “It’s the best way to end my career, my senior year, everything ... it’s the best feeling ever.”

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