We're guessing
Collin Root will now be referred to in the halls at
Ralston Valley (Arvada, Colo.) as Collin Boot - with a capital B.
Root booted a 56-yard field goal as time expired Friday night, to give the Mustangs a 44-43 victory against Eaglecrest (Aurora) in the second round of the Class 5A state playoffs.
The undefeated Mustangs (11-0) will take on
Fairview (Boulder, Colo.) in the quarterfinals. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound Root, who also excels as a tight end and defensive end for Ralston Valley, told
Neil Devlin of The Denver Post that "during warm-ups, I was pushing it left."As you can see from the video, Root's effort had plenty of height and distance and cleared the uprights as the game clock hit 0:00.0.
Ralston Valley's Collin Root made a 56-yard, game-winning field goal Friday that was the talk of the Colorado state football playoffs.
File photo by Carl Auer
