King’s College freshmen Delaney Hilferty and Alyssa Accordino both kicked extra points to help beat Albright College, making history as the first time a pair of women placekickers scored points ...

And Mya Gonzalez hasn't missed an extra point, either. Female placekickers, not as rare among high school football teams as they used to be, are having an impact in the Lowcountry this season.

Two of the players on the field are women, Delaney Hilferty and Alyssa Accordino, who are both placekickers on the team, and they tell Newswatch 16 they have a special bond.

Like most female placekickers who find their way onto a football roster, Rigrish, a senior, has a strong soccer background. Once football season ends, she’ll again be playing that sport.

Northridge football continues its line of female placekickers with Aileen Charles, who has been playing on Jaguars football teams for six years.

ELLWOOD CITY -- There was a time when football placekickers all used a straight-ahead style with square-toed shoes. Things started to change in 1964 when Pete Gogolak became the NFL’s first ...