After attending nine full practices; three in full gear and six without, Moyer has become the kicker for the junior varsity football team.

When senior kicker Colin Philips shattered his colllar bone, Moyer was moved up to the varsity kicker spot. Her fist opportunity to kick in a varsity game was Friday, Oct. 15 against Olathe Nothwest. She was five for five in field goals at the end of the night.

Football head coach Bob Lisher was originally open to the idea, especially because before Moyer joined the team, there was no junior varsity kicker. After Philips’s injury, having Moyer on the sideline proved to be an asset.

“As long as she can do her job, it’s no different than having a guy on the team,” Lisher said.

Earlier this summer, while on the football field, Moyer’s friends got her to kick a field goal. That and the fact she has played soccer since kindergarten are what put her on the field.

However Moyer doesn’t see herself as unique.

“There are other soccer girls that could have easily done it,” Moyer said.

Moyer didn’t try out with the rest of the team in August because she made the cheer squad a priority and, at the time, didn’t think she could do both.

“I have been able to work it out in my schedule to where I’m not missing a lot of either practice,” Moyer said. “Being able to kick in a game will be the best part, it will pay off.”

She says it has been hard to be the only girl on the team, and it was difficult figuring everything out in a way that she can still be part of the team.

“I got some negativity, but most of the team is really cool about it, they are supporting me,” Moyer said. “I think it would be a little more weird if I was actually tackling and being tackled.”

Moyer’s parents brag to their coworkers and say that this will be a good story to tell when she is older.

“It’s actually kinda cool, it’s a change,” senior Jalil Brown said. “It makes practice interesting.”

Moyer says the first day of practice was the scariest. “All of [the players] just looked at me like I was crazy,” Moyer said. “I was embarrassed and it was pretty scary, but they were really open to it.”

Moyer has also given the team new energy, and more motivation so start showing up for the junior varsity games.