Portland Kicker Madison Luxmore finishes regular season 36 for 36 on extra points

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” - Vince Lombardi

As the Portland High School football team entered Friday nights game with Montague, senior kicker Madison Luxmore had successfully made all 32 of her extra point attempts in the prior eight games.

On Friday night, Luxmore nailed a 26-yard field goal and was successful on all four of her extra point attempts, making her a perfect 36 for 36 on extra points for the regular season.

After the Montague game, Portland Head Coach John Novara said of Luxmore, “Madi is a great girl. We don’t even look at her as a girl, we look at her as a teammate. She does everything that we do. She works so hard. She does all the drills in the summer, in the preseason, in practice. She has been a great kid for us. She is a great leader and it was a great night for her tonight. She is a great kicker. We are happy to have her on the team.”

When asked about her accomplishment, Luxmore said, “It feels absolutely amazing to be part of such a great program and just to be able to contribute to the team. “

As for being the go-to kicker for Portland this year, Luxmore said, “It feels pretty amazing. I feel honored to be able to be the kicker. I had a wonderful time training under other kickers, learning form them and developing.”

After high school, Luxmore plans on attending Houghton College in New York. At Houghton she will play soccer on an academic scholarship.

Located in Houghton, New York, the highlanders of Houghton complete at the NCAA Division III level and are members of the Empire 8 Conference. Conference membership includes Alfred University, Elmira College, Hartwick College, Utica College, Nazareth College, St John Fisher College, Ithaca College and Stevens Institute of Technology.

Houghton is located in western New York, about 65 miles southeast of Buffalo.

Pictured above Madison Luxmore lines up for an extra point against Ionia on September 10th.