About three hours later after being named homecoming queen, Kaylee kicked the winning point-after in overtime to lead Ocean Springs to a 13-12 win over George County. (Bill White/Gulflive.com)
"I really don't have any words," Foster told Gulf Live, prior to the matchup. "This has just been so wonderful. I love football and I love Ocean Springs."
The game, played against the George County Rebels, found the Ocean Springs Greyhounds facing a 6-6 tie, at the end of regulation. The game ended in its first and only overtime period when Foster knocked down a point-after-kick to put the Greyhounds in the history books.
"I'd like to check the whole country and see if it's ever happened before," Greyhounds head coach Ryan Ross said of the idea that a homecoming queen scoring the point to win a homecoming game. "It certainly makes for a memorable weekend for the whole team, but especially Kaylee. It's a big night for her. I'm proud of her and I'm proud of the team."
When asked what she was more nervous about: walking the field in the homecoming court or drilling a critical point-after-kick, Foster said, "I was pretty sure I wasn't going to be homecoming queen, but I was pretty sure I was going to make that kick."
But, Foster didn't only win the game for the team, she kept them in it, long before they made it to overtime. Foster kicked her way to scoring all of Ocean Springs' points in regulation.
"Our total yardage was probably ok, but you don't win games from the 20 to the 20. You have to get it in the end zone," Ross said, noting that special teams and defense won them the game, rather than traditional offense.
After the game, Foster said she heard a 9-year-old spectator at the game found out that the homecoming queen and the game's de facto MVP were, in fact the same person. The little girl allegedly looked to her father and said, "That's the kind of girl I want to be."
"Oh my goodness, I love that." Foster said. "I think that is so special. I hope she really does decide to play football, because it's been wonderful and taught me so much. I really appreciate that."
You have to visit Caribbean flamingoes and more at the Flamingo Lagoon.(Courtesy of Amiee Stubbs)
The Andean bears exhibit is always engaging!(Photo by Jim Bartoo)
The Tiger Crossroads exhibit is a hit among Nashville Zoo guests.(Byron Jorjorian)
Who can resist goats?(Amiee Stubbs)
