Tuesday, August 12, 2008

3:30 P.M. — Bitancurt Embarrasses Local Reporter

Recent West Springfield grad and likely the next kicker at West Virginia Tyler Bitancurt challenged a DigitalSports writer a game field goal kicking contest. You can guess who won.

First of all, we have to hand it to Phil Murphy, which got drilled in a H-O-R-S-E challenge with the best high school kicker I've ever seen.

Among the higlights:
1. This apparently was a two-day event. Why? Metro isn't sure.
2. It last 90 minutes. Even more puzzling.
2. Bitancurt drilled a 60-yarder. And missed another one that reportedly had five-plus yards to spare.
3. Murphy is a decent kicker and almost drilled a 50-yarder. Though he did whiff one.
4. West Virginia kicker Pat McAfee received death threats and had his car vandalized after missing two field goals against Pitt.

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