Aledo rolls past Burleson as kicker breaks national mark

Aledo kicker Chance Nevarez kicked his way into the record books Friday night.

The senior broke the national record for consecutive point-after attempts made in a career during the Bearcats’ 76-6 victory against Burleson in a Class 4A Division II bi-district game at Chisholm Trail Stadium.

The Bearcats (11-0) advanced to an area-round matchup next week against Saginaw Boswell. The time and place have not been set.

Nevarez made 10 PAT attempts in the game for a total of 177 consecutive kicks made, eclipsing the mark of 172 in a row set earlier this season by Southlake Carroll’s Drew Brown. Nevarez broke the record on a second-quarter PAT that gave Aledo a 42-0 lead.

“It feels great to finally get it,” Nevarez said. “I obviously couldn’t have done it without my teammates. They’ve done all the hard work. I give it all to them.”

Jess Anders’ 17-yard touchdown run with 7:37 remaining in the first half gave Aledo a 41-0 lead and set Nevarez up to break Brown’s record. Anders finished with 12 carries for 183 yards and four touchdowns — three rushing and one receiving.

“He has the record as far as I know,” Aledo coach Tim Buchanan said. “If anybody else has it, it’s not written down in the books.”

Nevarez’s performance capped a huge night by the Bearcats’ offense and special teams.

The third punt of the evening by Burleson (5-6) made its way into Ryan Newsome’s hands, and the junior went 57 yards for a 21-0 lead. Burleson punted 10 times, its only score coming on a return of a late blocked punt by Taylor Bissell.

Aledo backup kicker Parker Shaunfield kicked two field goals, one a 52-yarder in the fourth quarter.

This story was originally published November 15, 2013 at 12:18 PM.