AIDAN FLINTOFT
A 6-foot-1, 185-pound junior kicker and punter on the Oaks Christian High varsity football team. Aidan booted two of his three kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks, kicked two extra points and punted three times for a total of 85 yards, including one inside the 20-yard line, in the Lions’ 28-14 defeat to Valencia in the Southern Section Division 5 championhip game last Friday night. Aidan was a big reason why his team reached the finals, recording 59 touchbacks in 81 kickoffs, punting 51 times for an average of 40.1 yards, making 38 of his 40 extra points and converting 13 of 16 field goals, including a 50-yarder, in 14 games. He led the team in scoring with 77 points. To nominate your favorite Palisadian for Athlete of the Week, email sports@palipost.com.
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