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Bullard High's Chris Tate, right, runs for yardage against Edison High in second-quarter action at Chukchansi Park on Friday, Nov. 6. - - ERIC PAUL ZAMORA / THE FRESNO BEE

By Andy Boogaard / The Fresno Bee
Sean Kuehter is a sophomore kicker replacing one of Bullard High's all-time football greats in Blake Dunn.

Kuehter found an additional level of pressure Friday night against No. 10 Edison at Chukchansi Park after hooking a 31-yard field goal in the first overtime.

So when the Knights set him up again for a 30-yard game-winner in the second OT, he admitted, "I was nervous."

But the left-footer drilled it through the heart of the north uprights, giving the No. 2 Knights a 17-14 County/Metro Athletic Conference victory.

"I put my head down and followed through," Kuehter said after closing an epic battle that clinched at least a CMAC title tie for the Knights (9-0, 4-0), who will close the regular season against Hoover.

Besides the value of winning a league title, the win was critical for the Knights in their quest of securing a high seed in the Central Section Division I playoffs, which will begin in two weeks.

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