Mississippi high school student crowned homecoming queen, leads football team to victory in OT

A Mississippi high school senior was crowned homecoming queen just hours before leading her team to victory with a game-winning kick.

She told reporters the crown was a surprise but the triumphant final kick was not.

“I was pretty sure I wasn’t going to be homecoming queen, but I was pretty sure I was going to make that kick,” Kaylee Foster told Warren Kulo of the Mississippi Press after the game.

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Foster donned her football uniform and helped her team tie the game 6-6 in regulation before ultimately going on to kick the game-winning extra point in overtime, which edged Ocean Springs to a 13-12 victory over George County High School.

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Coach Ryan Ross told reporters the events leading up to the game on Friday, Sept. 7, made the team’s victory even sweeter.

“It certainly makes a memorable weekend for the whole team, but especially Kaylee,” he said.

Foster was crowned Ocean Springs High School homecoming queen during pre-game festivities held about three hours before kickoff.

After the game, the teen put her crown back on and posed for photos with her tiara and football uniform.