Mercer County Wins Home Opener!

The Mercer County Golden Eagles won on Friday night in story book fashion as Walnut Park Baptist's Luke Boucher kicked a 29 yard field goal with just 8 seconds left on the clock to put the Mercer County Golden Eagles ahead by 3 points. The Golden Eagles would ultimately go on to win it with a score of 31-28! "I wasn't nervous. They called a timeout to ice me and I was like whatever," said Luke after the game at his home in Aledo, IL. Also on the Mercer County team is another Boucher boy, Jake, who plays Linebacker and Tight End for the Golden Eagles. "I was praying for Luke that he would make it," said Jake. Jake played a great game Friday night as well. However due to major cramping he was not able to jump up and down and cheer when his brother, Luke, put the pigskin through the uprights. "Every time I moved I was crampin' up!" On Sunday morning, 2 days after the game, School Superintendent Alan Boucher shared with his men's Sunday School class "Usually teams call timeouts to ice the kicker, but instead they iced the dad!" The ice was broken however when the field goal was made and Mr. Boucher went crazy high-fiving and yelling! Soon to follow was a chant by the crowd "Luke, Luke, Luke..." One of the neatest things about the whole story was that right before the final kick Luke was reciting a memory verse in his head that has become his favorite verse in life, I Corinthians 10:31. "Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." The youth group and people of Walnut Park Baptist Church are proud of the Boucher's and wish them luck the rest of the season! P.S. the Muskies won Friday night too! :)