STERLING HEIGHTS – Dominic Vanvliet admits he was a little nervous Friday night.

Who wouldn’t be?

But now the senior is all smiles and the King of Macomb Dakota.

Vanvliet kicked a pair of fourth-quarter field goals, including a 27-yarder as time expired, in leading Dakota past Utica 6-3 in a Division 1 district semifinals clash at Sterling Heights Stevenson’s Runkel Stadium.

“Man, my heart was ricing on both of them – I won’t lie,” smiled Vanvliet. “I was really nervous. But I practice those every day and do what I always do. I trust my holder, trust my snapper and I did my job. I knew I had to make those. I didn’t want it to go to overtime.”

Dakota head coach Greg Baur had confidence in his senior kicker.

“He’s a very good golfer, so this was like him picking up the pitching wedge a

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