Good suggestions—as the PAT is less automatic in High School and college, and the rules ought to be roughly the same at every level, change should be in the direction that you indicate.
The PAT is just as automatic in college. And most good, large suburban high schools now have soccer teams that provide a very serviceable place kicker. In fact, our high school team considers itself in field goal range once it gets inside the opponent’s 30. And pretty much every team in our conference, year in and year out, has the same weapon.