Football Recap: Lawrence Lions vs. Shawnee Mission South Raiders
Lawrence took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They breezed by the Shawnee Mission South Raiders at home to the tune of 43-0. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lions had established a 30 point advantage.
Banks Bowen was a one-man wrecking crew for Lawrence as he threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Jaxon Becker did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 95 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lawrence was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 473 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shawnee Mission South only gained 136.
One reason for the win was Lawrence's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Joshua Galbreath and Devin Foster who racked up five sacks between them.
Lawrence will face off against Junction City at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Shawnee Mission South, they are taking a road trip to take on Pittsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shawnee Mission South is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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