Football Recap: Lawrence Falls Despite Strong Effort from Banks Bowen

By Team Reports Nov 3, 2024, 9:23am

Football Recap: Lawrence Lions vs. Shawnee Mission East Lancers

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Lawrence and Shawnee Mission East squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Lawrence had to settle for second. They took a hard 28-14 fall against the Shawnee Mission East Lancers. Despite 131 more yards than the Lancers, the Lions couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.

Despite the loss, Lawrence still got an impressive performance from Banks Bowen, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 278 yards and a touchdown. Bowen has become a key player for Lawrence: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-4 otherwise. A healthy portion of Bowen's aerial production (125 yards to be exact) went to Jaxon Becker, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jack Reeves and he. Reeves rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns.

Lawrence is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5. As for Shawnee Mission East, they now have a winning record of 5-4.

Lawrence does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shawnee Mission East, they will take on Gardner-Edgerton on Friday. One thing working in Gardner-Edgerton's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches.

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