Football Recap: Shawnee Mission East Lancers vs. Shawnee Mission West Vikings
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shawnee Mission East). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat the Shawnee Mission West Vikings 40-7 at home. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
Jack Reeves was his usual excellent self, rushing for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 30 yards and a touchdown. Shawnee Mission East also got a significant boost from Aiden Armstrong, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
Shawnee Mission East didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gavin Baird and Brady Haughton. Another thorn in Shawnee Mission West's side was Kyler Schuessler, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shawnee Mission East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
When it comes to explaining why Shawnee Mission West lost, don't look at Mason VonFeldt. Despite the final result, he rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown. VonFeldt was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 58 yards.
Shawnee Mission East's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Shawnee Mission West, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Shawnee Mission East will be playing in front of their home fans against Olathe East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Shawnee Mission West, they will welcome Mill Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mill Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Shawnee Mission West likes a good challenge.
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