Football Recap: Lawrence Finds Home Field Redemption Against Lawrence Free State

Lawrence's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Shawnee Mission North on Friday. The Lions strolled past the Lawrence Free State Firebirds with points to spare, taking the game 24-6. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 24-14 win the Firebirds walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.

Lawrence found their leader in sophomore Joey Dooley, who rushed for 114 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 51 yards and one touchdown. Ethan Curry helped out on the ground, rushing for 99 yards.

Josh Galbreath

Total Tackles

10/24/25 vs Lawrence Free State	10
10/16/25 @ Shawnee Mission North	9
10/10/25 @ Shawnee Mission Northwest	5
10/03/25 vs Shawnee Mission East	7
09/26/25 vs Mill Valley	13
+ 3 more games

One reason for the win was Lawrence's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Josh Galbreath was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Galbreath is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Lawrence got some further help from Alex Bart: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Lawrence's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Lawrence Free State, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.

As of now, neither Lawrence nor the Firebirds have any future games scheduled.