The Shawnee Mission East Lancers are taking a road trip to challenge the Olathe North Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
If Shawnee Mission East beats Olathe North with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Everything went Shawnee Mission East's way against Shawnee Mission South on Friday as Shawnee Mission East made off with a 35-14 win. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Raiders are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jack Reeves had a dynamite game for Shawnee Mission East, rushing for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes. That's the most rushing yards Reeves has posted since back in September of 2023. Nate Phillips also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shawnee Mission East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Olathe North, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with a 42-34 victory over Lawrence on Friday.
Blaise Adger went supernova for Olathe North, rushing for 203 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Jamison Sarver also helped out as he racked up 123 rushing yards.
Olathe North's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Sam Simmons picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Olathe North got some further help from Kelvin Parker: he made 12 total tackles.
Shawnee Mission East now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Olathe North, they pushed their record up to 1-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Shawnee Mission East has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 246 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Olathe North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 194.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Shawnee Mission East was dealt a bruising 56-14 defeat at the hands of Olathe North in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Shawnee Mission East was down 48-0.
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