The Shawnee Mission East Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Olathe North Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
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 contests with that exact score. Shawnee Mission East put the hurt on Shawnee Mission South with a sharp 35-14 victory on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Lancers just coasted through the last quarter.
Jack Reeves had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Another back making a difference was Nate Phillips, who rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: 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 games.
Meanwhile, Olathe North faced Lawrence in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Olathe North walked away with a 42-34 win over Lawrence.
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 victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Shawnee Mission East was dealt a bruising 56-14 loss at the hands of Olathe North when the teams last played 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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