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Titans Outlast Lawrence, 49-35

By Scott Chasen, LJ World, 09/16/17, 7:00AM CDT

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Lee's Summit West, Brooks score final two TDs for win

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As he'd done so many times before, Dante Jackson held the ball in his hands and tried to make a play.

With Lawrence High starting running back Hunter Krom not in uniform and the next two running backs on the roster leaving the game due to injury, Jackson dropped back in the shotgun alongside Garrett Romero, the team's backup quarterback and seemingly the only remaining option in the backfield.

Facing pressure from the Lee's Summit (Mo.) West defense, Jackson attempted to get away from a pair of defenders but lost the ball as he was brought to the ground with just a few minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. He walked off the field with the game all but over, having come up just short of getting revenge in the Sunflower League-Suburban Conference Showdown.

"That was the hardest fought game I've probably played in my career," Jackson said following the 49-35 loss.

Certainly the LHS senior quarterback left it all on the field.

Jackson put together a monstrous first half, recording three touchdowns, including the game's opening score. After a pair of penalties backed Lawrence (2-1) into a first-and-30 from the 40-yard line, Jackson made up all the ground on one play, taking a snap out of the shotgun and racing down the middle of the field for a 40-yard touchdown.

He'd add two more scores through the air before the end of the half, as the Lions led 28-14 with less than two minutes to play in the second quarter.

"I thought he was the best player on the field," said coach Dirk Wedd of his quarterback.

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