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Lawrence Crushes Falcons

By Shane Jackson, Lawrence Journal-World, 10/08/16, 9:00AM CDT

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Lions roll Olathe South, 42-10

Lawrence Improves to 5-1 with rout

OLATHE — Prior to the start of the season it seemed unlikely Lawrence High football would finish with a winning record.

But now that LHS (5-1) is safely above that benchmark with two regular-season games left to play — following a 42-10 thrashing over Olathe South — that feat is no longer acceptable at season’s end.

“No one in their right mind ever thought we were going to win five games,” LHS coach Dirk Wedd said. “But we are not happy with five now. It’s been special watching this team grow.”

The Lions took advantage of an inferior opponent as they jumped out to an enormous lead and never looked back Friday at the Olathe District Activity Center. Senior running back Trey Moore found the end zone thrice in the first quarter, en route to a 180-yard performance on 20 carries.

Moore capped a 10-play opening drive with a 12-yard score on an option play. The next time he touched the ball, Moore broke free for a game-long 71-yard run.

“The offensive linemen opened up some big holes once again,” Moore said. “I just read off them and they give me good looks. I just hit the hole and run.”

But he was not done there.

Moore then punched it in from nine yards on the team’s third drive to take a 21-0 lead before the end of the first period.

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