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Jungle Brawl: Lions fall to district-leading Panthers

By Richard C. White, rwhite@starlocalnews.com
Despite a strong opening effort Friday night, McKinney couldn't keep up with district-leading Plano East's second-half surge, resulting in an 82-53 Panthers' victory.

"This was one game," said Wes Watson, McKinney head coach. "It didn't matter if we lost by 29 or one, it's still one in the loss column. We didn't help our own cause tonight because we didn't cash in on opportunities we had around the basket and we didn't block out very well on the defensive end."

The Lions now finds themselves at 1-4 in 10-5A while the No. 4 state-ranked Panthers remain perfect at 5-0.

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Friday, January 25, 2013 11:44 PM CST

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Lovejoy RB Nick LaSane commits to Montana State

BY Matt Welch, mwelch@starlocalnews.com

Published: Friday, January 18, 2013 1:40 PM CST
Lovejoy senior Nick LaSane has anchored the Leopards' backfield for the past three seasons and will now look to do the same at the collegiate level.


The running back will get that chance after committing to play football for Montana State.

During his tenure at Lovejoy, LaSane totaled 3,212 yards of offense and 36 touchdowns. On the ground, the rusher averaged a staggering 8.7 yards per carry for his career and 28.4 receiving yards.

The highlight of LaSane's time as a Leopard came during a 2011 campaign that saw him total 1,484 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns. As a senior, LaSane ran for 865 yards and five touchdowns before suffering a season-ending knee injury in October.

The next step in his career will transpire at Montana State, which finished its 2012 campaign at 11-2 and ranked No. 5 in the nation in the Sports Network FCS College Football Poll.

LaSane also received interest from the likes of Clemson, Missouri, Georgia Tech, New Mexico and Iowa State.

For continued news and coverage on the local sports scene, follow @MWelchSCN on Twitter.



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