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AOY finalist: Ben Knake
Jun. 17, 2012 12:00 am
BEN KNAKE
LisbonQuarterbacked the Lions to the first state football championship in school history. Rushed for 583 yards and passed for 1,084 for a combined 17 touchdowns as Lisbon went 14-0 and took the Class A title. Also returned an interception for a TD and brought back five kicks for scores. A third-team all-stater in basketball, he led the Lions to the state tournament and scored 1,331 points. Ran on state-champion medley relay and placed sixth in the high jump. Batting .291 for the baseball team through the end of the week. Will play basketball and football at Cornell College.
Lisbon High School's Ben Knake photographed in the high school's old gymnasium. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette-KCRG)
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