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TOP STORIESSportsDay offensive football player of the week: James Franklin04:26 AM CDT on Monday, October 12, 2009School: Lake Dallas James Franklin
What he did: Franklin accounted for 521 yards and five TDs in Lake Dallas' 35-31 win over Denton Ryan, which was ranked No. 6 in the state. He threw the game-winning TD to Tyler McGee with 1:10 left. Who is he? A 6-2, 225-pound senior quarterback The stats: Franklin threw for 317 yards and three TDs and rushed 33 times for 204 yards and two scores. Franklin has 1,469 passing yards, 622 rushing yards and 25 TDs for Lake Dallas (6-0, 3-0). He said it: "It didn't feel like I had that good of a game because we had three turnovers that were my fault." Coach said it: "The conditions were a little tough; it was kind of windy that night, so it wasn't easy. He knew the things he could do, and he did everything he could to get it done." – Michael Young Did you know? Franklin listens to "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus multiple times before a game. ... Franklin orally committed to Missouri in March, but he has received interest from other universities including Florida, Texas and Oklahoma. "A lot of the other schools wanted to recruit me as an athlete, but Missouri wanted me as a quarterback," Franklin said.
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