Don’t ask Lawrence High football coach Dirk Wedd to label his new smoke-and-mirrors offense.

“There’s no name to it,” Wedd said. “It has no name.”

No name or not, Wedd’s motion-oriented offense accounted for 450 yards as the Lions opened with a 43-22 lashing of Leavenworth Friday night at Haskell Stadium.

Seven interceptions and two punt gaffes by the Pioneers didn’t hurt, either, as the Lions posted their 27th straight win over their longtime Sunflower League cousins.

There wasn’t anything fancy about the Lions’ defense, but the offense was atypical. Lawrence has a tradition of running the ball, but usually from power sets. Not this year.

On every down, Wedd has a tackle shifting to form an unbalanced line while backs and receivers bounce all over the place before becoming set.

“It’s an unusual offense,” Wedd said. “I saw it at a clinic in Kansas City, and I liked it. It’s not a cure-all, but it helps our offensive linemen. There are four different plays off the same set, and hopefully the defense can’t see the ball the whole time.”

It takes a quick quarterback to make decisions, and Taylor Parker, the point guard on the Lions’ basketball team, ran the scheme flawlessly while playing about a half after the Lions jumped to a 27-0 lead in the first quarter.

“We have a great point guard at quarterback,” Wedd said, “and he can handle the rock.”

Lawrence High running back Jeff Colter (14) eludes a Leavenworth defender. Coulter rushed for 128 yards in the Lions' 43-22 victory over the Pioneers Friday at Haskell Stadium.

Running backs Jeff Colter and Ian Handshy were the most prolific handees of Parker’s rocks. In fact, Colter and Handshy brought back memories of departed super backs Brandon McAnderson and Chris Fulton by rushing for 128 and 108 yards.

Colter gained his yardage in just six carries, Handshy in seven as Wedd cleared the bench. A total of 13 Lions carried the ball.

“I think we came out ready to play,” Colter said. “I like our new offense. It gets us open and we have speed to take advantage of it.”

Colter, who played mostly on defense last year, also intercepted two passes as did fellow defensive back Jamie Huston. The Lions’ other pass thefts were by Paul Kempf, Nolan Kellerman and Kristian Pope. Kellerman and Pope are sophomores.

Leavenworth scored all of its points in the fourth quarter after two punting errors accounted for half the four Lawrence touchdowns.

With the Lions ahead, 7-0, Leavenworth punter Danny Vardeman kicked into blocker Kenny Chapman’s backside at the Pioneers’ 18 where the Lions took over and scored minutes later on a one-yard Colter run.

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Two possessions later, Vardeman again grazed his upback, but this time Lawrence defensive end Jack Bell was plucked the ball and rolled five yards into the end zone.

“The ball just bounced off the ground right into my hands,” Bell said. “I looked down and it was right there.”

The snowball continued to roll when Leavenworth’s Adam Booth fumbled Liam Kirby’s pop-up kickoff at midfield and the Lions recovered. On first down, Colter bolted 20 yards, then Handshy broke two tackles while sprinting 29 yards into the end zone.

Only 17 seconds ticked off the clock between the Bell and Handshy touchdowns.

With the big lead, Wedd used reserves most of the rest of the way.

“We set the tone pretty well,” Bell said, “and we gave the other guys a chance to play. We were pumped up, but I didn’t think we’d beat them that bad.”

A truer test will come next week when the Lions travel to meet giant-killer Shawnee Mission North, the team that ended Olathe North’s 21st Century win streak with a 7-6 victory Thursday night.

A key, of course, will be the no-name offense.

“We’re just trying to level the playing field,” Wedd said about his new offensive formation. “I’m just trying to find an offense for little linemen and little scatbacks, and a quarterback who can handle the football.”