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Despite throwing five touchdown passes to lead his team to a 56-54 victory over Venice on Friday night, Palisades quarterback Jack Thomas was hardly satisfied.

“I’ve got to play better — we came up empty on five drives and that’s on me,” the senior said after completing 25 of 42 passes for a career-high 460 yards. “The defense made some big stops. We expected it to be a shootout.”

The teams traded scores throughout a wild first half in which saw six lead changes and ended with the Gondolier on top 28-27 despite Demare Dezeurn’s 75-yard touchdown catch with 42 seconds left in the second quarter.

“I didn’t think it could get better than last year,” Thomas said of his receiving corps

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