SAN JOSE — The 79th Massive Bone sport, as so usually has been the case in recent times, was no contest on the sector. Lincoln opened a 43-point halftime lead en path to a 56-28 victory Friday evening over host San Jose.
However that’s solely a part of the story. The grandstands on each the house and guests sides had been full and a spillover on the Lincoln aspect ringed that aspect of the sector. The sport between the 2 oldest public excessive colleges in San Jose is a group occasion, and whereas it’s now not performed on Thanksgiving Day — this was solely the second Massive Bone sport performed in September — it’s a sport that many need to see stay on into the foreseeable future.
“I like persevering with the custom,” Lincoln quarterback Tayden Phillips mentioned, giving voice to a sentiment heard on all sides, throughout the sector.
Phillips sparked the Lions to that large first-half benefit along with his arm and his legs. He was 8-of-9 for 184 yards the primary two quarters because the Lions constructed a 49-6 lead on the break. He ended up finishing 9 of 11 passes for 220 yards and rushed for 53 yards on 4 carries.
“He’s phenomenal and an important child,” Lincoln coach Kevin Collins mentioned. “He’s a number of enjoyable to teach, makes me look good.”
His most popular goal was his brother, freshman Kyan Phillips, who caught 5 passes for 172 yards and three touchdowns. No accident the brother mixture wound up at Lincoln. Their father is the JV coach and their mom is the varsity’s exercise director.
Salvador Espinoza, one other participant with deep Lincoln connections, ran for 3 touchdowns. His 4 older sisters in addition to his mom attended the varsity.
“I’ve at all times wished to play soccer right here,” Espinoza mentioned. “I like soccer, so it’s at all times an excellent expertise to play within the Massive Bone. It’s at all times enjoyable to play.”
In fact, it’s straightforward for the Lincoln group to benefit from the expertise after the Lion gained their twenty fourth consecutive Massive Bone sport. However San Jose followers additionally stayed supportive till the top, and the Bulldogs gave them one thing to cheer about within the second half.
San Jose quarterback Raul Sandoval ended up having a noteworthy sport. He was 14-of-15 passing within the second half and completed 22 of 31 for 247 yards. He additionally rushed for 3 of the Bulldogs’ 4 touchdowns. On move play after move play he went to JP Aguiar, who ended up with career-type numbers — 13 catches for 161 yards.
“We beat ourselves within the first half, however we fought very laborious and I used to be very proud of the way in which we performed on offense within the second half,” San Jose coach Prashant Kumar mentioned.