Boys Varsity Basketball Strikes Back in Third game

Jesse Ruiz

Lincoln’s victory against San Jose High by a score of 29-41. (Jesse Ruiz/Lion Tales)

On Friday, January 20 the Lincoln Boys basketball team WON their first game of the season against their rival team, San Jose High by a score of 41-29. The Lions’ record now stands 1-5 with 8 games still left in the season.

In the first half of the game, the Lions built a good lead against the bulldogs. During the first quarter the Lincoln boys dominated with putting 13 points on the scoreboard, and San Jose High only 5 points. As the second quarter of the game began, the Lions put up 11 points, while the Bulldogs put up 10 points.

Halftime approached and Lincoln finished the second half of the game strong. They scored 7 points as well as San Jose High during the third quarter. The fourth quarter came and the Lions finished their fight, scoring 10 more points. The Bulldogs landed 7 points, ending the game with a score of 29-41.

Overall, this was a good first victory for the Lions in their home territory.

On Wednesday, January 18 Lincoln lost their second home game against Branham by a score of 31-49. In the first half of the game the Lions scored 16 points and the Bruins 18 points. The second half arrived and Lincoln scored 15 points and Branham 31 points, losing the game.

Friday, January 13 Lincoln lost their third away game against Del Mar by a score of 30-51. In the first half Lincoln scored 11 points and Del Mar 37 points. The second half of the game started and the Lions scored 19 points and the Dons 14 points, thus losing the game.

Make sure to come support the Lincoln Boys basketball team on their next home game against Prospect on Tuesday, January 24 at 7:00 PM!

Senior player, Eyob Feisa said, “We did not get off to the start that we wanted to this season for a variety of reasons. But we still have a long way to go with plenty of games left to be played. With some, we can turn the season around and finish off strong.”

Below is their schedule and roster:

Day/date:                            Location:                               Opponent:                           Time:                      

Wed./Jan. 4                          Lincoln                                      Willow                                      7:00pm

Fri./Jan. 6                             Leigh                                           Leigh                                        7:00pm

Wed./Jan. 11                         Westmont                                  Westmont                               7:00pm                  

Fri./Jan. 13                           Del Mar                                       Del Mar                                   7:00pm

Wed./Jan. 18                        Lincoln                                        Branham                                 7:30pm

Fri./Jan. 20                          Lincoln                                         San Jose                                 6:00pm

Tue./Jan. 24                         Lincoln                                         Prospect                                 7:00pm

Thu./Jan. 26                        Willow Glen                                 Willow Glen                          7:00pm 

Wed./Feb. 1                          Lincoln                                          Leigh                                     7:00pm

Fri./Feb. 3                            Lincoln                                           Westmont                            7:00pm

Wed./Feb. 8                         Lincoln                                           Del Mar                                7:00pm

Fri./Feb. 10                          Branham                                        Branham                             7:00pm    

Wed./Feb. 15                       Prospect                                          Prospect                              7:oopm

Fri./Feb. 17                          San Jose                                          San Jose                              7:30pm

Roster:

Jose Aldaco   11

Aldin Besirevic 12

Binyam Beyene 12

Ricardo Castrejon 10

Nhat Doan 11

Eyob Feisa 12

Adam Ahenriques 10

Admir Jazvin 11

Samir Macias 12

Hao Phan 11

Nicolas Rescino 11

Michael Ruiz 11

Weston Scoffone 9

Samuel Segura  12