Boys Varsity Basketball Strikes Back in Third game
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
Jesse Ruiz was born and raised in San Jose, California. He is a Senior at Lincoln High School. He likes listening to music and playing sports. This is...
