The Lincoln Lions faced off against the undefeated Westmont Warriors on September 29th. Lincoln was able to keep it close until the end.

The game was a nail-biter. With 47.3 seconds left on the clock with Lincoln down by 1 point, the Lions were able to get themselves an onside kick. With #2 Gavin Kalama-Florence, QB for the Lions, on the field, the crowd roaring loud, and the team cheering on the crowd to help amplify their voices, Lincoln was one score away from victory.

As the clock ticked, Gavin ran out of the pocket and saw his receivers #24 Brian Pantoja and #11 Eyoel Yimer. Gavin threw it out to #24 Brian Pantoja who was covered well by the defense, and ended up throwing an interception. Westmont was able to recover the ball for a win over Lincoln with a score of 35-34.

Lion Tales caught up with Greg Medeiros, a Lincoln fan, and asked him his point of view on how the team played Friday night. “The team played as a unit,” he said, “thats how the team should play, everyone was in the game.”

While the team played as a unit, the fans took awhile to catch on. “Nobody got hyped up [in the stands] until the end” he said. “The team and fans need to be this hyped all game”

Check out these tweets from our nail-biter game against the Westmont Warriors:

Lions score themselves a touchdown quickly after a end zone catch by #16 Alejandro Martinez-Loera in the 1st quarter time at 8:19 score 7-6

— Lincoln Lion Tales (@LHSLionTales) September 30, 2017

Lions score their first touchdown of the game with a recieving catch by #16 Alejandro Martinez-Loera

Lions score!!! #24 Brian Pantoja for the touchdown to tie the game 14-14 in the top of the 2nd quarter time at 11:54

— Lincoln Lion Tales (@LHSLionTales) September 30, 2017

#24 Brian Pantoja ties the game with a running touchdown for Lincoln in the 2nd quarter

#23 Gabe Florez shortens the lead for Westmont to 21-20 in the 2nd quarter with the time at 3:33

— Lincoln Lion Tales (@LHSLionTales) September 30, 2017

In the 2nd quarter #23 Game Florez was to shorten the lead for Westmont to 21-20

#2 Gavin Kalama-Florence score for a Lions touchdown still trailing Westmont 35-28 in the 4th quarter with the time at 5:04

— Lincoln Lion Tales (@LHSLionTales) September 30, 2017

#2 Gavin Kalama-Florence scores a touchdown for the Lions as they were down 2 touchdowns previously

#2 Gavin Kalama-Florence scores a running QB touchdown in the 4th quarter to make the score 35-34 with the time at 47.3

— Lincoln Lion Tales (@LHSLionTales) September 30, 2017

After a onside kick the Lions were able to recover and #2 Gavin Kalama-Florence was able to punch one last Lions touchdown but failed to score a 2 point conversion to take the lead

A game that took to the last seconds to decide Lions take they’re 4th lost of the season as they lose 35-34 to the Westmont Warriors

— Lincoln Lion Tales (@LHSLionTales) September 30, 2017

As Lions were able to recover another onside kick they still failed to score as the Westmont Warriors intercepted in the final seconds of the game.

The Lincoln Lions will be heading on against the Live Oak Acorns at Live Oak (Morgan Hill) @7 on October 13, 2017. Come out and support!