Heartbreaker: Lincoln gives up TD in last minute, loses 6-AA state final

FULLERTON It couldn t have been any closer Lincoln-San Jose had just gone up by six points with to play and needed one stop to win its first state football championship in school history Valley Center would have none of it The San Diego-area school got the ball back at the -yard line with left and drove yards in five plays and seconds The all-important extra point which Lincoln had missed moments earlier gave Valley Center the - win Lincoln's Kyan Phillips catches the ball against Valley Center's Brandon Revelas in the second quarter during Division -AA state football championship contest at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton Calif on Friday Dec Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Lincoln advanced the ball to its own -yard line but no further On the final play Valley Center s Casen Dunham intercepted the Lions desperation pass to seal it We played well as a club commented Lincoln senior Kyan Phillips who scored the go-ahead touchdown late and had four scores overall We ve competed all the way to the end of every challenge One point away from winning this event just like all the other games That s all I can say Lincoln - opened the scoring with a -yard run by Phillips taking a - lead midway through the first quarter Valley Center - responded with a -yard rushing number by Joeisha Ryan Tirado giving the Jaguars a - lead later in the frame after a triumphant PAT The Lions retook the lead when Leo Molina nailed a -yard field goal Related Articles CIF state football championships Friday s scores Saturday s schedule State champs O Dowd wins -AA title in dominant style CIF state football finals How to watch what to know about Bay Area teams Mr De La Salle How Bubba Vargas became heartbeat of state-title run After a year of turmoil El Cerrito chases storybook state title Lincoln advanced to the -AA state title encounter after coming back to beat Gridley in a thrilling - win No dramatic fourth-quarter comeback was needed in the Lions Central Coast Section Division IV championship win over top seed Branham when Lincoln won - Earlier in the CCS D-IV playoffs the third-seeded Lions beat No Scotts Valley - and No Willow Glen - Check back for updates to this story Subscribe to our Bay Area Preps HQ newsletter for all our Bay Area high school sports coverage including meeting analysis scores and everything you want to know about your Bay Area high school teams Lincoln s crowd cheers for them before Lincoln plays against Valley Center during Division -AA state football championship tournament at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton Calif on Friday Dec Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Lincoln's Hudson Buzzard jumps to block the ball against Valley Center's Dilan Gonzalez in the second quarter during Division -AA state football championship meeting at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton Calif on Friday Dec Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Lincoln's head coach Kevin Collins speaks to the band before playing against Valley Center during Division -AA state football championship battle at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton Calif on Friday Dec Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Lincoln runs on the field before the meeting against Valley Center during Division -AA state football championship contest at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton Calif on Friday Dec Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Lincoln High School walks off the field during halftime after playing against Valley Center during Division -AA state football championship encounter at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton Calif on Friday Dec Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group