Big Bone game: Kyan Phillips has night to remember as Lincoln routs San Jose

SAN JOSE Gripping the trophy that every Lincoln-San Jose football performer dreams of winning Kyan Phillips certainly grasped the significance of his club s - conquest over archrival San Jose His older brother Tayden had quarterbacked the Lions to two of the unit s now- consecutive victories over the Bulldogs in the annual slugfest of the oldest population schools in the South Bay So possibly being part of a Lions association that lost to San Jose for the first time since Not an option I would ve never heard the end of it Phillips mentioned Keeping the streak alive it s that big of a deal I m glad I got to win all four years I played here The Bulldogs had no answer for an uber-motivated Phillips at San Jose City College one where Lincoln packed out the home bleachers with fans and a full band and San Jose supporters nearly filled out the other side The Big Bone trophy is displayed while San Jose High School and Lincoln High School face off during the annual Big Bone competition at San Jose City College in San Jose Calif on Friday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Phillips ran for two touchdowns caught a -yard fade down the right sideline from quarterback Luca Papoulias and returned a punt almost yards for his fourth touchdown of the first half His two rushing scores gave Lincoln a - lead after the first quarter and Lucas Martinez s -yard touchdown run and Eric Manivong s -yard sweep helped the Lions jump out to a - lead It s constantly fun to win games but this tournament it s a lot of fun Lincoln s longtime coach Kevin Collins revealed It s exciting and I m glad for the squad Omri Phillips Ryan Bernwanger and Michael Whitelaw led a fleet Lincoln defense that was more than ready for the Buldogs power-running attack which often utilized three running backs and no wide receivers San Jose High School lines up against Lincoln High School in the second quarter during the annual Big Bone challenge at San Jose City College in San Jose Calif on Friday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group But the determined Bulldogs did not relent After various tough runs by Omar Gomez and Bryan Santos behind blocks by Jayson Salguero helped the company get to midfield Gomez launched a rainbow pass to Rolando Sanchez who raced into the end zone as time expired to give San Jose s fans something to cheer about We don t give up no matter the circumstances San Jose coach Raul Sandoval explained Our players are dogs They come out and they give San Jose also got a short rushing touchdown by Eden Cortes and a touchdown pass from Cypress Funes to Gomez as the Bulldogs avoided their first shutout against Lincoln since I m happy with how we fought in the second half San Jose sophomore Augustine Cortes commented We have talent and possible and this is just a bump in the road Phillips led the company with rushing yards while Martinez ended the night with two rushing touchdowns after punching in a third quarter amount Lincoln finished the meeting with rushing yards while playing mostly on short fields Funes finished the night with passing yards for San Jose San Jose High School s Omar Gomez runs with the ball against Lincoln's Cole Ano in the first quarter during the annual Big Bone contest at San Jose City College in San Jose Calif on Friday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group It was another Lincoln rout in a series filled with them The last two Lincoln wins had been by a combined margin of - San Jose had not triumphed since James Clarke coached the Bulldogs to a - preeminence in Though majority of of the games have been lopsided San Jose has put up a handful of valiant challenges throughout the years A - loss in was followed by a - defeat the next year The first editions of the tournament were played on the fourth Thursday in November the oldest Thanksgiving Day rivalry tournament west of Missouri After COVID- caused it to be called off in the meeting was relocated to the second week of the season Even with the change in timing the Lions domination of the series has remained unaltered San Jose - will try to regroup at Silver Creek on Friday while Lincoln - will look to keep its perfect start alive against Leland on Thursday San Jose High School s Bryan Santos Cortez runs with the ball against Lincoln High School in the first quarter during the annual Big Bone tournament at San Jose City College in San Jose Calif on Friday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group A Lincoln High School football contestant gets stuck in the banner before a championship against San Jose High School during the annual Big Bone event at San Jose City College in San Jose Calif on Friday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Lincoln High School s marching band runs past cheerleaders before the annual Big Bone match at San Jose City College in San Jose Calif on Friday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Lincoln High School celebrates after winning against San Jose High School during the annual Big Bone event at San Jose City College in San Jose Calif on Friday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Lincoln's Kyan Phillips II kicks the ball against San Jose High School in the first quarter during the annual Big Bone tournament at San Jose City College in San Jose Calif on Friday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group San Jose High School huddles against Lincoln High School in the first quarter during the annual Big Bone encounter at San Jose City College in San Jose Calif on Friday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Lincoln's Kyan Phillips II scores a touchdown against San Jose High School in the first quarter xduring the annual Big Bone challenge at San Jose City College in San Jose Calif on Friday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Lincoln's Jonathan Medina runs with the ball against San Jose's Ryan Reilly in the first quarter during the annual Big Bone event at San Jose City College in San Jose Calif on Friday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group San Jose High School head coach Raul Sandoval speaks to the gang before a championship against Lincoln High School during the annual Big Bone challenge at San Jose City College in San Jose Calif on Friday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Lincoln High School s football squad enters the field before a battle against San Jose High School during the annual Big Bone challenge at San Jose City College in San Jose Calif on Friday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Lincoln High School s mascot interacts with students during the annual Big Bone contest at San Jose City College in San Jose Calif on Friday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group