Perfect season ends for Panthers in a last second loss to Lincoln in CIF-Division 1-AA SoCal Regional

Newbury Park football loses to Lincoln in wild finish to CIF regional final

The Newbury Park football team suffered its first loss of the season, falling to Lincoln of San Diego 34-27 in the CIF Southern Regional Division 1-AA championship game Friday night. Lincoln scored 20 consecutive points in the fourth quarter to pull out the victory. The winning points came on a 17-yard touchdown pass in the last minute from Oregon commit Akili Smith Jr. to Courtney Miller-Thompson in the corner of the end zone. Lincoln High’s, I…

Perfect season ends for Panthers in a last second loss to Lincoln in CIF-Division 1-AA SoCal Regional

Spectrum SportsnetNewbury Park loses in the final seconds CHULA VISTA, Calif. - The Newbury Park Panthers are perfect no more. A championship season ended with a heartbreaking 34-27 loss to San Diego powerhouse Lincoln in a CIF-State Division 1-AA SoCal Regional final. The Hornets scored 20 unanswered fourth quarter points to stun the Panthers who finish 14-1 on the year. Akili Smith jr had two touchdown passes in the final 2:21 of the game incl…

Lincoln overcomes 13-point fourth-quarter deficit, rallies to win in SoCal Regionals

CHULA VISTA – Minutes after Lincoln High School’s improbable, hard-to-believe, you-had-to-be-there-to-believe it 34-27 Division 1-AA Southern California Regional playoff win over Newbury Park on Friday night at Southwestern College, the Hornets gathered at midfield and began dancing and singing. “Hey, hey, we’re the Hive boys. Hey, hey, we’re the Hive boys.” It’s lyrics they’ll be singing for days. Here’s some, but not all, of what Lincoln overc…