VARSITY VS LINCOLN
DOGS MAKE IT A HAPPY HOMECOMING
Varsity 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL
Lincoln Trojans 6 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 26
Tracy Bulldogs 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 48
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After losing the 2024 Homecoming game 40-0 vs Edison last year, Tracy wanted to make sure things were different this year. The Dogs had a lot to play for tonight. There was the huge turnout in the stands, there was the school spirit, an important league game, and they were playing for the memory of Kane Stroup's grandfather who had recently passed.
Coach Pribble was extremely proud of his team postgame. "We have been taking on the challenges of these big games and big teams. Our kids have shown a lot of growth over the past month and we have been practicing really well. I love the effort from our younger guys whose voices are being heard and the leadership that is generated from our Seniors."
"I have nothing but respect for Lincoln as they gave us really good game," said Pribble. "Tonight we battled for each other. Big players have big plays in big games and our defense shined and our offensive stars like Goularte, Godoy, Brown, and our backs were difference makers."
Game Summary:
With 4:51 left in the first quarter Tracy got on the board first with a 19 yard touchdown pass from Brady Brown to David Goularte. It would be the first of two touchdowns and an overall impactful game by Goularte.
Lincoln showed they had a run game early scoring with relative ease marching down the field ending with a 15 yard run. The extra point hit the left upright and the score was Lincoln 6 - Tracy 7.
The game entered the flag stage at this point as there were many stoppages of play as things got chippy and sloppy. The quarter ended 7-6.
With Tracy pushed back to their goal line due to penalties, Brady Brown ran for 51 yards to give Tracy solid field position. With 7:15 left in the quarter, Brown connected with Maxwell Moore for a 24 yard catch and run to the end zone. The extra point was blocked but Tracy had a 13-6 lead.
Brown came up with another touchdown strike with 3:44 left in the half as he found Juan Godoy over the middle on a beautifully thrown ball to make it 20-6 on the extra point by Scott Paterson.
With time winding down in the half, Lincoln was able to get to the 5 yard line, but Ryan Foster broke up a pass on the last play of the half in the end zone.
20-6 Halftime
Lincoln came out focused in the 2nd half and quickly scored on a 45 yard touchdown pass with 10:57 left in the quarter. The 2 point conversion was no good. Lincoln 12 - Tracy 20.
Tracy's first series of the 2nd half was messy and they gave Lincoln the ball back quickly and the Trojans made them pay with a 58 yard pass to the one yard line. The Trojans tied the game 20-20 at this point on a 3 yard touchdown pass and a 2 point pass conversion. 6:25 left in the quarter.
At the 6:18 mark of the 3rd, Brown threw another perfect pass to a well covered and leaping Goularte in the end zone. The highlight reel catch put Tracy up once again 27-20.
With 2:48 left in the third, Goularte kept his name in print with a fumble recovery at the Lincoln 40. From there David Grisham immediately rushed down the Tracy sidelines for a 40 yard touchdown extending the ball at the pylon. The Paterson extra point made it 34-20.
With 45 seconds left in the 3rd, Goularte had an interception in the end zone to keep the score at 34-20.
With 9:49 left in the game, Grisham had his 2nd rushing touchdown, this time on a 47 yard run. 41-20.
The Tracy defense held the Trojans on the next series and then Brown decided it was his turn to find the end zone as he dodged the Trojan defense and scored on a 45 yard run. The extra point made it 48-20.
Lincoln would get one final score on a 17 yard touchdown pass. The extra point was no good and the scoring in this game would end at 48-26.
REGIONAL SCORES
St. Mary's 44 - Edison 29
Kimball 28 - Lodi 22
Tokay 62 - West 8
JV VS LINCOLN
JV 8-0 WITH DOMINANT WIN
JV 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL
Lincoln Trojans 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6
Tracy Bulldogs 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 34
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The Tracy defense kept Lincoln off the board for 90 percent of the game until 3:37 left in the contest, meanwhile the offense put 21 first half points on the Trojans to quickly control the game.
With 7:24 left in the first quarter, Liam Young scored on a 37 yard run. The extra point by Miguel Pena made it 7-0.
Evan Velasco had 79 yard run that setup Young to score his 2nd touchdown from 6 yards out with 2:14 left in the quarter. 14-0.
With the defense frustrating Lincoln, JD Palumo added another Bulldog touchdown with a 1 yard keeper. The Pena extra point made it 21-0 with 5:07 left in the half.
Dominic Bellini had a highlight interception with 4:10 left, but Tracy would then throw an interception to give Lincoln their only big play of the first half. The half would end on a nice sack by Daniel Craig. 21-0.
With 3:14 left in the 3rd, Palumbo kept the ball again on a 4 yard score. The extra point was blocked 27-0.
Tracy put up one more score with 8:09 left in the game when Palumbo found Jordan Alvarado on a 6 yard TD pass. 34-0.
Lincoln got on the scoreboard with a 16 yard touchdown pass with 3:37 left in the game. The 2 point run was no good.
LINCOLN FRESHMAN GAME
FRESHMEN KEEP LINCOLN OFF THE BOARD
Freshman 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL
Lincoln Trojans 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Tracy Bulldogs 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21
Our Freshman team will always remember their first Homecoming week game, especially our defenders who pitched another shutout, this time against a good Lincoln offense. "We had to get creative with our defense tonight and we were able to plug some holes and execute well," said Defensive Coordinator Steve Hall.
"I'm proud of how responded in this game after the loss of some of our personnel" said Head Coach Kevin Speer. "Our defense and offensive line play was excellent tonight. It was a good hard fought win. I want our guys to enjoy Homecoming Friday and get ready to play for a league title next week at St. Mary's," said Speer.
The 1st half was dominated by solid defense from both teams with Tracy stopping Lincoln on two 4th down plays in the quarter.
In the 2nd quarter, Lincoln was marching down the field but Julian Velarde picked off a pass at the Tracy 18 to thwart the Trojan scoring opportunity.
With time ticking down in the half, Tracy got to the Lincoln two yard line but could not get the score and jogged off the field 0-0.
The first score of the game came with 3:44 left in the 3rd when Lochlan Forester rushed for a couple of yards into the end zone. The extra point gave Tracy a 7-0 lead.
On one of the last plays of the quarter, Alex Montenegro broke free for a 47 yard rush to put Tracy in the red zone, but early in the 4th Tracy would fumble to eliminate the scoring opportunity.
The Tracy defense pushed Lincoln back to the 1 yard line and it was there on 3rd down that Lincoln passed over the middle and the ball was picked off by Lawrenz Shadrick-Brice. He would score a few plays later to go up 14-0 on the Logan Taylor extra point.
With 5:19 left in the game, Jerry Sanchez recovered a fumble to put Tracy back on offense. They would get their 3rd score of the game with 3:13 left when Montenegro scored on a slant route thrown by Forester from approximately the 20 yard line.
HOMECOMING 2025
SENIORS WIN ON MONDAY NIGHT
Homecoming week began with the Seniors defeating the Juniors 19-6.