"Heartbreaker, Lincoln-San Jose loses by one point in the last minutes of Friday's game against Valley Center dashing their hopes of a first state football championship in school history. Lincoln's crowd cheers for them before Lincoln plays against Valley Center during Division 6-AA state football championship game at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Lincoln's Luca Papoulias (16) looks the throw the ball against Valley Center's Brandon Revelas (11) in the first quarter during the Division 6-AA state football championship game at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)"
"Lincoln's Jaymes Purvis III (8) jumps with the ball over Valley Center's Gauge Wright (10) and Valley Center's Joaquin Stehly (12) in the fourth quarter during Division 6-AA state football championship game at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Lincoln's Urian Ramirez (2) and Lincoln's Mykell Munro (90) tackle Valley Center's Braylon Mitchell (5) in the fourth quarter during Division 6-AA state football championship game at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Lincoln's Kyan Phillips (21) catches the ball against Valley Center's Brandon Revelas (11) in the second quarter during Division 6-AA state football championship game at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Lincoln's Lucas Martinez (11) runs with the ball against Valley Center's Joaquin Stehly (12) in the second quarter during Division 6-AA state football championship game at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton, Calif., on Friday"
Lincoln-San Jose fell to Valley Center by a single point in the final minutes, eliminating the possibility of the program's first state football title. The game took place in the Division 6-AA state championship at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium on Dec. 12, 2025. The Lincoln crowd cheered before kickoff as players battled through key moments. Quarterback Luca Papoulias attempted passes while Jaymes Purvis III made aerial plays. Defenders Urian Ramirez and Mykell Munro executed tackles, and offensive contributions came from Kyan Phillips and Lucas Martinez.
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