Football Recap: Manteca Piles Up the Points Against Lincoln

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Manteca). They blew past the Lincoln Trojans 51-14 on Friday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-6.

Owen Gully

Passing Touchdowns (Career)

09/19/25 vs Lincoln	5
08/22/25 vs Elk Grove	3
11/15/24 vs Rodriguez	2
11/01/24 vs Oakdale	2
10/11/24 vs Mountain House	2

Manteca was led to victory by Owen Gully and Nikko Juarez. Gully threw for 173 yards and five TDs while completing 75% of his passes, while Juarez rushed for 151 yards and one touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Those five passing touchdowns gave Gully a new career-high. Quinn Martinez was in the mix as well, providing Manteca with two scores.

Manteca's run defense was locked in: Lincoln could only muster 0.5 yards per carry. While two picked up at least nine total tackles, Kyrin Barajas stood above the rest. He picked up four sacks and made nine total tackles (6.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. Manteca's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.3.

Manteca didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Barajas and Jayden Harris. Barajas also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with nine. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

The win keeps Manteca at an undefeated 4-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.8 points on average this season. As for Lincoln, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Manteca will head out to challenge Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will give the Buffaloes their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Lincoln, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Kimball at 7:15 p.m. on October 3.