West Linn football routs Lincoln 44-7 in quarterfinals

The Lions balled out. The West Linn football team, facing Lincoln in the Class 6A state quarterfinals, raced out to a 37-point lead in the first half, engaged the running clock throughout the final two quarters and rolled to a devastating 44-8 victory at West Linn High School on Friday, Nov. 13. To see the complete slideshow from this contest, click here. The quotes and the stats “We knew it was going to be a dogfight. They run the ball a lot, but we came out ready,” said West Linn junior linebacker Tyler Holmes, who recovered a Lincoln fumble and also made two sacks. “Our whole defense just knew that we had to tackle and we did it really well.” “That was such a good game. For us, it’s such a good way to go into the semifinals,” said Lion junior running back Cohen Bissell, who carried 17 times for 137 yards and three touchdowns. “I’m so proud of our defense. They held them to eight points in the fourth quarter. They held them so many times.” “Shout out to our linebackers.

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