CHEYNEY, Pennsylvania — In an otherwise evenly played football game, big plays decided Saturday’s seson-opening game between between Lincoln and Cheyney, and the pendulum in the regard swung heavily to the Lions’ side.
Lincoln struck twice in the first two minutes of play, then held off a second-half charge by the Wolves to win the annual “Battle of the Firsts” by a score of 33-28, snapping a two-year skid against their local rivals.
“I’m basically happy with the way we played today,” said Cheyney coach Ken Lockard. “There’s a lot of things we did very well. But, we also made some really boneheaded mistakes that killed us.”
One of those mistakes came early, with a mere two minutes off the clock. The Lions defense had just held, forcing a three-and-out. Cheyney punter Jewel Jones came on, and booted one to just about the Lincoln 30. No Lion attempted to field it, and the ball rolled to a stop. However, Cheyney never downed the ball, and began to leave the field before the whistle blew. An alert Elijah Douglas scooped it up, and ran it back 71 yards for the touchdown. And just like that, the Lions were up 7-0.
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