Live updates recap: Lincoln (San Diego) throttles Grant (Sacramento) in California high school football

Oregon Ducks QB commit Akili Smith Jr. and the Hornets cruise as SoCal beats NorCal

Akili Smith Jr. and the San Diego Lincoln Hornets play at Sacramento Grant on Friday, Sept. 27, at 7:15 p.m. / Bodie De Silva

It's Northern California vs. Southern California on Friday night in Sacramento as the Grant Pacers host the Lincoln Hornets in high school football.

Lincoln (2-2) and four-star quarterback Akili Smith Jr. (Oregon Ducks commit) make the eight-hour trek north from San Diego coming off a bye week.

Grant (3-2) beat Destiny Christian last week and is No. 3 in the SBLive/SI Sac-Joaquin Section Top 15.

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Follow along for live updates once the game kicks off at 7:15 p.m. PT.

You can also watch San Diego Lincoln vs. Sacramento Grant live on the NFHS Network

FINAL: Lincoln 49, Grant 19

4TH QUARTER

FIELD GOAL GRANT! Jose Romero hits his second field goal of the game, this one from 34 yards to make it 49-19 in the waning seconds. This should be the final score.

TOUCHDOWN LINCOLN! Sophomore Jordan Roa subs in for Akili Smith Jr. and fires a TD pass to Ty Olsen and it's 49-16 Lincoln with 4:37 left.

TOUCHDOWN GRANT! Leon Martin finishes the longest drive ever (time-wise, not yardage-wise) to make it 42-16 Lincoln. Extra point no good.

Grant got the first down, and now a bunch of unsportsmanlike penalties are flying and delaying play.

Fourth and short coming up for Grant with just under eight minutes to play. 42-10 Lincoln.

3RD QUARTER

END OF 3RD QUARTER: Lincoln 42, Grant 10

TOUCHDOWN LINCOLN! Aden Jackson plunges in, and this one's getting out of hand. It's 42-10 with half a minute left in the quarter.

INTERCEPTION! Lincoln gets a pick off a tipped ball and takes over on the Grant 21 with three minutes left, leading 35-10.

TOUCHDOWN LINCOLN! Junior Curtis breaks loose for a 49-yard TD run to kick off the second half scoring. It's 35-10 Lincoln with 4:47 left.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Pass falls incomplete on fourth and 4 and it's Lincoln ball again, leading 28-10 on its own 10-yard line with eight minutes left.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Big break for Grant, which gets the ball back after the measurement goes in the Pacers' favor. It's 28-10 Lincoln with just under 10 minutes left.

Isaiah Grant with a 30-yard kickoff return to start the second half. Lincoln ball on its own 41, leading 28-10.

2ND QUARTER

HALFTIME: Lincoln 28, Grant 10

FIELD GOAL GRANT! Jose Romero hits a 27-yard field goal to make it 28-10 with 19 seconds left.

INTERCEPTION! Isaac Turner picks off a bomb by Luke Alexander at the 10, then returns it 53 yards. Lincoln ball at its own 35 after two Hornets personal foul penalties. Still 28-7 Lincoln as the half winds down.

TOUCHDOWN LINCOLN! Junior Curtis runs it in from 2 yards out after an incredible catch by Ty Olsen to set it up. It's 28-7 with 4:13 left.

FUMBLE! Grant coughs it up on a handoff that looked like it was supposed to be a fake, and Lincoln has the ball at midfield, 4:46 left leading 21-7.

TOUCHDOWN LINCOLN! Aden Jackson runs it in from 11 yards out and it's 21-7 Lincoln with 6:16 left.

Teams trade punts, with Grant kicking deep from its own territory after a series of penalties. Lincoln ball on the Grant 40, leading 14-7 with just over eight minutes left.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Lincoln stuffs the run and has it first and 10 on its own 26 after a 3-yard loss for Grant. 14-7 Lincoln.

1ST QUARTER

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Lincoln 14, Grant 7

BACK-TO-BACK INTERCEPTIONS! Lincoln gets a pick, and then Grant picks off Akili Smith Jr. on the next play. Tyron Carter returns the latter 51 yards and Grant is in business at the Lincoln 25. What a flurry. Keontae McClay had the interception for Lincoln.

TOUCHDOWN LINCOLN! Hornets get a 41-yard pick-six from Cammeron Purnell and it's 14-7 Lincoln with 1:26 left.

TOUCHDOWN LINCOLN! It's a 61-yard dart from Akili Smith Jr. to Isaiah Grant and we're tied 7-7 with 3:10 left.

Lincoln drives into Grant territory with a strong running game, but Akili Smith Jr. gets sacked twice and the Hornets have to punt. Grant ball on its own 8, leading 7-0 with 6:49 left.

TOUCHDOWN GRANT! Koby Shabazz scores on a 59-yard catch-and-run on third and 10 of the game-opening drive. Great throw by QB Luke Alexander. It's 7-0 Grant early.

We're underway! Grant receives and will start on its own 30.

The JV game ran a little long, so the start of the varsity game has been delayed. Players are warming up.

PREGAME

Before the bye, San Diego Lincoln lost 28-19 to JSerra, which held Smith to 141 yards passing, but the Hornets remain the top-ranked team in San Diego.

Sacramento Grant scheduled this game to replace McClatchy, and it continues the Pacers' tough early-season schedule.

Grant's top-rated senior recruits are three-star athlete Ezekiel Castex (uncommitted) and three-star edge Jeremiah Tuiileila (San Diego State commit).

Besides Smith, San Diego Lincoln boasts three-star athletes Isaiah Grant, CJ Williams and Cammeron Purnell (all uncommitted), plus three-star senior receiver Ty Olsen (San Jose State commit).

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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive | @sblivesports

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