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They aren’t big or broad-shouldered.
They don’t pass the eye test.
But Stockton’s Lincoln High School is lightning quick, shoots the long ball with precision and plays smothering defense.
Monday night, the Trojans finished a four-game sweep of the American Division of The Holiday Classic at Torrey Pines with a 62-47 win over Mission Bay (13-4) in the championship game.
Ranked No. 4 in the state by MaxPreps.com, Lincoln (10-1) ran roughshod over San Diego teams, beating La Jolla Country Day 75-40 and San Marcos 78-49 en route to Monday’s title game.
“We win with defense,” said Lincoln senior Anthony Moore, who is headed to Weber State, choosing the Wildcats over UC San Diego. “We play lockdown defense.”
Mission Bay, which saw its 10-game winning streak come to an end, led 6-4 with 4:06 to play in the first quarter.
Lincoln went on a 21-4 run and the Bucs, ranked No. 6 in San Diego and No. 31 in the state, were chasing the rest of the game.
“Look at the final score, and that run was the difference in the game,” said Mission Bay coach Marshawn Cherry.
“You can’t win a game at the start, but you can lose it. And we lost it early. Hey hats off to Lincoln. They played great. They stressed us, shot it like crazy. Honestly, they played like us on steroids. We played hard, but they played harder.”
Moore led all scorers with 20 points and had 11 rebounds.
“We expected to come here and dominate. That was the goal,” said Moore, the American Division MVP. “Teams that play great defense always have a chance to win.”
Lincoln forced 15 Mission Bay turnovers and made 10 3-pointers. Eight came during in the first half, with five during that 21-4 run.
Zeke Davis backed Moore with 18 points and Johnathan Rossiter added 13.
Caleb Newton and Pablo Balderas both had 18 points for Mission Bay.
Balderas had 13 rebounds and Clay Grebing blocked four shots.
“Pablo always plays hard,” Cherry said. “He never gives up, plays the game the right way.
“I don’t like losing, but we’ll be fine.”
In other games:
Montgomery 75, Los Angeles Windward 74 (OT):– Devin Hamilton had a steal and basket with 5 seconds to play as Montgomery (14-1) edged Windward in the National Division fifth-place game.Hamilton finished with 18 points.
JJ Sanchez led the Aztecs with 27 points, while Alek Sanchez added 12 and Xair Mendez 10.
Montgomery finished the tournament 3-1, losing only to San Juan Capistrano JSerra, which was in the championship game.
Windward is coached by former San Diego State star DJ Gay.
San Marcos 62, Torrey Pines 59: In the American Division third-place game, San Marcos (15-2) came from seven points down in the fourth quarter to edge Torrey Pines (10-4).’ Richie Ramirez and Jalen Williams each had 16 points to lead San Marcos. Cody Shen paced Torrey Pines with 21 points.
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