For the second week in a row, the Knights surrendered an early lead and then overcame a second-half deficit to sieze victory in the end. On Friday night at House Park, the Knights (2-0) led the visiting Lehman Lobos, 13-0, then trailed them 27-13, and ultimately vanquished them, 40-27.

The Knights started off the game with a 88-yard kick return by Jalen Sutton to go up 7-0 in the first 15 seconds of the game. After a three-and-out drive by Lehman, a lost fumble on the Knights’ second drive, and another three-and-out drive, the Knights scored again thanks to long runs by Jalen Sutton and Cole Davis set up Davis’ 6-yard touchdown run to make it 13-0. It appeared the route was on, but it wasn’t.

The rest of the first half the Knights were on the defensive. Lehman defensive end Terry Maher recovered a fumbled snap and ran the ball 26 yards for a scoop and score. After a 31-yard pass from Cayden Raymond to CJ Scott for another Lehman touchdown, the game was tied. Thanks to a botched PAT, the game remained tied at the half, 13-13.

The third quarter began with more of the same from the Lobos. They scored back-to-back touchdowns to make the score 27-13 with four minutes to go in the third quarter.

This situation was not too unfamiliar for this McCallum team. The week previously, against Anderson, they had been in the same situation where they had scored first, yet found themselves trailing in the third quarter by a margin of two touchdowns. But as they did against Anderson, the team rallied and won the game. Against the Lobos, the turnabout was even quicker. Before the third quarter ended, the Knights had reversed the momentum and regained control of the game.

The Knights scored two quick third-quarter touchdowns, the first by Jalen Sutton, who ran 69 yards to the end zone to make the score 27-20. After that, Takai Satberry caught a short Cole Davis pass behind the line of scrimmage and ran 67 yards to tie the game at 27.

The Knights never looked back from there and went up two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Jalen Sutton scored his third and fourth touchdowns of the game on 11-yard run following a bobbled punt snap to make the score 34-27. Then Sutton ran the ball 53 yards for an insurance touchdown to make the final score 40-27.

“It was like the last game, we had a good comeback” Jalen Sutton said after the game. “Everybody was focused on the second half and we got a good win. ”

On the defensive side of the ball, the Knights were making key plays to set up the offense. In the first quarter on fourth down for the Lobos, Gabe Williams intercepted a pass in the end zone to prevent a possible Lehman touchdown.

Senior Gabe Williams intercepts a fourth-down pass to the end zone. Video by Steven Tibbetts.

The Knights also forced Lehman to fumble the ball on a punt that would set the offense up in Lehman territory to score the go-ahead touchdown.

The Knights recorded 313 rushing yards on the game and quarterback Cole Davis was 7/7 passing. Takai Satberry had 67 yards receiving yards on the night. Darius Lewis led the receiving corps with 97 yards on five receptions.

The Knights now look ahead to Leander Glenn next week where they will play their first game on the road. The Knights play at 7 p.m. next Thursday at Gupton Stadium.

The football players and coaches, the cheerleaders and the Blue Brigade dancers link pinkies while the band plays the school song after McCallum defeated Lehman, 40-27. Video by Gregory James.

Interview of Gabe Williams by Gregory James.

Interview of Jalen Sutton by Gregory James.

Interview of Coach G by Gregory James.

Interview of Takai Satberry by Gregory James.

Interview of Duce Rosales by Steven Tibbetts.

Video by Angie Seckar-Martinez.