![Lynden sophomore wide receiver Dani Bowler secures the ball behind his back as another player looks up from the ground.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/231118_Lynden_at_N_Kitsap_05-822x1024.jpg)
![The Lynden sideline makes noise during a North Kitsap third down play in front of the crowd of spectators watching and standing behind them.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/231118_Lynden_at_N_Kitsap_06-1024x393.jpg)
![Lynden senior wide receiver Brady Elsner hauls in a pass while another player from the opposing team has his hands up in the air behind him.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/231118_Lynden_at_N_Kitsap_07-697x1024.jpg)
![Lynden junior quarterback Brant Heppner is tackled from the back as he tries to throw a pass while another opposing player raises his arms to block the pass.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/231118_Lynden_at_N_Kitsap_08-1024x839.jpg)
![Lynden head coach Blake VanDalen gives the referees an earful with a finger in the air.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/231118_Lynden_at_N_Kitsap_09-1024x695.jpg)
![North Kitsap senior defensive back Alex Hitchings catches the game-sealing interception as another player is behind him with his hands reaching out.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/231118_Lynden_at_N_Kitsap_10-1024x730.jpg)
![Lynden junior quarterback Brant Heppner wipes a tear while squatting down to the grass as his teammates console each other around him.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/231118_Lynden_at_N_Kitsap_11-780x1024.jpg)
![Lynden senior wide receivers Weston VanDalen (3) and Zach Welch (7) hug after the game surrounded by other members of his team.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/231118_Lynden_at_N_Kitsap_12-1024x659.jpg)
![Lynden junior quarterback Brant Heppner falls into the end zone as both teams crowd around to try and help with some laying on the grass.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/231118_Lynden_at_N_Kitsap_01-2-1024x703.jpg)
North Kitsap’s Alex Hitchings intercepted Lynden quarterback Brant Heppner’s pass in the end zone in overtime and the Lions fell to the Vikings in a 34-28 thriller in the 2A state quarterfinals on Saturday, Nov. 18 at North Kitsap High School.
North Kitsap’s Alex Hitchings intercepted Lynden quarterback Brant Heppner’s pass in the end zone in overtime and the Lions fell to the Vikings in a 34-28 thriller in the 2A state quarterfinals on Saturday, Nov. 18 at North Kitsap High School.