After a close game that lasted over two and a half hours, the Saints lose 26-27.

While winning for the majority of the night, the Windermere Lakers made a slow comeback until their eventually overtaking and victory in the fourth quarter.

The Saints now are 1-2 in their season, which is by no means a perfect start, but is one that is still unprecedented for the past couple of years.

A big congratulations to both teams and their hard effort, and a good luck to the Trinity Prep Saints moving forward in their season.

After three incomplete passes, the ball is turned over to the Windermere Prep Lakers in the remaining 14.2 seconds.

During the fourth down, the receiver stepped out of bounds in the short pass while being over 50 yards away from a victory.

35 seconds remain in this heated battle between the Trinity Prep Saints and the Windermere Prep Lakers. With the Lakers leader 27-26 and at the fourth down, it has do or die for the Saints.

With six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Lakers score a touchdown with their twice-injured running back Peyton Hollerin.

The Lakers are now leading for the first time in the game by 27-26.

This game has lasted for roughly two hours, and now there are only six more minutes for finals plays from both sides.

The third quarter closes with the Saints leading 26-21.

Twelve minutes will remain at the start of the fourth quarter, and the Saints start with the ball.

After the injury of their running back, Peyton Hollerin, the Lakers secure a touchdown and a point. Windermere is beginning to narrow the gap, but the Saints still lead 26-21.

The star player and running back of Windermere Prep, Peyton Hollerin, has been injured on field. Hollerin secured the majority of the opponent team’s points, so if his injury is severe enough to keep on the sidelines for the remainder of the match, the Lakers will take a severe hit to their offensive line.

As windermere loses the ball, the Saints make an unbelievable play to score a touchdown off on an interception! The Saints now lead 26-14.

Another failed two-point conversion, but this surprising touchdown has reignited an energy in the crowd as they all jolted to a stand and cheered on for the home team.

Lucas Bown, Saints #62, falls to the ground holding his knee during the first play. He walks off with an unknown injury.

The Lakers start with the ball in the third quarter at the 32 yard line.

They are hoping to come back from there one touchdown deficit as the Saints lead 20-14.

As the play begins to stall with penalties such as unsportsmanlike contact on the Windermere Lakers, the second quarter comes to a close with the Saints leading 20-14.

Lakers’ Adrian Delgado accomplishes a narrow play putting the opponents two yards away from the end zone.

The Lakers score a touchdown and bring the game to 20-13.

They secure an extra point and now bring the game to less than a touchdown apart at 20-14.

Receiver Zion Williams completes a first down and runs with the ball for over 20 yards.

Minutes after, the Saints score a touchdown, bringing the game to 20-7.

The Saints fail to secure the extra play, but their strong lead gives them a comfortable position to afford more risky plays.

The Lakers completed a touchdown, but received a penalty after unsportsmanlike conduct. The Lakers scored and now trail behind with the Saints leading 14-7.

The second quarter now begins with Windermere at the 7-yard line for a second down.

The Lakers throw a hail mary but are stopped by Saints defender Carson Bates.

Windermere now has a first yard at the 11-yard line.

Receiver Finn Davidescu catches an 18-yard throw giving the Saints a first down close to the end zone.

The Saints score another touchdown after a 10-yard play by Kyle He. The Saints now lead 12-0.

Finn Davidescu completes a 2-point conversion, so the team is now up 14-0.

2 minutes remain in the first quarter.

The Saints gain a touchdown by Jayden More! They now lead 6-0 within the first 5 minutes of the game.

The extra point failed, but the crowd is still filled with energy and excitement for this early lead.

Punting at the fourth down, Windermere prep loses the ball and the Saints gain a first down close to the end zone.

Windermere Prep started the kickoff and Trinity starts off with a strong opening 10-yard play by running back Josh Shaw. The Saints gain a first down.

Hours before the game, members of the football team can be found in the weightlifting room stretching and socializing with one another. For them, its not just important to keep their bench press high but their camaraderie high as well.

One of the players in the room warming up for tonight’s game against Windermere Prep is senior Peyton Keith. Despite key players like senior Stanley Ritterbusch and junior Brodie Wordell being out due to injuries, Keith remains hopeful.

“Even though we’ve had a couple of injuries and a lot of people cramping, I think we’ve learned our lesson and will come a lot more prepared against Windermere,” Keith said.

Today is the Saint’s third game of the season, but during the pre-season Spring Jamboree, the football team played and defeated Windermere.

Keith believes that the football team can continue their success against tonight’s opponent

“We could definitely get three touchdowns and maybe even let them score zero,” Keith said.

A sentiment that is shared by both Keith and Football Coach Emanuel Williams is confidence in the team’s solidarity. Williams is proud of the team’s hard work this past week to unite under a team effort.

“I feel like we had our best week of practice all year and I feel like the kids are focused for tonight’s game,” Williams said.

Sticking to the basics, locking in and scoring points are the goals Williams has for the team; he hopes to use their past failures as the tool for future successes.

“What changed was watching film from last week’s game,” Williams said. “We said that the mistakes that we made were self-inflicted … if we doing our jobs then we should go out there and have a great week.”