LYNN — Sometimes, you just can’t heat up.

Such was the case at Manning Field on Saturday, when Lynn Classical (0-2) fell to New Bedford (1-1) in a 27-0 final. The Whalers led just 7-0 at halftime, but according to coach Brian Vaughan of the Rams, youth and injuries got in the way.

“I just thought we got some bad breaks early,” he said. “We’re already down linemen up front and then we had to play some freshmen early. We had to play some young dudes, and that isn’t easy to do.”

Truth be told, through all of the flags and injury timeouts, it was anyone’s game for nearly three quarters. Classical’s Ryan Buth (51 yards passing), Tyren Hoeun (31 yards rushing), Jabin Pierre (5 receptions, 41 yards receiving), and Javon Clayborn (18-yard rush, 10-yard reception) all had their moments.

“I thought they played well at times, but for the second week in a row (48-14 loss to North Attleborough in Week 1), I think we just got worn down at times against bigger opponents,” Vaughan said.

Classical also got worn down against New Bedford quarterback Julez Johnson, who started his second game after a broken collarbone kept him off the field last season. The dual-threat right-hander ran for 60 yards and threw for 155.

“This week, he seemed to be a little more calm and controlling the offense,” said New Bedford coach Mark DeBrito. “It all goes through him. This week, he wasn’t really thinking about his collarbone. He just went out there and set the tone.”

There was no bigger highlight than the 5:54 mark of the third quarter. Still a 7-0 game, Johnson floated one to wideout Jarren Goodine for a 77-yard touchdown to put pressure on the hosts.

Heading into Saturday, Vaughan said he hoped to attack the Whalers off the edge.

“Which we did a little bit at times, but the consistency of just trying to break in some new guys, it just didn’t work in our favor,” he said. “But, we’ll clean it up. I think we’ll be all right.”

New Bedford tacked on a 9-yard rushing touchdown from Goodine and a 36-yard pick-six from Aliaz Colon in the fourth quarter, and that was all she wrote.

“I think, across the board, we struggled a little bit. We’ve got to clean some things up,” Vaughan said. “Simplify some things and, hopefully, we can start moving the ball.”

Taking positives from a negative, Vaughan credited sophomore running back Gianni McKay, who bursted for a 20-yard run in the third quarter.

“I thought he did a good job running the ball when he got his opportunities,” Vaughan said.

Rounding out Classical highlights, Clayborn snagged an interception right before halftime off a tip from Hoeun, and Isaiah Cedano broke up a deep pass along the right sideline during the fourth quarter.

“I think we played well on defense in the first half. We stopped them twice inside the redzone,” Vaughan added. “On the first series on defense, they went three-and-out.”

For DeBrito and company, the two-and-a-half hour bus ride was well worth it.

“Similar places. We’re just down in the South Shore and they’re up in the North Shore. The same dynamics and some of the same struggles,” he said. “I knew it was going to be like us playing in the mirror, just with different-colored jerseys.”

According to New Bedford’s coaching staff, it was the first-ever meeting between the two programs. Chalk it up as 1-0, Whalers.

“We’re playing with a young group in the secondary and a young group at linebacker. Our front guys are older and experienced, but we’re still trying to find the right mix of guys there,” DeBrito said. “But any time you get a shutout, it’s great. It feels good for the defensive guys. It all starts in practice. You’ve got to give 110 percent and work hard.”

Classical hosts Medford at 5 p.m. on Friday in search of win No. 1.

“We’ll go to the film, see what we can improve on and, hopefully, get those things fixed,” Vaughan said. “We’ll see how it goes next week.”