hold the lead
maintain the lead

Then it was just a matter of holding the lead.

The Packers would hold the lead for the rest of the game.

They held the lead throughout the race, as their team did from the opening day at the meet.

In each game they failed to hold the lead twice.

To that point, nine different runners had held the lead.

Still, he held the lead for 23 laps in the 312-lap race.

"I tried to get in there and hold the lead the guys gave me.

But to hold the lead, they needed flashy work in the field, and got it.

Navy held the lead for the remainder of the game.

Before that point, Tennessee had held the lead for a total of 43 seconds.

With 43 seconds left in the third, the Panthers held the lead, 16-12.

Boom was therefore the first race leader, though he held the lead for only one day.

He held the lead the rest of the race.

But they could not sustain the shooting nor the energy to hold the lead.

They did not hold the lead for long, though.

Actually, they led the division at the break last year and couldn't hold the lead.

In some cases these golfers even hold the lead for the first overnight.

One person holds the lead and stands behind the dog who is sitting.

Dorsey held the lead and stayed within a few feet of him.

He held the lead through three days for play.

Daniel, who had held the lead since the second round, shot a 73 and finished at 281.

The Cadets, who have now lost three straight and four of their first six games, never held the lead.

It was Gonzalez who led away and held the lead until the flag.

He scored on a 15-yard run and, for the first time, the Lions held the lead, at 13-10.

The extra point attempt was no good, but Carroll held the lead 20-17 for the first time in the game.