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Burlingame (0-1), 7 p.m.

The Wildcats were walloped 50-6 by Milpitas last week. The Panthers came up short against Saratoga, 21-17. … Last year, Woodside beat Burlingame in a shootout, 39-24. … In fairness to Woodside, Milpitas is supposed to be very good this year and the Spartans gave no reason to think otherwise as they racked up 409 yards of offense, 277 coming through the air. … Burlingame led Saratoga in the fourth quarter but the Falcons pulled out the win. … Benji Palu had a big game for the Panthers, rushing for 130 yards on 17 carries. Cameron Webb went for 99 yards, with both Burlingame scores.

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Terra Nova (0-1), 7 p.m.

The Wildcats dropped a 28-21 decision to North Coast Section power Marin Catholic last week. The Tigers fell to Sacred Heart Cathedral 30-14. … St. Ignatius qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs last season with a sub-.500 record. But the Wildcats won three games in the playoffs and captured the CCS Division III title to finish 6-6-1. … This is the second week in a row Terra Nova plays a team from the West Catholic Athletic League. … Despite scoring only two TDs, Terra Nova had no trouble moving the ball against SHC, amassing 437 yards of offense.

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Monta Vista (1-0), 7 p.m.

The Cherokees slipped past Fremont-Sunnyvale 26-25 last week. The Matadors beat up on Overfelt, 35-14. … Sequoia needed to score a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull out the win. … The Cherokees ran roughshod over Fremont, rushing for 269 yards. … Running back Matt Jenkins rushed for 145 yards on 19 carries, while quarterback Mike Taylor rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. He also threw for 131 yards and another score. … Monta Vista was even better on the ground, racking up 317 yard rushing, averaging 8.5 yards a carry. … Nathan Facciolla is a two-way threat for the Matadors. The quarterback led the team in rushing with 105 yards on nine carries.

Menlo-Atherton (1-0) at Los Gatos (0-1), 7:30 p.m.

The Bears beat up El Camino last week, 26-0. The Wildcats saw a fourth-quarter comeback fall short against Mitty, 28-20. … This is the second year in a row these teams have met. Los Gatos won 27-14 in 2011. … M-A had 422 yards of total offense last week — 251 on the ground and 171 through the air. … Receiver Evan Perkins caught only three passes, but he gained 118 yards and a score, with a long of 85 yards. … Isiah Nash led the ground attack, gaining 129 yards on 13 carries. … Normally a ground-and-pound team, Los Gatos did more damage through the air against Mitty, with quarterback Nick Bawden passing for 177 yards, but he did throw two picks. … Max Herman was the bell cow on the ground for the Wildcats, gaining 90 yards and scoring three touchdowns.

Carlmont (1-0) at Gunn (1-0), 7:30 p.m.

The Scots opened the season with an impressive 33-0 win over King's Academy. The Titans held off San Mateo, 14-6. … Matt Stalun had a big game for Carlmont last week. He caught two scoring passes and had an interception on defense. Mark Concilla also scored twice for the Scots. … The Gunn defense propelled it to the win over San Mateo last week, getting an interception late in the fourth quarter with the Bearcats driving.

Capuchino (0-1) at South City (0-1), 7 p.m.

The Mustangs were manhandled by Valley Christian- Dublin, 36-6. The Warriors wilted against Santa Clara, 27-6. … Last year, South City shut out Capuchino, 25-0. … Despite getting blasted to open the season, Cap running back Justin Ewing picked up where he left off last year. He rushed for 161 yards and the Mustangs' only score last week. … The Mustangs could not stop the run, as Howard Wikle torched them to the tune of 211 yards and three scores on just 18 carries. … South City's loss to Santa Clara was the second in two years. The Warriors fell 20-7 last season.

Saturday

Sacred Heart Prep (1-0) at Mountain View (0-0), noon

The Gators gobbled up Branham last week, 31-6. The Spartans finished 6-4-1 overall last season 4-2-1 in the De Anza Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League. … SHP did most of its damage on the ground last week, rushing for 225 yards on 46 carries. Ryan Gaertner led the way with 99 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries. … Quarterback Kevin Donahoe also had a big game, throwing for 161 yards and a touchdown on 7 of 10 passing … Mountain View was an entertaining team last year. Not only did the Spartans average 28 points per game, they allowed 27.