Honor roll: The week’s best performances by San Mateo County high school athletes

Isaiah Johnson and Jaxson Sullivan, Aragon football. The Dons had both facets of their offense firing Friday night in a 42-0 win over Gunn-Palo Alto. Johnson was 12-of-18 passing for 185 yards with a whopping five touchdown passes. Sullivan accounted for 21 of those receiving yards, but it was on the ground where he shined, as the sophomore carries 26 times for a career-high 216 yards and one TD.

Elaina Foley, Burlingame girls’ golf. The Panthers, the defending PAL Ocean Division champions, improved to 4-0 in Ocean play in 2025 following a 210-228 win over South City at Mariners Point Golf Complex. Foley led the way with a round of 2-over 29, giving Foley the lowest round by a PAL player at Mariners Point this season.

Nick Armstrong, Burlingame football. With injuries wracking the Panthers’ roster, Armstrong did a little bit of everything in helping lead Burlingame to a 17-14 win over Hillsdale. Armstrong finished with 188 yards of offense. He completed 9 of 15 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown, a 13 yarder to younger brother Will Armstrong. Nick Armstrong also led the Panthers in rushing with 67 yards, adding a 6-yard score on the ground.

Kayla Greenbaum, Menlo-Atherton volleyball. The senior middle emerged as part of the Bears’ three-headed monster in a 25-20, 25-22, 25-22 win over Aragon in a key PAL Bay Division matchup. But while sophomore outside hitter Gabriella Lowe led all scorers with 15 kills, it was Greenbaum who roared loudest. She and senior outside hitter Jocelyn Chang finished with 11 kills apiece, but Greenbaum controlled the pace of play by going head-to-head with Aragon’s outstanding sophomore middle Poppy McKenzie, While McKenzie finished with 11 kills and three blocks, Greenbaum kept pace with two blocks and two service aces.

Teddy Dacey, Menlo-Atherton football. The Bears snapped a four-game skid with a bruising 42-28 victory at San Mateo, largely because their senior quarterback was in fine form. Dacey entered the game with 395 passing yards through the first four weeks of the season, but broke out for a 20-for-31 passing night good for a career-high 312 yards and three touchdowns, while, for good measure, adding four carries for 32 yards.

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Nueva School boys’ cross country. For the second straight year, Fitzpatrick fronted the field at the Ram Invitational cross-country meet at Westmoor. With two boys’ varsity races on the itinerary, the Nueva senior blazed to a first-place time of 13 minutes, 40 seconds, standing as the fastest time of the meet in either race, matching that of even University-SF head coach Jack Hunter, who won the Coaches and Alumni race earlier in the day with exactly the same time. It is the second year Fitzpatrick was the fastest runner of the meet, after last year’s run of 13:21 on the 2.7-mile course was a meet best, as well as a personal record for Fitzpatrick.

Lucia Forney, Hillsdale flag football. The freshman receiver surpassed 500 receiving yards on the season in last Wednesday’s 38-19 win over Half Moon Bay, but what set Forney apart in this game was her rushing performance. While she she still totaled eight catches for 108 yards and two touchdowns through the air, Forney also rushed five times for a career-high 166 yards and three scores. The win keeps the Lady Knights tied in first place as one of just two unbeaten teams in PAL Ocean Division play, along with South City.

Saul Marks, Serra football. The senior kicker and punter opened West Catholic Athletic League play in style, helping the Padres to a 41-6 win over Valley Christian, their first win of the season. Marks, who kicked a school record 53 yarder in the season opener against Folsom, banged home field goals of 48 and 44 yards against the Warriors, while five of his six kickoffs went for touchbacks.

Vivienne Butler, Ella McKinney and Gia Rivera, Notre Dame-Belmont volleyball. The Tigers’ five-set thriller at Menlo last Thursday turned into quite the block party. Sure, Rivera was en fuego off the left side, hitting the 30-kill mark for the third time in her varsity career, but the match was ultimately defined by NDB’s front-row defense. Rivera had a big hand in that as well, totaling a career-high six blocks, but it was the juniors Butler and McKinney who finished out the 18-25, 25-17, 27-29, 25-13, 17-15 victory with a double block, giving Butler three match blocks while McKinney recorded a match-high seven.

Robert Saulny-Green and Antonio Martinez, Jefferson football. After starting the season 0-2, the Grizzlies have totaled 80 points through two straight wins over Lincoln-SF and El Camino. Much of the success has to do with the return of Saulny-Green to the lineup, and the senior quarterback showed why in last Friday’s 43-21 win at El Camino, gaining 170 total yards, including 17 carries for 130 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. But all Jefferson’s points didn’t come on offense, as Martinez turned in the play of the game on a 72-yard kickoff return for a TD in the third quarter to swing the Grizzlies ahead 16-14, a lead they would maintain the rest of the night.

Jamie Elkington, Sequoia flag football. The senior receiver had a big day in the Ravens’ 41-6 win over Jefferson. Elkington caught five passes for 132 yards and scored three touchdowns, including scores of 60 and 50 yards as the Ravens picked up their first Ocean Division win.

Charlie Ford and Nathan Fox, Sacred Heart Prep football. With the game on the line — again, as SHP has recorded three comeback victory this season — Ford and Fox teamed to give the Gators their most dramatic win yet in a 31-27 stunner over Carlmont. The Scots had just taken a late lead on a 15-yard scoring pass from Brody Zirelli to Lucas Robertson with 1:29 to play. But SHP got the ball back and promptly stormed into the red zone on a long pass from Nico Pollioni to Sasha Bamdad. That set the stage for a game-winning double-reverse, as Fox took the initial jet sweep, only to toss it to the wide-out Ford on the end-around reverse for the junior to strut in for a 10-yard score with 40 seconds to go.