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Luke Ostrander
Sequoia 34, Hillsdale 14
Junior quarterback Luke Ostrander gained 336 total yards as the Ravens (2-1 PAL Ocean, 4-3 overall) rode a 20-point second quarter to their second straight win, moving into second place in the PAL Ocean Division with the win at Hillsdale (0-2, 2-5).
Sequoia enjoyed a big night through the air, with Ostrander going 13-of-17 passing for 222 yards and four touchdowns to four different receivers, senior Garrett Johnson, juniors Ian Analla and Soane Sill, and sophomore Jackson Tetley. Ostrander also ran 14 times for 114 yards, while senior Nolan Fausto rushed for a TD. Hillsdale junior quarterback Branden Kee was 10-of-17 passing for 143 yards, and added four carries for 21 yards and a touchdown.
M-A 24, Sacred Heart Prep 17
Senior quarterback Teddy Dacey completed nearly 70% of his passes and the Bears (1-1 PAL Bay, 2-5 overall) picked up their first PAL Bay Division win of the year at home against SHP (0-2, 4-3). Dacey was 11-of-16 passing for 134 yards and two touchdowns, while adding six rushes for 25 yards. The performance puts Dacey at over 3,000 total yards in his three-year varsity career.
Sophomore Kyle Gabriel totaled four catches for 99 yards and a touchdown, senior Matthew Kwon also hauled in a TD catch, senior Monty Turner rushed for a score, and senior kicker Anthony Perez booted a 27-yard field goal.
SHP senior quarterback Nico Pollioni threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to junior David Sala, senior running back Maxime Morelle rushed for a score, and senior Nathan Fox booted a field goal.
Terra Nova 21, Fremont 6
The Tigers (3-0 PAL El Camino, 5-2 overall) clinched their first winning season since 2022 with the win at Fremont-Sunnyvale (0-2, 1-6). Terra Nova used a two-pronged rushing attack, with senior running back Austin Snead totaling 18 carries for 81 yards and a touchdown. Senior quarterback Joey Donati added eight carries for 80 yards and a TD, while going 6-of-16 passing for 56 yards. Fremont senior William Devine had six carries for a team-high 56 rushing yards.
Santa Clara 28, South City 27
South City (1-2 PAL El Camino, 2-5 overall) took a 21-14 lead early in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard scoring rush by senior Devon Jackson, but Santa Clara (1-1, 3-4) tied it on a scoop-and-score with two minutes to go and outlasted the Warriors in overtime.
Senior linebacker Mason Nguyen had the pivotal fumble recovery in the middle tier of the field and returned it 40 yards to tie the game 21-all. In overtime, Santa Clara took the first possession and scored on a Joshua Perez TD catch from quarterback Damian Lopez. Nolan Gallo’s point-after kick loomed large, as South City answered by getting into the end zone for a TD, but opted to go for a two-point conversion that fell short of the goal line to end it.
Jackson totaled three touchdown runs in regulation. The senior got the Warriors on the board with a 22-yard scoring run in the first quarter, and added a 2-yard TD run in the second.
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Menlo School 49, Palo Alto 6
Senior quarterback Jack Freehill totaled four touchdowns as the Knights (2-0 PAL Bay, 7-0 overall) continued their string of blowouts to stay unbeaten at Palo Alto (0-2, 0-7). Menlo has now outscored opponents 321-79 this season.
Freehill was 9-of-17 passing for 169 yards and two touchdowns — one to senior Trevor Van der Pyl and another to sophomore JayAr Davis — while adding 10 carries for 51 yards and two TDs. Senior running back Chuck Wynn added 10 carries for 90 yards and a TD, and junior Merrick Ward also rushed for a score. Palo Alto was led by junior quarterback Justin Fung’s 16-of-28 passing for 141 yards and a touchdown.
Homestead 33, Mills 14
Homestead (3-2 PAL Lake, 5-2 overall) broke a 14-all halftime deadlock with 19 unanswered points in the second half to win at home against Mills (1-3 PAL Lake, 2-5 overall). The Vikings have now lost three straight. Mills sophomore quarterback Brian Lourenco was 18-of-32 passing for 171 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Junior receiver Kosta Jada had two catches for 54 yards and a score.
Aragon 24, Milpitas 14
Sophomore running back Jaxson Sullivan totaled 21 carries for 74 yards and a touchdown to lead the Dons (1-1 PAL Ocean, 4-3 overall) to a home win over Milpitas (1-1, 4-3). Junior quarterback Isaiah Johnson added a touchdown pass to senior Charlie Wilcox, who totaled four catches for 69 yards.
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Jefferson (4-0 PAL Lake, 5-2 overall) broke a 6-all tie in the fourth quarter with 16 unanswered points to win it 22-6 at Monta Vista-Cupertino ( ).
THURSDAY
King’s Academy 28, San Mateo 14
San Mateo (1-1 PAL De Anza, 4-3 overall) intercepted TKA quarterback Ricky Gutierrez twice in the contest, but it was not enough to quiet the Knights’ vaunted aerial game in Sunnyvale. Gutierrez fronted TKA (2-0, 6-1) with 19 completions on 25 attempts for 237 yards and three touchdowns, while the sophomore also rushed for a TD. Senior linebacker Yianni Fitzgerald nabbed his first interception of the year for the Bearcats, while junior linebacker Roman Toki also had an INT.
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El Camino (2-3 PAL Lake, 3-4 overall) trailed by 20 at the half and couldn’t catch up in the 20-14 loss at MacDonald-San Jose (3-1, 6-1).
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