San Mateo County local soccer roundup • Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026

Burlingame 1, Sequoia 0

The Panthers stayed hot on the heels of Bay Division-leading Hillsdale, getting a second-half strike to beat the Ravens.

Burlingame (5-2-2 PAL Bay, 17 points; 8-2-2 overall) is one point behind the Knights.

After a scoreless first half, Thalin Rees gave the Panthers the win, converting an Ayaan Palaniappan.

Sequoia falls to 3-5-1 in Bay play, good for 10 points, and 5-6-2 overall.

Woodside 2, Carlmont 0

The Wildcats kept pace with Hillsdale and Burlingame following the win over the Scots.

Woodside (4-1-3 PAL Bay, 15 points; 7-2-3 overall) sits in third place in the Bay Division, three points behind first-place Hillsdale and two points behind second-place Burlingame.

Daniel Artandi scored both second-half goals for the Wildcats, with Luka Marks and Ben Lange picking up assists.

Aragon 1, South City 0

The Dons kept their postseason hopes alive with the victory over the winless Warriors.

Aragon (3-5-1 PAL Bay, 10 points; 4-8-2 overall) is one point behind fourth-place Menlo-Atherton and five points behind third-place Woodside. The top three Bay Division finishers earn automatic playoff berths.

Gabriel Wilcox scored the only goal for the Dons, off an assist from Claudio Dominguez.

South City falls to 0-8-1 in Bay Division matches and 0-11-1 overall.

El Camino 6, Oceana 0

The Colts are streaking to the Ocean Division title, beating the Sharks.

El Camino (11-0-1 PAL Ocean, 34 points; 14-0-1 overall) has allowed just two goals in its last seven games. The Colts hold a six-point lead over second-place Half Moon Bay.

Andrew Tafolla guided the offense for Colts, dishing out three assists as six Colts found the back of the net. Danny Figueroa Jr. had a goal and two assists, Frank Serrano added a goal and an assist, with Ayden Fernandez, Manny Tafolla and Emilio Jimenez rounding out the scoring.

Half Moon Bay 1, San Mateo 0

The Cougars stayed in touch with first-place El Camino after beating the Bearcats.

HMB (9-2-1 PAL Ocean, 28 points; 9-4-2 overall) stayed six points behind the Colts in the Ocean Division standings. Only the division champ gets an automatic berth into the CCS playoffs.

Donovan Almedarez scored his fifth goal in three games for the Cougar, converting a Cristiano Bautista pass into the game’s only goal.

San Mateo falls to 6-4-2 in Ocean play, good for third place with 20 points, and 7-7-2 overall.

Jefferson 1, Capuchino 0

The Grizzlies picked up their second win of the season, getting a second-half goal to beat the Mustangs.

Santiago Enciso set up Eduardo Amaya for the game’s only goal for Jefferson (2-6-3 PAL Ocean, 9 points). Capuchino falls to 5-6-1 in division play, good for 16 points.

Mills 1, Westmoor 0

The Vikings moved one game above .500 in Ocean Division play and reached the .500 mark overall following the win over the Rams.

Wayne Xiao scored a second-half goal, off an assist from Julian Mindell to give Mills (6-5 PAL Ocean, 18 points; 6-6 overall) the win,

Westmoor falls to 3-7-1 (10 points).

Crystal 2, Harker 0

The Gryphons remained unbeaten on the season and maintained their standing atop the WBAL table following the shut out win over the Eagles.

Lucas Shotts scored both goals for Crystal (6-0-1 WBAL, 19 points; 10-0-2 overall), both in the first half. Ben Fair notched an assist for the Gryphons.

Harker falls to 2-5 in WBAL play and 3-7-1 overall.

Menlo School 2, Sacred Heart Prep 2

The Knights and rival Gators played to a draw, with all four goals coming in the second half.

Menlo (5-1-1 WBAL, 16 points; 7-3-3 overall) sits in third place in the WBAL, three points behind league-leading Crystal. SHP (5-0-2, 17 points) is one point ahead of the Knights and one point behind the Gryphons.

Chuck Wynn and Cameron Rafati each netted a goal for the Knights, with Rafe Weiden and Reed Sunwoo providing the assists.

Serra 1, Mitty 1

The Padres and Monarchs failed to keep pace with St. Francis, as their draw dropped them into a tie for second place behind the Lancers in the WCAL standings.

Serra (4-1-3 WCAL, 15 points; 8-2-4 overall) and Mitty (4-1-3, 5-4-4) entered the week tied for first place. But third-place St. Francis (5-2-1, 16 points) leapfrogged them both with a 2-0 win over Bellarmine Tuesday.

Serra will be at St. Francis at 11 a.m. Saturday.