FRIDAY
Menlo School (0-0 PAL Bay, 5-0 overall) at Menlo-Atherton (0-0, 1-4), 7 p.m.
The Knights drilled Northgate-Walnut Creek 50-28 two weeks ago. … The Bears picked up their first win of the season, 42-28 win over San Mateo. … M-A beat Menlo 21-18 in 2024. … The Knights threw for 195 yards and rushed for 228. … Not only were the 42 points a season-high for M-A, the Bears had a scored a total of 23 points in their first four games, combined. … Bears quarterback Teddy Dacey completed 20 of 31 passes for a career-high 312 yards and three touchdowns. M-A also rushed for a season-high 181 yards.
Sacred Heart Prep (0-0 PAL Bay, 4-1 overall) at Los Gatos (0-0, 2-3), 7 p.m.
The Gators grabbed a 31-27 win over Carlmont two weeks ago. … The Wildcats were clipped by Pittsburg, 30-27. … Los Gatos beat SHP 42-10 last season. … SHP has won four in a row. … Gators quarterback Nico Pollioni threw for a season-high 200 yards, completing 10 of 13 passes with a pair of touchdowns. … The Gators are averaging 27 points per game, while allowing the same amount. … Wildcats quarterback Callum Schweitzer threw for 259 yards last week, his second-best output of the season. … Los Gatos throws for an average of 229 yards per game, while rushing for 180.
Aragon (0-0 PAL Ocean, 3-2 overall) at Sequoia (0-1, 2-3), 7 p.m.
The Dons drubbed Gunn two weeks ago, 42-0. … The Ravens were ripped by Half Moon Bay last week, 48-0. … Aragon beat Sequoia 35-0 in their last meeting in 2023. … The Dons threw for more than 200 yards for the fifth straight game, but the Dons also rushed for a season-high 239 yards, with Jaxon Sullivan picking the bulk of those yards, finishing with 216 yards and a score on 26 carries. … Sequoia was held to just 67 yards of offense last week. … The Ravens have lost two in a row, scoring a total of 9 points.
Milpitas (0-0 PAL Ocean, 3-2 overall) at Half Moon Bay (1-0, 4-1), 7 p.m.
The Trojans were sent packing by Maria Carillo-Santa Rosa two weeks ago, 37-31. … The Cougars clobbered Sequoia, 48-0. … Half Moon Bay beat Milpitas 33-14 last year. … The Trojans had a two-game winning streak snapped last week. … Milpitas is averaging just under 30 points per game over its last three games. … Making his first varsity start at quarterback for Half Moon Bay, Brandon Melo completed 8 of 9 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns. … The Cougars are averaging 41 points per game this season. … The HMB defense has posted back-to-back shutouts.
MacDonald (2-0 PAL Lake, 5-0 overall) at Jefferson (2-0, 3-2), 7 p.m.
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The Condors swooped to a 44-7 win over Cupertino last week. … The Grizzlies won by forfeit over Saratoga. … Jefferson beat MacDonald 41-14 last season. … MacDonald is one of three undefeated teams left in the PAL, along with Menlo and Woodside. … The Condors defense hasn’t allowed more than 14 points in a game. Their offense is scoring an average of nearly 36. … Jefferson has won three in a row. … In their last two games played, the Grizzlies have averaged 40 points.
Saratoga (1-1 PAL Lake, 3-2 overall) at El Camino (1-1, 3-2), 7 p.m.
The Falcons had to forfeit their game to Jefferson last week. … The Colts corralled their first Lake Division win, 21-0 over Mills. … Saratoga beat El Camino 30-7 last season. … The Falcons had won three of its first four games, including a 31-6 win over Monta Vista two weeks ago, but were banged up enough to have to forfeit to Jefferson last week. … In four games played, the Falcons defense has allowed only 24 points. … El Camino racked up 366 yards of offense last week, including 239 yards rushing. … The Colts have won three of their last four, including a forfeit win over Prospect.
South City (1-0 PAL El Camino, 2-3 overall) at Terra Nova (1-0, 3-2), 7 p.m.
The Warriors whipped Fremont-Sunnyvale, 26-2. … The Tigers tripped up Los Altos, 27-0. … This is the first meeting between these teams since 2013, when Terra Nova posted a 31-19 win. … South City has won two in a row. … the 26 points scored last week was a season high for the Warriors. … Austin Snead rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries for Terra Nova last week. … Tigers quarterback Joe Donati accounted for three scores last week — one passing and two rushing.
Mills (1-1 PAL Lake, 2-3 overall) at Monta Vista (0-2, 2-3), 7 p.m.
The Vikings were shutout by El Camino last week, 21-0. … The Matadors were mashed by Homestead, 35-0. … Monta Vista beat Mills 35-0 in 2024. … Mills had its two-game winning streak snapped last week. … The Vikings were held under 100 yards rushing for the fourth time this season. … Monta Vista has lost three straight. … The Matadors have been outscored 85-12 during the skid.
SATURDAY
Serra (2-0 WCAL, 2-3 overall) vs Sacred Heart Cathedral (1-1, 3-2) at San Francisco City College, 1 p.m.
The Padres pounded St. Ignatius last week, 45-10. … The Irish were ripped by Riordan, 56-30. … Serra beat SHC 29-12 last year. … The Padres have won their first two WCAL game by a score of 86-16. … Serra rushed for a season-high 183 yards, led by Iziah Singleton, who went for 120 and two scores on 12 carries. … Andrew Takapautolo also scored a pair of rushing touchdowns for the Padres. … SHC has lost two of its last three. … The Irish were held to a season-low rushing, finishing with just 29 yards last week. … SHC has scored 30 or more points in four of its five games.
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