PAL Scores 9-20-19

[colhenrylives]

Burlingame 42, Watsonville 0
San Mateo 14, Jefferson 10
Mills 21, Yerba Buena 0
King's Academy 42, Homestead 3
Monta Vista 43, South San Francisco 0
Palo Alto 34, Carlmont 24
Menlo School 47, Francis Parker (SD) 7
Half Moon Bay 56, El Camino (SSF) 0
Mountain View 48, Capuchino 14
Terra Nova 59 Piedmont Hills 25
Seaside 28 Woodside 0 (Game stopped after 3 periods)

Hillsdale at Sacred Heart Prep (Sat.)
Aragon, Sequoia, M-A, byes

Note: It was a rough night for Lake (C) Division teams. Five of the six lost (three via shutouts). Woodside didn't finish its contest and the two teams from South City lost by a combined score of 99-0.

 

[GOTF]

Wait.....what happened in the Woodside game to stop it after 3?

 

[TurtleLoveCA]

I believe El Camino v HMB went running clock the entire 2nd half, but since I left at halftime with the score 49-0 I can't be certain.

 

[Pigskins&Leather Helmets]

Here is your answer GOTF:

https://www.montereyherald.com/2019...woodside-in-a-game-shorten-to-three-quarters/

 

[observer22]

Here is your answer GOTF:

https://www.montereyherald.com/2019...woodside-in-a-game-shorten-to-three-quarters/

Running clock in the 3rd quarter with the score 28-0? Woodside calling the game after 3 quarters citing safety issues? No details provided. We’re they down to 15 players, or was Seaside roughing them up?

With Seaside’s backups in and a running clock, how dangerous or how much more punishment would they have been subject to if they had just finished the game?

 

[berdooman]

Governing bodies take a dim view of not finishing a game so more info needed. I am guessing the reporter was not present. Somebody must know how many players Woodside was down to. I am assuming Wildcats did not all of the sudden decide football is a rough sport.

 

[colhenrylives]

The next logical questions would be: If Woodside couldn't finish Friday's contest, will they be able to compete at all next week vs. Burlingame? Will they show up? Can they field a team? If they do, can they complete that affair? Will they forfeit? What the heck is going on?

 

[TurtleLoveCA]

I now remember why they are at times called the Woodside Weenies.

 

[colhenrylives]

Woodside is a public school with nearly 2,000 students. In the past, its football program has been more than adequate. Julian Edelman played his prep football there as a QB. However, the program's history over the last 20 or so years has been rather iffy, to be charitable. Walk on coaches have come and gone. There has been a player revolt or two. Games have been forfeited. Dysfunction has become the norm. It's been a struggle. What's occurring now is not out of character, unfortunately. Menlo-Atherton, a sister school in the Sequoia Union High School District, won't play Woodside now. The Wildcats have simply become too weak. They have been relegated to the PAL's Lake Division, a C league. Can they win a game in that bottom circuit? Perhaps. Both South San Francisco schools are winless. But there are no guarantees at this point.

 

[colhenrylives]

Saturday final: SHP 42, Hillsdale 6.

 

[HurricaneFan1990]

Steve Nicolopolus was the HC from early 90s with one break because of some issues. They were very good under him. The problem is recent

 

[colhenrylives]

Steve Nicolopolus was the HC from early 90s with one break because of some issues. They were very good under him. The problem is recent

When Edelman was a junior there in the early 2000's, there was a player revolt that led to a season-ending forfeit and the dismissal of the coach. The next year, with the above as the HC, Woodside won a CCS title with Edelman at the helm. Since then, it's been up and down, an in-and-out burger so to speak. There has been little consistency, little sustained top-to-bottom organization, no long-term plan. It's been very tough. If Woodside isn't at rock bottom (again), it's mighty close.

 

[RidgeRider]

You’d think an area with all that money and all those brains in their community could sort their program out but I’m sure that’s likely the source of the problems.

 

[Rmbr26]

[QUOTE="colhenrylives, post: 242662, member: 968"]Saturday final: SHP 42, Hillsdale 6.[/QUOTE]

That score is not surprising at all considering the quality of opponents in Hillsdale's first 3 games. HIllsdale I thought could be on a slight upswing from the past several seasons, but the SHP game proves the Knights have a long way to go. Hillsdale was one of 3 teams in the PAL Ocean divison that was undefeated with the other 2 being San Mateo & Halfmoon Bay. The other 3 teams Carlmont, Menlo & Sequoia are to be polite "not very good". Hillsdale has now been exposed and San Mateo will be next. HMB is surprisingly good with their blow-out win of SHP last week 40-0 and the HMB Cougars will be in cruise control through the Ocean division from here on out - the difference between HMB and the other 5 teams is so stark its evident HMB is in the wrong division of the PAL for this season.

 

[HurricaneFan1990]

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09/20/football-palo-alto-holds-off-late-charge-by-carlmont/

Yeah not very good....ok

 

[colhenrylives]

Let's try a top 8 PAL teams:

1. Menlo-Atherton
2. Half Moon Bay
3. Sacred Heart Prep
4. Terra Nova
5. King's Academy
6. Burlingame
7. Carlmont
8. San Mateo

Note: The M-A non-league schedule is so much tougher than any other CCS public school there really is no reasonable comparison. Folsom is up next for the Bears. Whew.

 

[FormerD1Backer]

Let's try a top 8 PAL teams:

1. Menlo-Atherton
2. Half Moon Bay
3. Sacred Heart Prep
4. Terra Nova
5. King's Academy
6. Burlingame
7. Carlmont
8. San Mateo

Note: The M-A non-league schedule is so much tougher than any other CCS public school there really is no reasonable comparison. Folsom is up next for the Bears. Whew.

I wonder if SHP belongs ahead of Terra Nova and TKA after their 40-0 pasting from HMB last week? Time will tell- this season feels a lot like trying to figure out the NFL where it takes 5-6 weeks to figure out which teams are for real.