Flag Football Recap: Palma Wins Going Away Against Hollister

Palma got themselves on the board against Hollister on Wednesday, but Hollister never followed suit. They blew past the Haybalers 26-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Chieftains' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California flag football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Haybalers are ranked 432nd).

Natalia Aguon

Receiving Yards

10/15/25 @ Hollister	105
09/17/25 @ King City	37
09/03/25 @ Watsonville	35
10/06/25 vs Watsonville	28
09/15/25 vs Hollister	25

Palma found their leader in freshman Jillian Scherpinski, who threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85% of her passes, and also rushed for 30 yards. 105 of Scherpinski's passing yards were hauled in by Natalia Aguon.

On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Palma's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gigi Richert.

Palma has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.3 points on average over those games. As for Hollister, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-14.

Palma wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 6-0 victory against King City on the 20th. As for Hollister, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 14-6 win against Monterey on the 17th.