Football Recap: Wilcox Chargers vs. Menlo School Knights
Wilcox won the last time they faced Menlo School, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Wilcox Chargers enjoyed a cozy 28-14 victory over the Menlo School Knights. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chargers.
Wilcox found their leader in underclassman Kai Imahara, who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 118 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. Those 123 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Imahara.
Wilcox's defense made their presence known, laying out Jack Freehill. three times. In that department, Santino Barragan was the leader with 2.5 sacks. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.8 total tackles per game.
Wilcox was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Menlo School lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Freehill, who threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns. Tyler Fernandez was Freehill's top target, picking up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Wilcox's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Menlo School, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-1.
Wilcox didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 42-13 victory against Palo Alto on the 18th. As for Menlo School, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 21-18 defeat against Menlo-Atherton on the 18th.
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