Football Game Preview: St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats vs. Menlo School Knights + How To Watch

The St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats will take on the Menlo School Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Ignatius College Preparatory will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

St. Ignatius College Preparatory is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 49-7 win over Alisal. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Wildcats' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Trojans are ranked 318th).

Luke Tribolet

Rushing Yards

11/14/25 vs Alisal	146
10/17/25 vs Bellarmine College Prep	129
09/06/25 @ Tamalpais	124
10/24/25 @ Saint Francis	123
09/12/25 vs Acalanes	114
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This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Luke Tribolet and Steve Malone. Tribolet gained 184 total yards and two touchdowns while Malone rushed for 118 yards and three scores on only 14 carries. Tribolet also rushed for 146 rushing yards, which is notable because St. Ignatius College Preparatory is 4-2 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-4 otherwise.

St. Ignatius College Preparatory was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.

Meanwhile, Menlo School was able to grind out a solid victory over King's Academy on Saturday, taking the game 17-7. The win continues a trend for Menlo School in their matchups with King's Academy: they've now won eight in a row.

The critical scores for Menlo School came from Trevor Van Der Pyl and Chuck Wynn.

St. Ignatius College Preparatory's record is now 5-6. As for Menlo School, their record now sits at 9-2.