Piedmont Hills is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Jefferson is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pirates will host the Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Piedmont Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 31-6 margin over San Jose. The Pirates pushed the score to 31-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
John Palomo
| 11/14/25 vs San Jose | 76 |
| 10/04/25 @ Ann Sobrato | 38 |
| 09/05/25 vs Independence | 35 |
| 08/29/25 @ Monte Vista Christian | 15 |
| 10/24/25 vs Oak Grove | 8 |
Piedmont Hills' success was spearheaded by the efforts of John Palomo, who threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns, and Alijah Torres, who gained 126 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Palomo a new career-high in rushing yards (76).
Piedmont Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 94 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 183.3.
Meanwhile, Jefferson made easy work of Pioneer on Friday and carried off a 40-17 victory.
Piedmont Hills better keep an eye on Robert Saulny-Green. He was instrumental in Jefferson's win, rushing for 200 yards and a pair of scores on only ten carries, while also throwing for 58 yards and one TD. They also got a significant boost from Lazaro Velez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 88 yards.
Piedmont Hills' record now sits at 8-3. As for Jefferson, their record is now 9-2.
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