Peninsula - Ocean recap November 5, 2013
The biggest upset of the week belonged to Half Moon Bay, who defeated 480th ranked Aragon, 32-21.
The Cougars scaled the state rankings by moving to 641 from 750 this week, the biggest jump in Peninsula - Ocean. Half Moon Bay climbed the ranks as a result of besting the Dons 32-21.
San Mateo's offense was tough to stop this week, as it produced the league's top passer, rusher and receiver. Jason Gonzalez threw for 185 and 1 touchdown and Al Lewis had 81 yards receiving. On the ground Watson Filikitonga chipped in 88 yards. Cristian Zarco helped San Mateo's passing attack out by catching 6 balls for 67 yards.
The Bearcats' dynamic duo of Gonzalez and Lewis proved tough for Woodside to stop, as they were the top passer and receiver in the league this week. Zarco helped San Mateo's passing attack out by catching 6 balls for 67 yards.
The Wildcats' Robert Wang and Josh Holman led the league in both passing and receiving yards. 5-9 quarterback Wang has thrown for 1,171 yards this season, while Holman has 28 catches for 532 yards. Manase Palu from Burlingame leads the league in rushing with 575 yards.
Fans will be thrilled by an exciting game in the secondary when Woodside's Holman goes up against the Panthers' Robbie Baumgarten.
One of the league's premier quarterbacks will go head-to-head with its top pass rusher when Josh Bowie's team and Burlingame face off next week.
Next week's game between the Wildcats and John Philipopoulos' team will feature an aerial matchup as Wang tests his arm against Baumgarten's defensive ability.
An important game coming up in Peninsula - Ocean this week will be when San Mateo takes on Aragon. As it stands, Jeff Scheller's team is in third, while Steve Sell's team is in second.
The league will see a high scoring game when the Panthers and Woodside face off this week. The top two offenses in the league, Burlingame comes in having scored 373 this season, while the Wildcats have scored 152. The Panthers scored 41 points last week as they beat Capuchino.
Burlingame added to the longest winning streak in the league this week by beating the Mustangs, 41-0. The win marks eighth in a row for the the Panthers.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
