It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sacred Heart Prep can now relate to. They lost 36-14 to the Menlo-Atherton Bears on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 24-17 back in October.
Nico Pollioni threw for 195 yards on 17 of 33 attempts. David Sala was his top target, picking up 61 receiving yards. On the ground, Andrew Shen rushed for 39 yards and one score.
Menlo-Atherton had a senior duo take command as Teddy Dacey threw for 231 yards and three TDs while completing 72.2% of his passes and Evaimalo Ama rushed for 100 yards and one touchdown on only 13 carries. Dacey's passing game has become a key predictor of the Bears' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 3-6 otherwise. Matei Tau was in the mix as well, providing Menlo-Atherton with one score.
Sacred Heart Prep's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Menlo-Atherton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Sacred Heart Prep nor Menlo-Atherton have any future games scheduled.
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