Menlo School has gone a perfect 3-0 against Palo Alto recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Vikings at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Menlo School has six straight victories, Palo Alto has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Menlo School lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Menlo-Atherton, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's game. The Knights simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Bears 37-7. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won five matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Trevor Van Der Pyl
| 10/10/25 @ Menlo-Atherton | 140 |
| 09/06/25 vs San Mateo | 118 |
| 09/26/25 @ Northgate | 81 |
| 09/12/25 @ Branham | 59 |
| 10/12/24 vs Wilcox | 39 |
A big part of Menlo School's win came down to the chemistry between Jack Freehill and his top target Trevor Van Der Pyl. Freehill threw for 184 yards and three TDs on only 14 passes while Van Der Pyl picked up 140 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Those 140 receiving yards gave Van Der Pyl a new career-high.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Menlo School proved: they limited Menlo-Atherton to a paltry 3.2 yards per carry. The Knights didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.9.
Meanwhile, Palo Alto was beaten by Wilcox 42-13 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 522nd, while the Chargers are ranked 165th).
Although Palo Alto took the loss, they still got scores from Justin Fung and Alani Poutoa.
Palo Alto didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Clement Romanski and Nathan Rodriguez.
Menlo School's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Palo Alto, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Menlo School was able to grind out a solid win over Palo Alto in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, winning 27-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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