After each having a week off, the Wilcox Chargers and the Menlo School Knights will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wilcox is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Santa Clara on the road to the tune of 42-0 two weeks ago. With that victory, the Chargers brought their scoring average up to 27.8 points per game.
Wilcox's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kai Imahara led the charge by throwing for 144 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Elijah Vallejo helped Imahara out on the ground, rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Wilcox wouldn't let Santa Clara keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wilcox can thank Adrian Aguilar and Gilbert Padilla for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Santa Clara's side was Nicolas Hernandez, who made 14 total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wilcox was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Menlo School put another one in the bag last Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 31-7 margin over Miramonte. The 31-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jack Freehill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 275 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Chuck Wynn, who gained 116 total yards and a touchdown.
Wilcox's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for Menlo School, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Wilcox against Menlo School in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as the team secured a 54-20 win. Will Wilcox repeat their success, or does Menlo School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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