The Menlo School Knights will head out to square off against the St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Menlo School's defense has only allowed 11.1 points per game this season, so St. Ignatius College Preparatory's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Menlo School is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 17-7 win over King's Academy. Menlo School hasn't had any issues with King's Academy recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
The critical scores for Menlo School came from Trevor Van Der Pyl and Chuck Wynn.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for St. Ignatius College Preparatory against Alisal on Friday as the squad secured a 49-7 win. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Wildcats' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Trojans are ranked 318th).
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Luke Tribolet and Steve Malone. Tribolet gained 184 total yards and two touchdowns while Malone rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. What's more, Tribolet posted two rushing touchdowns, the most he's had since back in September.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Menlo School's record is now 9-2. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, their record now sits at 5-6.
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