Senior B.J. Boyd came up with three big scoring plays to spark the Palo Alto offense in a high-scoring victory over visiting Wilcox on Friday night in SCVAL De Anza Division action. Boyd returned a kickoff 80 yards and caught touchdown passes of 48 and 36 yards as the Vikings improved to 2-0 in the division (4-1 overall) heading into next Fridays showdown with host Los Gatos.
After giving up a 60-yard scoring play to open the game, the Vikings bounced back with 35 unanswered points to grab a 34-7 halftime lead. Boyd got it started with his kickoff return, Morris Gates-Mouton gave Paly the lead for good with a 56-yard TD, Dre Hill raced 69 yards for another score and then Boyd caught his two TD passes from sophomore quarterback Keller Chryst, who completed seven of 19 passes for 187 yards.
SCVAL De Anza Division
Wilcox 7 0 0 6 13
Palo Alto 14 21 0 7 42 Wilcox Gates 60 pass from Aguilar (Cuneo kick)
Paly Boyd 80 kickoff return (Whitehead kick)
Paly M. Gates-Mouton 56 run (Whitehead kick)
Paly Hill 69 run (Whitehead kick)
Paly Boyd 36 pass from Chryst (Whitehead kick)
Paly Boyd 48 pass from Chryst (Whitehead kick)
Paly J. Gates-Mouton 41 pass from Chryst (Whitehead kick)
Wilcox Lesi 40 pass from Aguilar (pass failed) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Wilcox, Luke 11-109, Gates 3-3, Mitchell 5-2, Nguyen 2-(minus 6), Aguilar 11-(minus 21). Paly, Hill 13-116, M. Gates-Mouton 3-54, Macias 3-13, Boyd 2-6. Totals: Wilcox 32-87; Palo Alto 21-189. PASSING: Wilcox, Aguilar 11-20-1-192. Paly, Chryst 7-19-0-187, Frick 1-2-0-5. Totals: Wilcox 11-20-1-192; Palo Alto 8-21-0-192. RECEIVING: Wilcox, Fletcher 4-44, King 3-27, Luke 2-21, Gates 1-60, Lesi 1-40. Paly, Boyd 3-125, J. Gates-Mouton 2-52, M. Gates-Mouton 1-10, Flaherty 1-5, Hill 1-0. Totals: Wilcox 11-192; Palo Alto 8-192. Standings: Palo Alto 2-0 (4-1), Los Gatos 1-0-1 (4-0-1), Homestead 1-1 (4-1), Milpitas 1-1 (4-1), Mountain View 1-1 (3-2), Saratoga 1-1 (2-3), Wilcox 0-1-1 (1-3-1), Los Altos 0-2 (1-4)
posted by Palo Alto Online on Oct 8, 2011 at 8:42 am