Malcolm Davis put Palo Alto on top for good with a 26-yard scoring run with 2:21 left in the third quarter, leading the Vikings to a 40-21 romp over host San Benito in a nonleague football game Friday night.
The Vikings (1-0) rallied from a 7-6 deficit when senior wideout Jayshawn Gates-Mouton caught a 19-yard TD pass from junior quarterback Keller Chryst with 8:29 left in the second quarter. Paly bounced back from a 14-13 deficit when Matt Tolbert ripped off a 75-yard TD run.
San Benito went back on top, 21-20, with a TD with 5:42 left in the third, setting up the go-ahead score by Davis. The Vikings scored twice more in the fourth quarter to gain valuable momentum heading into next week's home opener against Mitty.
Nonleague
Palo Alto 6 14 6 14 -- 40
San Benito 0 14 7 0 -- 21 PA -- Davis 58 pass from Chryst (kick failed)
SB -- Edwards 10 run (Canes kick)
PA -- Gates-Mouton 36 pass from Chryst (Foug kick)
SB -- Edwards 6 run (Canes kick)
PA -- Tolbert 74 run (Foug kick)
SB -- Hicks 3 run (Canes kick)
PA -- Davis 26 run (kick failed)
PA -- Davis 19 pass from Chryst (Williams pass from Chryst)
PA -- Tolbert 25 pass from Chryst (kick failed) Records: Palo Alto 1-0
posted by Palo Alto Online on Sep 7, 2012 at 10:35 pm
