| Sports - Friday, December 24, 2010
THE NUMBERS
Significant numbers from the Palo Alto-Centennial CIF Division I championship game:
8,011 -- Net offensive yards gained by Centennial this season, an all-time state record.
771 -- Total points by Centennial this season, ranking No. 6 all-time in state history.
600 -- Combined number of football and rugby victories in Palo Alto history to rank No. 6 all-time in state history.
513 -- Football victories by Palo Alto, which began playing the sport in 1897.
460 -- Total yards gained by Centennial in Friday's game.
292 -- Total yards gained by Palo Alto in Friday's game.
174 -- Career wins by Earl Hansen in his 23 years as head coach at Palo Alto, becoming the winningest football coach in school history.
30 -- Combined number of tackles by Palo Alto senior defenders Kevin Anderson, T.J. Braff and Michael Cullen
29:18 -- Time of possession for Palo Alto
18:42 -- Time of possession for Centennial
15 -- Points scored by Palo Alto in Division I state finals.
14 -- Victories accumulated by Palo Alto this season, an all-time school record.
13 -- Points scored by Centennial in Friday's game, 41 under its season average.
9.6 -- Average number of points per game allowed by Paly this season following Friday's win.
2 --Turnovers that Centennial had.
1 -- Number of state football titles won by Palo Alto and Centennial.
0 --Number of losses by Palo Alto this season
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