| Sports - Friday, November 9, 2012
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A WIN FROM TITLE . . . The Palo Alto Knights Jr. Midgets advanced to the American Youth Football NorCal Regional Championship with a 42 -12 victory over the San Francisco Seahawks on Sunday night at Palo Alto High. It was the Knights' first night game under the lights at Paly and running back Jordan Schilling took advantage of the warn evening with 211 yards rushing and four touchdowns on runs eight, 26, 43 and 77 yards for his best performance of the season. The Knights opened up the scoring with a 34-yard touchdown pass from Jake Rittman to Ben Cleasby followed by a Schilling touchdown run of eight yards in the first quarter. San Francisco answered both touchdowns with a 43-yard run and a 73-yard pass by Rae Wilson, who had 143 yards of offense while keeping the Seahawks close at halftime with the Knights up, 18-12. "We had to make several adjustments at halftime to stop Wilson, as he was by far the best athlete we have played against in years," said Knights' coach Mike Piha. "Our players really stepped up and responded in the second half, shutting out S.F and scoring three times." The Knights (9-1) will play Oak Grove (10-0) for the championship on Sunday in San Jose at 4 p.m. The last time the teams met, Palo Alto dropped a 20-8 decision at home.
The Knights, however, have won a NorCal Championship over Oak Grove the past three years and advanced each time to the AYF National Championships in Orlando, Fla. "We are right where we want to be," Piha said. "I believe our players will be up for the challenge and it's our title to defend. We know Oak Grove is an outstanding football team." The Knights' Tiny Mites (5-7 year olds) also advanced to the NorCal Championships with a 30-24 win over Oak Grove at Palo Alto High. This is the first year the Tiny Mite level has played for a championship. The Knights' team also will play Sunday at Oak Grove High.
PLAYER OF YEAR . . . Menlo College sophomore Courtney Calicdan was named Player of the Year for the Cal Pac Conference women's volleyball team and was joined by several other teammates in receiving major honors the conference announced Thursday. Calicdan was joined by junior Nicole Yap, who earned the Newcomer of the Year honor, senior Mika Mendoza, who took home Libero of the Year award, and Daniel Rasay, who was named Coach of the Year. Calicdan and Yap were also named the All-Conference first team, while Mendoza and senior Stephenie Monderine were chosen for the second team. "It's just a combination of hard work, growth, and making some changes to be a better player," Rasay said. "It's good to see their hard work pay off and that they were honored by the other coaches in our league."
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