Eric Aboytes and Ryan Strathern
January 9, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Features, Football, Top Stories
As Jamir Shepard (‘20) comes down with his 2nd touchdown of the game against Milpitas High School, he knows even with his superior performance he will have to wait until he’s 15 to play varsity football. Many student-athletes have to deal with the rules and regulations of the Central Coast S...
Vikings Suffer Tough Defeat Against Milpitas
Will Strauch, Executive Senior Staff Writer
October 23, 2017
Filed under Fall Sports, Football, Top Stories
The Palo Alto Vikings suffered a tough defeat at home against a talented Milpitas Trojans team, losing 49-0. The game got off to a rough start when Milpitas scored a touchdown off of a fumble with ten minutes to go in the first quarter. Milpitas never looked back and carried this momentum througho...
Fantasy Football Love/Hate Week 7
October 17, 2017
Filed under Columns, Fantasy Football 101, Top Stories
We apologize for the brutal week last week. One of our analysts did not perform and we have taken him off the column, so only good stuff is ahead. Look for Matt Ryan to bounce back and Adrian Peterson to come crashing down. You are welcome. QB Love: Matt Ryan Matt Ryan versus the Patriots is a slam...
Fantasy Football Love/Hate Week 6
Will Strauch, Matan Ziv, Bryan Look, Wes Walters, and Stan de Martel
October 10, 2017
Filed under Columns, Fantasy Football 101, Top Stories
Week 5 was a brutal one. The players we loved simply protested and slept through the games and the players we hated purposely made an extra effort. We apologize but guarantee that this week will be better. Look out for a massive week from Devonta Freeman and another poor performance from Todd Gurley. O...
Fantasy Football Love/Hate Week 4
Will Strauch, Bryan Look, Matan Ziv, Wes Walters, and Stan de Martel
September 28, 2017
Filed under Columns, Fantasy Football 101, Top Stories
Dear readers, we are sorry for last week. We absolutely whiffed on some predictions, Cam Newton and Travis Kelce for example were loves last week. We still went 6/14 and gave you some absolute gems like loving Deshone Kizer and hating LeSean McCoy. You are welcome. Matthew Berry, for reference went 10/21...
Fantasy Football Love/Hate Week 3
Will Strauch, Matan Ziv, Bryan Look, Stan de Martel, and Wes Walters
September 19, 2017
Filed under Fantasy Football 101, Top Stories
Last week was a decent week, as we went 8/13. Ted Ginn let us down but as usual, Mike Evans was a beast. So far on the year we sit at ½ for our bold predictions and we expect that to go up this week, as we love Deshone Kizer. Read this week’s edition to find out who to start and who to sit. You ar...
Fantasy Football Love/Hate Week 2
Matan Ziv, Will Strauch, Bryan Look, Wes Walters, and Stan de Martel
September 12, 2017
Filed under Columns, Fantasy Football 101
First off the Israeli Hammer (Matan Ziv) would like to say I told you so to everyone who thought loving Jared Goff was a bad choice. He absolutely showed up, made some nice throws to Cooper Kupp and looked terrific. Look out for many predictions that will make you confused until you wake up monday mornin...
Fantasy Football Love/Hate Week 1
Matan Ziv, Will Strauch, Bryan Look, Wes Walters, and Stan de Martel
September 5, 2017
Filed under Columns, Fantasy Football 101
Quarterback Love: Jared Goff The Colts defense is just bad. The starting cornerback lining up across from Sammy Watkins is Darryl Morris. Goff is going to shred the Colts secondary with the help of Todd Gurley opening up the passing game with big runs. 19 points. Cam Newton Facing a 49er ...
Football takes down Patterson 25-12 in the season opener
Dillon Scheel, Staff Writer
August 27, 2016
Filed under Fall Sports, Football, Top Stories
Palo Alto holds strong after a shutout first half at home to beat Patterson 25-12 on Friday, August 26. “It feels good. I’m proud of the way we played,” said Jordan Schilling (‘17) of his first start at the quarterback position. The Vikings started with a run heavy offense, relying hea...
Football season preview
Dillon Scheel, Staff Writer
August 26, 2016
Filed under Fall Sports, Top Stories
After an offseason full of preparation, the Palo Alto Vikings Football team is set to kick off their season at home this Friday night, August 26 against Patterson High School. This will be the Viking’s first regular season action under new head coach Danny Sullivan, who noted that Patterson is a tou...