The Los Gatos High School football team earned the No. 3 seed in the Central Coast Section Open/Division I playoffs after an unbeaten run in the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division. The Wildcats (7-3) host No. 6 seed St. Francis (5-5) on Nov. 14 at 7pm.
They finished the regular-season with a 51-7 drubbing of Palo Alto on Nov. 6. Los Gatos put the game out of reach by halftime, building a 35-0 lead. Callum Schweitzer completed 5-of-6 passes for 114 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown pass to Max Thomas.
Beau Musser had three catches, two of them for TDs. Grayson Doslak had five carries for 105 yards—that’s 21 yards per carry for those counting. He also had a TD run of 17 yards. Cristian Zisa, Hudson Schrader and Gavin Jordan had one interception apiece.
Tyler Purcell had a team-high eight tackles, while Yuri Tanaka had three tackles for losses. In the team’s penultimate league game—a 56-13 win over Menlo-Atherton—Schweitzer was astounding, completing 7-of-7 passes for 170 yards.
Doslak had four carries—including three TDs—for 105 yards, a whopping 26.3 yards per rush. The Wildcats went 5-0 to win the Bay Division title, outscoring their opponents by a combined margin of 217-41. They shut out Sacred Heart Prep and Menlo School in winning every league game by 14 points or more.
In other words, this was one of the most dominant Bay Division league title runs in recent memory.
Flag football
The one team within the CCS Los Gatos couldn’t beat this season proved to be its foil in the Open Division championship game. Menlo School, which dealt the Wildcats a loss in their non-league matchup in September, rallied for a 27-13 victory on Nov. 8 at Santa Clara High School.
Los Gatos finished the season with a 22-6 record, including a thrilling 6-0, double overtime win over Sacred Heart Prep in the semifinals. That avenged a loss to the Gators in the opening month of the season. However, the Wildcats couldn’t get past Menlo School in the championship. The opportunistic Menlo defense picked off four Los Gatos passes, allowing the Knights to outscore the Wildcats 20-0 in the second half.
Sophomore Taylor Payne led the way offensively for Los Gatos, finishing with three receptions for 67 yards. Kendall Feichtmeir had 15 tackles, and freshman Callie Nelson totaled two sacks. Paige Purcell and Feichtmeir scored the lone Los Gatos touchdowns, both in the opening half.
Field hockey
The No. 2 seed Wildcats (21-1) are back in the CCS Division I title game after knocking off Mitty 2-0 in the semifinals on Nov. 8. They play No. 4 seed St. Francis in the championship contest on Nov. 12 at Los Altos High School.
The Wildcats received a goal from Ann-Katrin Zu-Sayn Wittgenstein in the first half and Kaja McCullough in the second half to power past Mitty for the third time in as many tries this season. Los Gatos beat St. Francis 2-0 in the first month of the season, but the Lancers are white-hot after upsetting top-seed St. Ignatius 1-0 in the other semifinal. St. Ignatius dealt Los Gatos its only loss this season, spoiling the Wildcats’ opportunity for an undefeated season.
The Wildcats have been steamrolling opponents this year, with 20 of their 21 wins being shutouts. The holders of a CCS record 17 playoff championships, Los Gatos looks to win an 18th title against a familiar foe.
Girls water polo
The No. 3 seed Wildcats earned a 9-7 win over No. 6 seed Woodside in a Division I quarterfinal on Nov. 8. They advance to a semifinal matchup against No. 2 seed Valley Christian on Nov. 12. Los Gatos (13-13) closed the regular-season strong, posting a 7-4 victory over Wilcox in the SCVAL playoffs.
Brooke Cannan scored four goals and Rhiannon McColley scored twice for the Wildcats, who entered the playoffs having won five of their final seven league contests.
Cannan has a team-high 63 goals and McColley a team-best 34 assists. Charlotte Brown has been pivotal defensively, accumulating 75 steals. Jaz Charnaw and Danielle Doepke have been difference-makers offensively, combining for 60 goals.
