Woodside overcomes halftime deficit, beats HMB to stay unbeaten

WOODSIDE With an -play opening touchdown drive Half Moon Bay sent a message to undefeated Woodside Encounter on But Woodside shifted the momentum in the second half and emerged with a - comeback preeminence Friday to stay atop the Peninsula Athletic League Ocean Division standings It turned out that Half Moon Bay s -minute -yard touchdown drive was the peak for the Cougar offense which managed yards the rest of the battle At - and - in the PAL Ocean Woodside continues its best start since when the Wildcats went - to win the Central Coast Section Medium Schools title with Julian Edelman at quarterback Woodside High School's Daniel Torres runs with the ball against Half Moon Bay at Woodside High School in Woodside Calif on Friday Oct Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group The Wildcats are averaging points a competition but it was the defense that kept them in the tournament until the offense revealed its groove and wore out Half Moon Bay - - down the stretch with unanswered second-half points When you ve got a defense you can lean on it definitely buys you a little bit more time to figure things out revealed Woodside coach Justin Andrews a former Oregon linebacker and defensive end During a stretch of three touchdowns on three consecutive second-half possessions Woodside tied the meeting when Charlie Dalrymple zipped a laser to Kolby Nelson for yards And the Wildcats took a - lead when tight end Juan Servin scored on a -yard pass from J J Lange with left in the third quarter The Drive as Half Moon Bay could refer to its first possession was ushered along by a -yard pass from quarterback punter Paxton Holden to Carlos Sanchez on a fake punt deep in its own territory It ended with a seven-yard pass from Holden to Chester Collins for a number Half Moon Bay regained the lead when the third of Woodside s three lost first-half fumbles ended up in the arms of the Cougars Joedoln Flores in the end zone for a - second-quarter advantage Half Moon Bay's Vince Parmann catches the ball against Woodside High School's Grady Furtado in the third quarter at Woodside High School in Woodside Calif on Friday Oct Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Despite trailing at halftime Woodside made no defensive adjustments Look you re doing everything that you ve been coached to do Woodside defensive coordinator Joshua Bowie narrated his players You re doing it exactly the way we want you to Related Articles California remains undefeated snaps losing streak against San Ramon Valley Get that taste out of our mouth Los Gatos gets sweet revenge on Wilcox resetting South Bay rivalry High school football Friday s Week scores Saturday s schedule Powerhouse De La Salle breezes past Amador Valley King s Academy rallies past San Mateo as receiver Adrian Barnett dominates Sure enough the Wildcat defense held Half Moon Bay without a first down on its first three possessions of the second half The Cougars managed only two first downs in the second half both late in the event We knew that if we could get the ball in our offense s hands we could get another shot at this reported cornerback receiver Daniel Torres Alex Valencia playing for injured Evan Frampton rushed for yards on carries And Torres averaging all-purpose yards per challenge accounted for rushing and receiving We ve got a bunch of kids who love football who love each other Bowie declared They investigation the championship and they have really good questions during practice One of the best things that happens is the kids start recognizing and making adjustments on their own and that s when the magic happens Woodside High School's Charlie Dalrymple adjusts his chin strap during a competition against Half Moon Bay at Woodside High School in Woodside Calif on Friday Oct Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Woodside High School's Manuel Navarro punts the ball against Half Moon Bay at Woodside High School in Woodside Calif on Friday Oct Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Woodside High School's Alex Valencia runs with the ball against Half Moon Bay in the third quarter at Woodside High School in Woodside Calif on Friday Oct Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Woodside High School's Daniel Torres runs with the ball against Half Moon Bay in the first quarter at Woodside High School in Woodside Calif on Friday Oct Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group