The high school football season is at the halfway point and with the bulk of San Mateo County schools on byes this week, I figured it’s a good time to see who is in position to make a run at division and league titles.

PAL Bay Division

The Bay is arguably the toughest division in the Central Coast Section, and Menlo School has been the class of it during the non-league portion of the schedule. The Knights are one of only three undefeated teams in the PAL (along with the Ocean Division’s Woodside and the Lake’s MacDonald) and their 5-0 mark looks sparkling, compared to those of pre-season favorites Los Gatos and Wilcox, who are both 2-2.

But the Knights ride a razor’s edge. With only a couple dozen players on the roster, it remains to be seen if they can withstand the physical rigors of

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