These days, forfeits are a part of high school football.

As teams struggle with small rosters, sometimes there aren’t enough players to compete safely. This has happened in the Bay Area multiple times this year alone.

But a forfeit in one of the Central Coast Section’s strongest leagues?

Now that’s unique.

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On Tuesday, Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division member Menlo School, which started 7-0 this season, announced it did not have enough healthy players to travel to Santa Clara and face Wilcox this Friday after a hard-fought, debilitating 28-0 loss to Los Gatos on Saturday. The Knights would thus forfeit, running their formerly spotless record to 7-2 and 2-2 in league play.

The forfeit loss officially eliminates Menlo from contention in the PAL Bay title race with

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