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Carlmont’s football team started the year off with a string of heartbreaking losses to non-league opponents: Kings Academy, Willow Glen, Aragon and Woodside. Going into league play, the Scots were searching for something to kick start the season.
They found something as they followed up their 0-4 start with four wins in their next four games. They shut down the power running game of San Mateo at home, absolutely annihilated Mills in Millbrae, shut down the high flying offense of Hillsdale and won a dramatic game against Capuchino in front of a packed Homecoming game crowd.
Carlmont football turned their season around once league play rolled in, and they found themselves with a game under the lights against El-Camino. The winner would take home the PAL Lake trophy and a surefire bid into CCS.
The Scots just couldn’t get it done as they lost in heartbreaking fashion, totally muddling the standings and creating a three-way tie a top of the standings.
Although they couldn’t be down on themselves for too long, the following Friday arch-rivals Sequoia travled to Carlmont to face the Scots under the lights in a packed house. Carlmont was determined from the get go, as a steady running game and timely defense defeated the Cherokees and the Scots retained the Terremere trophy infront of their excited home crowd.
Carlmont football can be pleased with their 2011 season, but returning players and coaches will be even more determined next year to win the PAL outright and to clinch that CCS berth.
