Palma ran over, around and through Carmel on Thursday, Oct. 29, winning 45-8 to extend its Pacific Coast Athletic League (PCAL) Gabilan Division winning streak to 14 games.
Vincent Tommy carried the offense with 114 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Patrick Driscoll completed passes for 176 yards and a touchdown, according to stats posted on X by Monterey Herald sports columnist John Devine. Chase Amaral hauled in three catches for 122 yards.
Eli Dukes added 70 yards on just two carries for the Chieftains.
The win improved Palma to 7-2 overall and 6-0 in Gabilan Division play, according to MaxPreps. The Chieftains sit alone atop the division standings.
Tommy's three-score night mirrored his performance earlier this season. He rushed for three touchdowns in Palma's 44-8 win over Monterey on Sept. 18, a game that pushed the Gabilan streak to 10, as the Monterey Herald reported.
Driscoll has been a steady hand all season. In Palma's Oct. 23 win over Salinas, he completed 10 of 13 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for a score, according to Devine's post-game stats on X.
Carmel entered the game at 5-3 overall and 3-2 in league play, according to PCAL standings published Oct. 24 in the Monterey Herald. The 37-point loss was the Padres' most lopsided defeat of the season.
The Chieftains have outscored opponents 285-101 through nine games, per MaxPreps. Five of their seven wins have come by more than 20 points.
What's next
Palma closes the regular season with a league game at Soquel on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. Soquel entered the week at 6-1 overall and 4-0 in Gabilan play, according to MaxPreps, making the matchup a potential division-title showdown.
