Burlingame JV football routs Half Moon Bay 34-6, stays unbeaten

By Burlingame-Hillsborough Times staff · October 20, 2026 · 1 min read

An American football resting on green artificial turf beside a white yard line. — A football rests on a turf field. Burlingame’s JV football team beat Half Moon Bay 34-6 on Oct. 16, improving to 7-0. Courtesy: AI-generated illustration / Surround Sound Media

Burlingame’s JV football team beat Half Moon Bay 34-6 at home Friday, Oct. 16, improving to 7-0 overall and 2-0 in Peninsula Athletic League De Anza Division play, according to MaxPreps.

Through seven games, the Panthers have outscored opponents 251-26. No opponent has scored more than seven points.

Burlingame has recorded three shutouts: 47-0 against Piedmont Hills on Aug. 28, 48-0 against Carlmont on Sept. 4 and 42-0 against Hillsdale on Sept. 17.

The Half Moon Bay score matched Burlingame’s 34-6 victory at Arroyo on Sept. 12. The Panthers also beat Menlo School 29-7 and Palo Alto 17-7.

Burlingame hosts Woodside on Friday, Oct. 23, at 4 p.m. Both teams enter the matchup 2-0 in league play.

Woodside is 4-3 overall after a 67-44 victory over Mountain View on Oct. 15, according to the Wildcats’ schedule.

The Panthers’ remaining regular-season schedule lists home games against Mountain View on Oct. 30 at 4 p.m. and San Mateo on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m.

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