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In a wild game that lasted over three hours and finished in the dark, the Menlo School football team kept its PAL Ocean Division co-title hopes alive and a possible postseason berth intact with a 51-41 victory over host Carlmont on Friday afternoon.
The Knights (5-1, 8-1) pulled into a first-place tie with the Scots (5-1) and need only to beat lowly Jefferson next week to assure themselves of a co-championship.
Menlo jumped out to a 27-19 lead at halftime and increased it to 41-19 before Carlmont began its wild rally, scoring 22 points in five minutes to close to within 44-41 with 3:28 left to play.
At that point, Menlo quarterback Andrew Dixon hit James Walker with a 45-yard touchdown pass with 2:22 remaining to secure the victory.
Dixon threw for 367 yards and four touchdowns. Fellow senior Anthony Bouvier scored three touchdowns, had eight receptions for 150 yards, kicked two field goals and had an interception.
Menlo wide receiver Ricky Hawkins caught five passes for 165 yards and senior running back Leon Ivery rushed for 153 yards in the wild offensive display.
The two teams combined for 92 points, over 1,000 yards and missed six missed extra points.