Sports

Palo Alto hosts Milpitas in CCS football playoffs

By Palo Alto Ledger staff · November 10, 2026 · 1 min read

An American football on green turf beside a white yard line under bright stadium lights at night. — A football rests on a turf field under stadium lights. Palo Alto will host Milpitas in a CCS Division III playoff game Friday, Nov. 13, at Earl Hansen Viking Stadium. Courtesy: AI-generated illustration / Surround Sound Media

A year after finishing 0-10, Palo Alto High School’s football team will host Milpitas in the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs Friday, Nov. 13.

The Vikings (5-5) are seeded second and will face seventh-seeded Milpitas (8-2) at 7 p.m. at Earl Hansen Viking Stadium, according to the Division III bracket.

Paly enters the postseason after a 30-27 home loss to Woodside on Nov. 6. The Vikings finished sixth in the Peninsula-De Anza league at 1-4, according to their statistical schedule.

Their five wins mark an improvement over the winless 2025 season.

First-year coach Edward Tonga emphasized changing the program’s culture in an August interview with The Paly Voice.

Milpitas finished first in the Peninsula-Ocean league at 4-1. The Trojans scored 420 points during the regular season, and their only losses were to Wilcox, 41-20, and Hillsdale, 42-28, according to their statistical schedule.

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