Rudy Scholz Award Finalist Payton Telea Ilalio
The 2020 Rudy Scholz Award-winner, Payton Telea-Ilalio has not let up in 2021.
The Saint Mary's prop, who got his start in the Bishop Riordan program in Northern California, has only really been stopped by COVID, as the Gaels have, so far, only been able to play three games.
Saint Mary's Edges BYU in Exciting College Clash
Saint Mary's defeated BYU 22-19 in a thriller of a game played at the Saint Mary's ground in Moraga, Calif.
The game was back-and-forth and at times each of the teams seemed to be in control, but that control was all too fleeting.
BYU Takes on Saint Mary's
BYU is set to take on Saint Mary's in Moraga at 1PM PT today.
As has been the case all season, getting games ready to go on the West Coast has been difficult. But late Friday the OK was given and the game is on.
Kickoff, as we said, it 1PM Pacific Time. The game can be seen here:
Program Spotlight: Saint Mary's Over Cal
While it's difficult to put Saturday's Saint Mary's vs Cal result in context, it's hard to ignore a 32-14 scoreline in favor of the Gaels.
Saint Mary's Downs Cal
Saint Mary's took it to Cal Saturday, beating their Northern California rivals 32-14 Saturday in the second game either of these two teams have played since March of 2020.
The Gaels were able to bring back a couple of players who didn't play in last week's win over Central Washington, and despite having trouble in the lineout just found more space to exploit.
