Carlos Meraz has said repeatedly that this Will C. Wood High School football team is “special.”
Halfway through the regular season, the numbers are saying, “very special.”
Meraz and the Wildcats cruised into their bye week with another big-time performance in last Friday’s 55-31 victory over Freedom of Oakley.
The win lifted Wood’s record to 5-0, only the third time in school history the Wildcats have begun the season with five straight victories.
Others have taken notice. Wood jumped to No. 7 in this week’s Maxpreps.com’s Sac-Joaquin Section top 25 rankings, the highest placement ever for the Wildcats.
Meraz is unfazed by the notoriety.
“What’s most important is improving every week,” he said. “We don’t want to get caught up in records. We want to get better as a team each time we play.”
The Wildcats don’t have a chance to play this week after competing a “zero week” game on Aug. 28.
No matter. The break may give their offensive standouts — and area scoreboard operators — a much-needed rest.
Wood is averaging almost exactly 55 points a game, with both the passing and rushing games playing crucial parts.
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