Carlos Meraz has said repeatedly that this Will C. Wood High School football team is \u201cspecial.\u201d<\/p>\n
Halfway through the regular season, the numbers are saying, \u201cvery special.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meraz and the Wildcats cruised into their bye week with another big-time performance in last Friday\u2019s 55-31 victory over Freedom of Oakley.<\/p>\n
The win lifted Wood\u2019s record to 5-0, only the third time in school history the Wildcats have begun the season with five straight victories.<\/p>\n
Others have taken notice. Wood jumped to No. 7 in this week\u2019s Maxpreps.com\u2019s Sac-Joaquin Section top 25 rankings, the highest placement ever for the Wildcats.<\/p>\n
Meraz is unfazed by the notoriety.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s most important is improving every week,\u201d he said. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to get caught up in records. We want to get better as a team each time we play.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Wildcats don\u2019t have a chance to play this week after competing a \u201czero week\u201d game on Aug. 28.<\/p>\n
No matter. The break may give their offensive standouts \u2014 and area scoreboard operators \u2014 a much-needed rest.<\/p>\n
Wood is averaging almost exactly 55 points a game, with both the passing and rushing games playing crucial parts.<\/p>\n
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