Comments on: Gunn administration cancel Gunn vs. Paly football game due to student misconduct https://gunnoracle.com/22841/uncategorized/gunn-administration-cancel-gunn-vs-paly-football-game-due-to-student-misconduct/ Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School Fri, 15 Sep 2023 05:11:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Ronna Devincenzi https://gunnoracle.com/22841/uncategorized/gunn-administration-cancel-gunn-vs-paly-football-game-due-to-student-misconduct/#comment-8897 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:20:17 +0000 https://gunnoracle.com/?p=22841#comment-8897 I’m getting so many mixed messages, from the two school reports, both Paly Campanile articles, and this one, from the Oracle, and even the report and subsequent letters to the editor, in the Daily Post.

It seems that everyone had fun, and while there were some tense moments from not understanding WHY a large group of Paly’s bleacher people ran to Gunn’s stands, overall, the game was a good experience.

If that’s the case, why is Paly potentially experiencing so many sanctions due to that game, some affecting ALL of their sports teams, not just football?

Is there video of exactly what happened? Was there anything said that sounded threatening? Looks like one Paly person was expecting a “mercy” ending to happen, and not to gloat over a win.

As a member of the public, this seems like much ado about nothing. But it could be used as a learning experience, for any students that need to grow up.

Paly may have won the one game. But Gunn’s students seem more mature, and equipped for life better. That is so much better. With that a few short years away, Gunn is hands down, the winner.

Will anyone from Gunn be weighing in on the repercussions facing Paly, most especially if they are not warranted? Just wondering. It would be the ultimate in taking the high road.

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By: Mark Weiss https://gunnoracle.com/22841/uncategorized/gunn-administration-cancel-gunn-vs-paly-football-game-due-to-student-misconduct/#comment-8894 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:22:38 +0000 https://gunnoracle.com/?p=22841#comment-8894 If this is accurate then the parents or admin should appeal for a forfeit to be declared, and Gunn made the victor or at worst a double forfeiture — like a tie.
There is no “mercy rule” in SCVAL football, I don’t think.

it’s ironic if this is literally the first coverage of Gunn football in five years, and you embargoed the story of Jason Miller working miracles, winning 25 of 35 contests, the City of Palo Alto honoring the team and coach, et cetera.

You should interview every school board member on why or why not the 41-0 score should be replaced with 1-0 win by punitive forfeit declared for the home team.

This was the first meeting in 11 years between the two schools in football.

Why is their such an imbalance?
How many Paly starters do not actually live in Paly feeder school areas? (for example, Tinsley transfers, Stanford children of coaches or Ventura residents) .. I would bet their are 10 to 20 very well known athletes in football or basketball over the years who fit this profile…

Gunn has won exactly five championships in football and basketball (what are called at NCAA level “revenue sports) in 60 years: 1970, 1972, 1980, 1981, 2019 — Gunn was undefeated in 2020 spring football but it was in the lower division, the relegation division. Meanwhile Paly has roughly 20 titles in the same time period — why the imbalance? Jeremy Lin in the most famous case of someone who lived near gunn and transferred to Paly — Gunn would have won league BB in 2018 and 2019 if Jeremy played here.

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