By Pete Borello

town crier file photo Los Altos quarterback Rich Rullo threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns Friday night.

Both teams held a share of first place entering Friday’s football game, but Los Altos High made host Fremont look like a last-place team before it was over.

The Eagles trounced Fremont 49-6 to remain atop the SCVAL El Camino Division with Santa Clara, also 3-0. The teams are set to meet Nov. 5 at Santa Clara in a game that will likely decide the division championship.

“From the first day of double days, our goal has been the league title,” said Los Altos quarterback Rich Rullo, who was 7-of-12 passing for 172 yards and two touchdowns Friday night. “But we’re taking it one game at a time.”

Which means the Eagles (5-2 overall) must focus on winless Lynbrook - whom they host in Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. homecoming game - before they worry about Santa Clara (6-1). But even with all the distractions that come with homecoming week, it would be surprising if Los Altos treated Lynbrook any differently than it did Fremont.

The Eagles essentially put Friday’s game away by halftime, leading 35-6. Los Altos finished with more than three times as many yards as the Firebirds (395 to 120) and capitalized on all three of their turnovers.

Taking over on downs after Fremont’s opening-game drive ended at their 31-yard line, the Eagles methodically moved the ball toward the goal line. Jamar Watson capped a 10-play series with a 2-yard touchdown run.

Los Altos defensive back Dion Taylor ended the Firebirds’ next drive by intercepting a pass that bounced off the hands of receiver Juan Arce. Three plays later, Rullo threw a fade over two defenders to Evan Nelson for a 33-yard touchdown. Watson’s two-point run followed, giving the Eagles a 14-0 lead with a second left in the first quarter.

Los Altos got the ball back two plays later when defensive end Pete Cronin jarred it loose from Fremont quarterback Jason Custer. Eagles lineman Yousef Saadeh pounced on the ball at the Firebirds’ 23.

Dillon Lightman soon found the end zone, weaving his way through the middle of the defense for a 14-yard touchdown run.

Fremont showed signs of life on its next possession, scoring on a Custer-to-Arce pass of 16 yards to pull within 21-6.

But the Eagles answered with two touchdowns in the final 90 seconds: Rullo hooked up with a streaking Nelson on an 83-yard bomb; and DJ Archie ran for a 45-yarder after an interception by defensive back Adam Pittman.

Los Altos opened the second half with a 10-play, 57-yard drive consuming six and a half minutes. It culminated with Watson’s 1-yard run that, with the extra point, put the Eagles up 42-6. Watson rushed for a team-high 59 yards; Los Altos totaled 228.

“It’s great to have an offense with three excellent backs,” Eagles coach Erik Rutgers said. “There’s no way (the defense) can key on just one of them.”

MV tops Milpitas

The Spartans’ scored on two 1-yard runs by quarterback Jeff Jalaba, a 41-yard return of a fumble by defensive lineman Jhamere Howard and a 40-yard interception return by cornerback Leshawn James. Brandon Hamilton rushed for 87 yards and Alec Nelson added 65 yards.

Mountain View improved to 2-2 in the SCVAL De Anza Division and 3-4 overall.