Senior E.J. Floreal elevates for a two-handed dunk in Paly’s league-opener rout over Homestead High School Wednesday night.

– Matt Ersted

The Palo Alto High School Vikings (12-2-0) defeated the Gunn High School Titans (5-8-0) tonight in the Paly big gym.

9:31 p.m. – The game is over! Paly defeats Gunn 56-38.

9:30 p.m. – Two more buckets by the Titans.

9:29 p.m. – Two consecutive buckets by the Titans cuts the Paly lead to 56-34 with a minute left in the game.

9:27 p.m. – Hakim scores, draws the foul, and misses the free throw. Paly up 56-30 with two minutes left in the game.

9:26 p.m. – Tory Prati (’12) scores. Paly up 54-30 with 2:40 left in the game.

9:25 p.m. – Dawkins hits a free throw. Paly up 52-29 with 3:35 left in the game.

9:23 p.m. – Timeout taken by the Vikings with 3:54 left in the game.

9:19 p.m. – Dawkins scores. Paly up 51-27.

9:17 p.m. – Hakim hits the fadeaway. Paly up 49-26 with 7:10 left in the 4th quarter.

9:15 p.m. – At the end of the 3rd quarter, Paly leads 47-26.

9:15 p.m. – Hakim scores with seconds left in the quarter.

9:12 p.m. – Gunn #21 scores. Paly up 45-26 with 1:35 left in the 3rd quarter.

9:10 p.m. – Gunn #20 draws the foul and hits both of his free throws. Paly up 45-24 with 2:31 left in the 3rd quarter.

9:06 p.m. – Wong hits a three pointer. Paly up 45-22 with 3:22 left in the 3rd quarter.

9:06 p.m. – Floreal dunks the ball after a pass from Schmutz. Paly up 42-22.

9:03 p.m. – Hakim scores, draws the foul, and misses the free throw. Paly up 40-22 with 4:43 left in the 3rd quarter.

9:01 p.m. – Wong scores, draws the foul, and hits the free throw. Paly up 38-22.

9:00 p.m. – Dawkins scores. Paly leads 35-22 with 6:27 left in the 3rd quarter.

8:59 p.m. – Gunn starts with the ball as the second half kicks off.

8:48 p.m. – Paly leads 33-20 at the end of the 1st half.

8:47 p.m. – Hakim draws the foul and hits two of two free throws with four seconds left in the half.

8:42 p.m. – Floreal scores. Paly up 31-20 with 1:55 left in the 2nd quarter.

8:42 p.m. – Dawkins dunks.

8:38 p.m. – Schmutz drains a three to extend the Paly lead to 27-19.

8:37 p.m. – Floreal drives and scores. Paly up 24-19 with 4:13 left in the 2nd quarter.

8:36 p.m. – Gunn makes a three, cuts the Paly lead to 22-19 with 4:42 left in the 2nd quarter.

8:35 p.m. – Floreal dunks. Paly leads 22-16.

8:35 p.m. – Floreal scores. Paly leads 20-13 with 5:30 left in the 2nd quarter.

8:34 p.m. – Floreal misses both free throws.

8:31 p.m. – Wong draws the foul and goes one for two at the line. Paly leads 18-11 with 7:20 left in the 2nd quarter.

8:29 p.m. – Alec Wong (’12) drives and scores with 7:40 left in the 2nd quarter.

8:27 p.m. – At the end of the 1st quarter, Paly leads 15-11.

8:26 p.m. – After a flurry of Gunn baskets, Paly’s lead is cut to 15-11.

8:23 p.m. – Hakim draws the foul and hits one of his free throws.

8:21 p.m. – Hakim scores.

8:19 p.m. – Hakim draws the foul and goes one for two at the line. Paly up 10-4 with 3:15 left in the first quarter.

8:16 p.m. – Israel Hakim (’12) scores, draws the foul, and hits the free throw. Paly up 9-4 with four minutes left in the first quarter.

8:13 p.m. – Dawkins nails a three pointer from the right corner. Paly up 6-2.

8:12 p.m. – Mathias Schmutz (’13) hits one of two free throws. Paly up 3-2

8:11 p.m. – Titans score on the fast break, tie the game at 2 all

8:10 p.m. – Vikings regain possession with 6:50 left in the 1st quarter after a Titans turnover

8:08 p.m. – The game kicks off as Paly wins the tipoff. Aubrey Dawkins (’13) scores for the Vikings to give them a 2-0 lead