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Game of the Week: Dukes, defense, lead Palma past Soquel in CCS playoffs
Eli Dukes rushes for 248 yards and four touchdowns as Palma opens the CCS Open/Division I postseason with a 28-0 win over Soquel
Game of the Week: Palma, Soquel set for rematch in CCS playoffs
Palma and Soquel will get reacquainted Friday in the CCS Open/Division I football first round
High School football: Suspensions announced following altercation
Three players, one coach, handed down suspensions by the PCAL following the Alvarez-Soledad football game.
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Clipboard: Johnson leads nationally ranked BYU in interceptions
Stevenson graduate Evan Johnson leads nationally ranked Brigham Young University in interceptions this fall with three
All four county teams in CCS football playoffs open on the road
Four football teams from Santa Cruz County made the Central Coast Section playoffs with automatic berths. All four open with road games in the quarterfinals of their respective divisions this weekend, it was announced at the CCS seeding meeting on Sunday.
CCS football playoffs: Carmel seeded No. 2 in DIII, Palma No. 4 in Open
Alisal, Carmel, King City, North Salinas, Palma, Salinas and Stevenson all seeded into the CCS football playoffs
Cabrillo football suffers worst loss in school history to close season | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s football team suffered its worst loss in school history on Saturday, losing 99-3 to unbeaten De Anza in Cupertino to close the 2025 regular season.
Scotts Valley doubles up St. Francis to secure playoff berth in PCAL finale | High school football roundup
SANTA CRUZ — Scotts Valley High’s football team turned in several big plays in the second half of its playoff-clinching win over St. Francis to close the regular season Saturday in front of a capacity crowd at Harbor High. Running back Colin Murphy sprinted through the heart of the Sharks’ defense for a 63-yard touchdown […]
Game of the Week: Carmel retains ‘Shoe’ in beating Pacific Grove
Two defensive touchdowns enable Carmel to secure a 34-24 win over Pacific Grove in the 78th meeting for ‘The Shoe’
Saturday High School football: North County, Marina fall in season finales
Injuries crippled North County and Marina in the second half of the season, as both fell in their season finales.
Injury-riddled Soquel rebounds from Palma loss, enters playoffs with momentum | High school football roundup
A week after losing several key starters to injury, including its quarterback, and suffering its lone loss, Soquel High’s playoff-bound football team was eager to prove Friday that it could find success employing a “next-man up” mentality.
High School football: Cowboys corral Alisal in playoff tuneup
SALINAS — Growth has come over the course of 13 weeks of practice for Salinas High’s football team. Not all goals were met and there were bumps in the path that didn’t always have to do with football. But the strength the Cowboys built this season was on full display Friday night. Trailing throughout the […]
Friday high school football: Palma caps undefeated regular season
Palma completes perfection in the regular season, improving to 10-0 after a 35-14 win at Hollister
Harbor football suffers heartbreaking loss to Seaside in season finale | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s football team gave up a last-minute touchdown and lost its season finale 28-21 to host Seaside on Thursday night.
Thursday football: King City brings home first league title in 43 years
King City celebrated the football programs first league title since 1982 after a 42-28 win over previously undefeated Stevenson
Game of the Week: Carmel, Pacific Grove meet for ‘The Shoe’
Pacific Grove will look to snap a 10-game losing streak to Carmel when it hosts it rivals in the 78th annual ‘Shoe’ game.
Soquel’s star QB Sam Whelan suffers season-ending foot injury | High school football
Soquel High star senior quarterback Sam Whelan sustained a broken fibula in the first quarter of the Knights’ 28-21 loss to Palma in Salinas on Friday night and will miss the remainder of the season.
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Soquel water polo earns sweep of SCCAL Tournament titles | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo team outscored visiting Santa Cruz 4-0 in the fourth quarter to rally for an 11-8 win in the SCCAL Tournament championship match on Saturday.
St. Francis holds off MVC; will face Scotts Valley for automatic CCS berth | High school football roundup
Senior running back Coy Jordan rushed for a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter, and St. Francis High football team rallied past visiting Monte Vista Christian 27-20 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division game on Saturday.
Saturday football: Stevenson headed for showdown after beating Alvarez
Stevenson routs Alvarez to improve to 9-0; Seaside outscores Marina; Trinity has its first winning season in nine years.
Soquel loses QB, perfect record as Palma claims Gabilan title | High school football roundup
Soquel High’s football team endured a series of blows in its highly anticipated Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division battle against fellow unbeaten Palma on Friday.
Friday night football: Askew, Uribe lead Gonzales past Harbor
Jordan Askew accounts for three touchdowns in Gonzales’ 28-19 win over Harbor, Soledad sends Pacific Grove to its fourth straight loss