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17 locals will compete in Central Coast All-Star Game on Saturday in Salinas | High school football

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Seventeen athletes from Santa Cruz County will compete in the 40th annual Central Coast High School All-Star Football Game at Rabobank Stadium in Salinas on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Soquel’s Sam Whelan, Django Daillak win National Football Foundation/College Hall of Fame Scholarships

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Soquel High quarterback Sam Whelan and lineman Django Daillak were chosen to represent Santa Cruz County at the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame awards banquet for their contributions in the classroom, community, and on the football field.

Injury-riddled Soquel rebounds from Palma loss, enters playoffs with momentum | High school football roundup

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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

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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 […]

Pajaro Valley beats RSJ, secures first .500 season since 2013 | High school football roundup

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Isaias Villasana scored twice, and Pajaro Valley Valley High’s football team shut out host Rancho San Juan 26-0 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play Thursday to secure their first .500 record since 2013.

SLV shines in trenches, on defense in win over MVC | High school football roundup

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San Lorenzo Valley High’s football team made several huge stops on defense over the course of its Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division win on Thursday night.

Thursday night football: Salinas clinches 17th straight playoff spot

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Salinas clinches 17th straight playoff spot, Gonzales uses a two-point conversation to beat Marina

Game of the Week: Potential playoff bids at stake in Carmel-Monterey battle

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Carmel and Monterey are going in opposite directions as the two teams look to keep their playoff hopes alive Friday

High School football: Palma stays unbeaten with win over Aptos

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Palma tunes up for Salinas, improving to 6-0 after beating Aptos 42-14

High School football roundup: Villanueva breaks King City school record for wins

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Mac Villanueva becomes King City’s winningest football coach; Alisal’s Jayden Durate accounts for seven touchdowns; Marina remains undefeated

Santa Cruz shakes Seaside, eclipses 2024 win total | High school football roundup

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Senior quarterback Neven Ristic accounted for five touchdowns, and Santa Cruz High’s football team beat visiting Seaside 44-27 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Friday night.

Evan Vessey passes for 400-plus yards in MVC’s loss to unbeaten Stevenson | High school football roundup

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Junior quarterback Evan Vessey passed for 400-plus yards for the second time in three weeks, but Monte Vista Christian School’s football team suffered a 36-25 loss to Stevenson of Pebble Beach on Friday night.

Friday night football: Carmel erupts for 57 points in beating Aptos

Kaleb Herro throws three touchdown passes, while freshman Max Goldsmith rushes for three in Carmel’s 57-13 win over Aptos

Game of the Week: Cowboys seeking redemption against Soquel

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Salinas is 25-1 on the road in Gabilan Division play since head football coach Steve Zenk took the job

Soquel jumps ahead early, stomps Aptos at Cabrillo College | High school football roundup

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Soquel High’s football team, ranked No. 4 in the Central Coast Section and No. 74 in the state, was intent on doing Soquel-esque things early and often in its latest rout.

Game of the week: Monterey, Palma square off in battle of unbeatens

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Monterey will look to make it three straight wins over Palma when the two teams meet in a battle of unbeatens Friday at Rabobank

Neven Ristic, Santa Cruz crush Oakland’s Castlemont for first win | High school football roundup

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Senior quarterback/cornerback Neven Ristic accounted for five touchdowns, and Santa Cruz High’s football team crushed host Castlemont 42-20 in nonleague action to earn its first win of the season on Friday night.

Friday night lights: Bonilla’s three touchdowns lead Toreadores past Aptos

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Ethan Bonilla rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns in Monterey’s 33-14 win over Aptos

Game of the Week: Carmel’s arrival in Gabilan starts with Soquel

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Defending State D5 AA champion Carmel begins a new chapter in the Gabilan Division, hosting defending league champion Soquel

Aptos High says ‘offensive’ social media post violates values; review underway | HIgh school football

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Seven members of Aptos High’s football team are in hot water after posting an “inappropriate and offensive photo” on social media following the Mariners’ 35-28, come-from-behind win over Watsonville in the teams’ Black and Blue Bowl rivalry series on Friday night.

Aptos rallies past Watsonville in Black and Blue Bowl | High school football roundup

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There was no cause for alarm for Aptos High’s football team on Friday night after a turnover-filled first half saw Watsonville take a touchdown lead into halftime during the latest installment of the teams’ Black and Blue Bowl rivalry series.

High School football: Scrimmages to kick off season

Several scrimmages are set for Friday as the high school football season is upon us