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High School football tour: Day 15: Pacific Grove
A lack of stamina and bodies have crippled Pacific Grove in the second half of the season in each of the last three years
High School football tour: Day 14: Carmel
Attention to detail has been a strength for Carmel, who is chasing a 15th playoff spot in 18 seasons
County’s high school football teams prepare for ’26 campaign with scrimmages this weekend
All 10 high school football teams from Santa Cruz County will see their first live action, full pads, against real opponents during scrimmages this weekend.
High School football tour: Day 12: Salinas
Owners of the second longest playoff streak in the PCAL, Salinas has the best record in the Gabilan Division over the last eight years
High School football tour: Day 10: North Salinas
Tossed into the Gabilan Division last season, North Salinas quieted skeptics by reaching the postseason for the third straight year
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
High School football tour, Day 2: Soledad
Closing last season by winning three of its final four games, Soledad will look to take that momentum into this fall.
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
Clipboard: Carmel’s Lloyd slated to start this fall at Alabama
Carmel graduate Jackson Lloyd is expected to be the starting left tackle this fall at national power Alabama
College football: Carmel’s Lloyd slated to start this fall at Alabama
Carmel graduate Jackson Lloyd is expected to be the starting left tackle this fall at national power Alabama
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
High School football: Carmel’s Weigel commits to Fresno State
Carmel offensive lineman Carl Weigel has committed to play in 2027 for Fresno State, joining his older brother Oscar
Best of the Rest: County’s best prep male athletes
Here is a glance at the top male athletes in the county this past season who were considered for the Monterey Herald’s Male Athlete of the Year honor.
High School baseball player of the year: Maxon leaves lasting imprint on Carmel program
Stanford bound pitcher Matt Maxon showed off his bat this past spring in breaking the Carmel single-season school record for home runs
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
Clipboard: Byrne, Milovale, Weimer attend NFL rookie mini-camps
JT Byrne, James Milovale and Jeff Weimer were extended invitations to attend NFL mini-camps this past weekend
The Monterey Herald’s Football All-County Team — Offense
The Monterey Herald’s Football All-County Offensive Team
The Monterey Herald’s Football All-County Defensive Team
The Monterey Herald’s All-County Defensive Team
High School football: Digesting this past season
While the milestones in the regular season were historic, for just the third time in 17 years, no team in the county played for a CCS title
PCAL all-league football teams
Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league football teams
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
CCS Division III playoffs: Carmel falls to Sacred Heart Prep in shootout
A two-point conversation late in the fourth quarter lifts Sacred Heart Prep to a 49-48 win over Carmel in the CCS Division III playoffs