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Thursday prep football roundup: Blocked field goal gives Rancho dramatic win
Rancho San Juan, North Salinas, King City, Monte Vista open the season with wins
High School football tour: Day 18: Stevenson
Proving it belonged in the Mission Division, the next step for Stevenson is bringing home a title
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 11: Alvarez
Having had 12 touchdowns called back last year because of penalties, discipline has been preached in practice at Alvarez
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
High School football tour: Day 6: King City
On the heels of its first league title in 43 years, King City still brings a lunch pail attitude to practice in its quest to repeat the feat
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
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
High School sports: A year to savor while saying goodbye to a prominent school
A year filled with celebrations, milestones, titles and some sadness.
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days
Soquel’s Sam Whelan, Django Daillak recognized as best of the best in top division | All-PCAL football
Soquel’s High football team was rewarded handsomely by Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division coaches after posting another stellar season in 2025.
High School year in review: Drama, records and milestones celebrated in 2025
The look back at the 2025 high school sports season
The Monterey Herald’s Football All-County Team — Offense
The Monterey Herald’s Football All-County Offensive Team
All-County Defensive Player of the Year: King City’s Villanueva was born to be a Mustang
King City linebacker Rocky Villanueva was named The Herald’s All-County Defensive Player of the Year
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 football playoffs: Short-handed Pirates fall at Menlo-Atherton
Stevenson, Alisal, King City and North Salinas all fall in the CCS divisional playoffs
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
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
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