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High School football: Central Coast Section Playoff Breakdown
Central Coast Section semifinal breakdown for county football teams
CCS football playoffs: Maturation process has Palma peaking in the postseason
Palma’s quest to get back to the CCS finals as an underdog continues on Saturday when it faces Menlo in the Division II semifinals
Aptos preparing for wet CCS D-III semifinal at Palo Alto | High school football
Aptos High’s football team doesn’t expect wet conditions to rain on its potential parade in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals at Palo Alto on Friday night.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Clipboard: Fales to be honored at MPC’s Lobo Legends Celebration
David Fales to be among those honored at the 2025 MPC Legends Celebration as Outstanding Alumni Athlete
UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer drops PK shootout in NCAA D-III Tournament opener | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team was eliminated by host Pomona-Pitzer 5-4 on penalty kicks in the first round of the NCAA D-III Tournament o Saturday in Claremont.
Soquel crushed by Archbishop Riordan in first round of Open/D-I playoffs | CCS football
Several directionally challenged Soquel High football fans likely double-checked the location on their smartphones once they stepped foot onto Archbishop Riordan’s field, confirming they weren’t at nearby City College of San Francisco.
CCS football playoffs roundup: Salinas falls to top seed St. Ignatius in Open Division
Salinas, Monterey, North Salinas, North County and Stevenson all see their seasons come to a close in the Central Coast Section football playoffs
CCS football playoffs: Duarte’s touchdown lifts Alisal past Overfelt
Alisal advances to the CCS Division V semifinals, scoring late in the game to beat Overfelt
CCS playoffs: Palma rises to the occasion in upsetting Sacred Heart Cathedral
Palma’s defense shuts out Sacred Heart Cathedral in the second half in a 28-19 win in the CCS Division II playoffs
No. 7 seed Aptos upsets No. 2 Willow Glen in D-III quarterfinal shootout | CCS football
Aptos High’s football program — a five-time Central Coast Section champion — has a history of rising to another level in the postseason.
PHOTOS: Carmel holds on to beat San Mateo in CCS playoffs
Hudson Rutherford tosses five touchdown passes, three to Simeon Brown in Carmel’s 56-46 win over San Mateo in the CCS Division III playoffs
High School football: CCS football playoff breakdown
A breakdown of the eight county teams in the Central Coast Section playoffs
CCS football playoffs: Salinas embraces challenge of Open Division
For the second straight year, Salinas has the dubious task of facing the top seed in the opening round of the CCS Open Division playoffs
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Clipboard: Ducker’s playing time as a freshman increasing on the football field at Cornell
Palma graduate Tommy Ducker has recorded two sacks this fall for the Cornell football team as a true freshman
Soquel, Aptos seeded for CCS football playoffs
Only two high school football teams from Santa Cruz County — Soquel and Aptos — made it into the Central Coast Section playoffs, and both compete in the Gabilan Division, the top tier of Pacific Coast Athletic League.
High School football: CCS playoff brackets
Central Coast Section Divisional football postseason brackets
High School football playoffs: Carmel earns top seed in Division III
Eight Monterey County football teams were seeded into the Central Coast Section playoffs, with Carmel earning the No. 1 seed in Division III
Kings of the ‘Ville: St. Francis romps MVC, earns sweep of Watsonville foes | High school football roundup
St. Francis High’s football team may not get an opportunity to play in the Central Coast Section playoffs this season, but around town they’ll be known as “Kings of the ‘Ville.”
Sammy Rebbert scores winning TD to lift SV’s flag football team to SCCAL Tournament title | Local Roundup
Junior receiver Sammy Rebbert scored in the final minute, and the No. 2 seed Scotts Valley High girls flag football team topped No. 3 Aptos 12-7 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament championship at Harbor High on Saturday.
Saturday High School football: Toreadores retain Battle of the Bay trophy
Monterey tunes up for the postseason by beating Seaside in the Battle of the Bay; Stevenson completes undefeated Santa Lucia Division season
Friday High School football: Zenk earns 100th win in Salinas’ win over Hollister
Salinas’ Steve Zenk earns his 100th win as a coach; Palma, Alisal headed to the postseason
Soquel beats Aptos, becomes first county team to go unbeaten in Gabilan Division | High school football roundup
Soquel High football coach Dwight Lowery hadn’t had an ice bath since he last played defensive back in the NFL, close to a decade ago.
PHOTOS: Carmel caps undefeated season by capturing ‘The Shoe’
By capturing ‘The Shoe’ for the 10th straight year, Carmel completes an undefeated regular season after a 44-41 win over Pacific Grove