Santa Cruz High’s usually reliable offense went cold in the second half Saturday, and with it went the chances of the Cardinals extending their feel-good football season.
San Lorenzo Valley High’s football team, playing in its first postseason game in 10 years, was in contention to pull off an upset after Cougars running back Justin Griffis scored early in the fourth quarter.
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.
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.
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.
San Lorenzo Valley High football team, despite playing in a lower ranked division in the Pacific Coast Athletic League, stunned rival Scotts Valley last season.