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Mariners stomp Hollister for share of first Gabilan Division title | High school football roundup
Aptos High’s football teams have won numerous titles during Randy Blankenship’s legendary 13-year tenure as head coach.
County loses three teams from CCS girls volleyball playoffs | Local Roundup
The bad news? Santa Cruz County had all three of its first-round qualifiers in the Central Coast Section girls volleyball playoffs suffer losses Saturday.
St. Francis crushes King City, moves to 8-0 | High school football roundup
For the second straight week, St. Francis High’s unbeaten football team got off to a quick start.
Soquel blanks Seaside; hosts Monterey in battle of unbeaten squads next | High school football roundup
Tanner Trowbridge had four sacks and Cade Petersen had three sacks, as Soquel High’s football team stayed unbeaten by silencing host Seaside 21-0 on Saturday.
Santa Cruz falls on road to unbeaten Salinas | High school football roundup
Myles Reber scored on a long pass from Dominic Lopezzi but Santa Cruz High’s football team suffered a 55-7 league loss to host Salinas at The Pit on Friday night.
Soquel wins battle in trenches, surprises Scotts Valley 21-3 | High school football roundup
Jordan McCord, a junior wide receiver and cornerback for Soquel High’s football team, was his usual sensation self Friday night. He tacked two more touchdown receptions onto his rapidly growing season total, and caused a fumble on defense
MVC knocks off Santa Cruz | High school football roundup
Monte Vista Christian School’s football team beat visiting Santa Cruz 43-28 in its nonleague finale Friday night.
Harbor suffers narrow loss to Saratoga, drops from unbeaten ranks | High school football roundup
Harbor High’s football team did its best to overcome a slow start on both sides of the ball Saturday night, but it dropped from the unbeaten ranks after suffering a 21-14 loss to Saratoga.
Soquel QB Cole Johnson hopes to win Stump, follow grandpa’s path | High school football
Ken Caldwell, a 1959 Santa Cruz High alum and record-setting starting quarterback for the Cardinals, will be in attendance when his alma mater takes on host Soquel in another physical and passionately played edition of The Stump rivalry game Friday night.
Sharks survive physical contest against Stevenson, move to 2-0 | High school football roundup
Diego Ramirez returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, and the St. Francis High football team earned a 21-6 win over visiting Stevenson on Saturday.
Soquel, Harbor open season with big wins; SLV blanked | High school football roundup
Quarterback Cole Johnson threw three touchdown passes and Soquel High’s football team beat visiting Soledad 20-14 in the teams’ season opener Friday night.
Optimism high as county’s teams hit the field | 2022 PCAL Football Preview
Another year on the gridiron kicks off Friday, and Aptos High is still the top team in Santa Cruz County. What the Mariners really want, though, is to be referred to as the top team in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division — the top level of the four-tiered equity league.
Local high school football teams ready to whet fans’ palate at jamborees
High school football fans will get their first look at the 10 county teams this week. Seven of them will take the field at the Santa Cruz Jamboree at Cabrillo College’s Carl Conelly Stadium on Friday night.
St. Francis’ Joshua Alvarez, Santa Cruz’s Qwentin Brown awarded National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame scholarships
St. Francis High lineman Joshua Alvarez and Santa Cruz running back Qwentin Brown were chosen as National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame scholarship winners for their contributions in the classroom, community and on the football field this season.
Sharks sweep top postseason honors in Santa Lucia Division | All-PCAL Football
St. Francis running back Johrdan Garibay was named Offensive Player of the Year in the Santa Lucia Division, defensive back Charles Valencia was named Defensive Player of the Year and Noel Aquino was named Lineman of the Year.
Scotts Valley beats SLV, goes 6-0 in Cypress Division | PCAL football roundup
Niko Iles, Isaiah Velez and Caden Stratton ran for touchdowns in the first quarter, and the Scotts Valley High football team beat rival San Lorenzo Valley 32-14 on Saturday to post a perfect record in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division.
Pajaro Valley scores with 4 seconds left, stuns Harbor in homecoming thriller | PCAL football roundup
Pajaro Valley High’s football team needed to move 72 yards in less than 1 minute and 14 seconds if it hoped accomplish the unthinkable Friday night against host Harbor in the Pirates’ homecoming.
Soquel sinks Carmel, stays unbeaten in Mission Division | PCAL football roundup
Gavin Woods and Jack Fisher ran for touchdowns and Cole Johnson passed for an insurance score as Soquel beat host Carmel 21-8 to remain unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division on Saturday.
Soquel stomps Soledad, stays perfect in PCAL’s Mission Division | High school football roundup
Quarterback Cole Johnson ran for two touchdowns and passed for two others, as Soquel High’s football team beat host Soledad 28-6 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Friday night.
Sharks use four interceptions to run past Harbor | High school football roundup
If you go deep, the Sharks will bite you. That’s the St. Francis High Sharks, who intercepted four long passes from Harbor in the first half and built a three-touchdown lead by halftime Friday night.
Monster second half helps St. Francis storm past Stevenson | PCAL football roundup
St. Francis High’s football team scored five unanswered touchdowns in the second half to rally for a 42-12 win over Stevenson in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game on Saturday.
Aptos overwhelmed by Salinas’ balanced offense, swarming defense | High school football roundup
Aptos High’s high-octane, Wing-T offense ran into a wall named Salinas on Friday night in front of a hearty, vocal crowd at The Pit.
Soquel, Santa Cruz post 42-0 wins over county foes | High school football roundup
Soquel and Santa Cruz both earned 42-0 wins Friday night. SLV won in coach Andrew Milich’s coaching debut.
Harbor blasts James Lick, moves to 2-0 | High school football roundup
From the beginning of the 2015 season until the current campaign, Harbor had compiled a 2-51 record. In the last eight days, the Pirates are 2-0.