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Local football programs look to make some noise in PCAL Santa Lucia Division | KICKOFF 2023
High school football programs at Harbor, Pajaro Valley and San Lorenzo Valley all look to make some noise in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division this season. All three will attempt to do so with new head coaches.
Locals ready to shine at 37th annual Central Coast High School All-Star Football Game
Several athletes from Santa Cruz County will compete in the 37th annual Central Coast High School All-Star Football Game, which takes place at Rabobank Stadium on Saturday night.
Four local players receive special honors | All-PCAL football
Aptos High’s Caden Prichard, Soquel’s Jordan McCord and Justice Grauel Tebong, and St. Francis’ Miguel Orozco received special honors in their respective PCAL football divisions this season.
Warriors fall to Clippers, drop to 1-1 in NBA G League | Local Roundup
Trevion Williams second double-double to open the season wasn’t enough to lead the Santa Cruz Warriors to victory on Saturday night.
St. Francis, Aptos stay in title hunt with wins | High school football roundup
St. Francis High’s football team kept its perfect season and league title hopes alive as it pulled away from Pacific Grove with three unanswered touchdowns in the second half for a 34-14 win Friday night.
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.
St. Francis tops Rancho San Juan, stays in Cypress title hunt | High school football roundup
It would have been easy for St. Francis HIgh’s football team to pack It in after taking a 19-0 lead in the first quarter of Saturday’s PCAL Cypress Division game against Rancho San Juan.
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.
Pajaro Valley football team beats SLV, records first shutout since 2017 | Local Roundup
Pajaro Valley High’s football team turned in a solid all-around effort and beat San Lorenzo Valley 26-0 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division opener Saturday in Watsonville.
Scotts Valley holds off Alisal, finishes nonleague slate 4-0 | High school football roundup
Quinn Turowski scored on a 40-yard pass from quarterback Cole Leonard in the fourth quarter, and the Falcons made a defensive stand late to secure a 29-25 nonleague win over Alisal Saturday to stay perfect on the season.
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.
Head coach Andrew Milich steps away from SLV to deal with family situation | High school football
San Lorenzo Valley High football coach Andrew Milich may miss a month or longer as he attends to a family situation. Assistant coach Beau Sifton take over as head coach in Milich’s absence, as he did in the Cougars’ season opening loss to Carlmont in Belmont on Friday.
Wildcatz top rival Pajaro Valley, retain Belgard Kup | High school football
Watsonville covered a squib kick from Pajaro Valley to begin the 17th Belgard Kup intra-city rivalry game, and the Wildcatz cheerleaders broke into the prominent chant, “We believe that we will win.”
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.
Highlights, lowlights galore at Santa Cruz County Jamboree | High school football
The Santa Cruz County Jamboree was a different kind of emotional for each football player who suited up and saw action Friday at Cabrillo College’s Carl Conelly Stadium.
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.
Santa Cruz rolls past Gonzales, moves to 7-0 | PCAL football roundup
Santa Cruz High’s unbeaten football team routed Gonzales 49-6 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Saturday night.
Isaac Ortiz scores four TDs in Pajaro Valley’s narrow loss to Stevenson | Local Roundup
Pajaro Valley High’s Isaac Ortiz ran for four touchdowns, but the Grizzlies football team lost 36-30 to visiting Stevenson in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Saturday.