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High School football: Soquel controls the clock in running past Palma (Photos)
Outscored 26-0 during one stretch of the game, Palma falls 32-14 to Soquel in a meeting of defending state divisional football champions
Game of the Week: Palma, Soquel meet in battle of reigning state champions
Palma will visit Soquel Friday in a meeting of defending State Divisional champions
Watsonville tops Pajaro Valley in Belgard Kup for eighth straight season | High school football roundup
Watsonville High’s football team recorded four takeaways, and the Wildcatz topped host Pajaro Valley 17-2 to win the Belgard Kup for the eighth straight season Saturday.
Soquel tops Valley Christian for first win over a WCAL school since 2003 | High school football roundup
It was just a matter of time. Soquel High’s football team had shined on defense and sputtered on offense in its first two games this season. If they could find a way to put a few more points on the board, they had a chance to earn a special win in their brutal lineup of opponents.
Soquel surrenders late score, suffers narrow loss to Los Gatos | High school football
Los Gatos High’s football team visited Soquel in one of the state’s marquee matchups on Friday night and the nonleague thriller pitting a pair of 2023 CIF state finalists went down to the wire in front of a near capacity crowd.
County teams set for scrimmages | High school football
Aptos, Harbor, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville will compete in the annual varsity football jamboree at Cabrillo College on Saturday evening.
Soquel, Aptos and every other PCAL Gabilan Division team is wearing a target | KICKOFF 2024
The Gabilan Division is not only the top level of the three-tiered, equity Pacific Coast Athletic League, it’s one of the top leagues in the Central Coast Section.
Soquel alum Cade Petersen to walk on at UC Davis | College football
Anyone who has seen or played against Cade Petersen on the football field can tell you he can play at the next level. His speed, power, talent and motor are undeniable. And, he’s solid academically.
Three-sport Soquel star Braylon Noble makes college decision | High school track and field
Soquel High three-sport star Braylon Noble — named the 2023-24 Central Coast Section Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year — will continue his academic and athletic careers at NCAA Division I UC Santa Barbara.
How Jordan McCord secured a spot on University of Arizona’s football team | High school football
Soquel High senior Jordan McCord announced on social media on Wednesday, his 18th birthday, that he committed to play football for the NCAA Division I Arizona Wildcats.
Soquel’s Braylon Noble named CCS Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year | CCS Scholar-Athletes
Sports fans saw Braylon Noble shine on the football field, basketball court, and track this year. Behind the scenes, he was crushing it in the classroom. The Soquel High senior was named the 2023-24 Central Coast Section Male Scholar-Athletes of the Year.
Soquel’s Cade Petersen, SV’s Colton Duerson win National Football Foundation/College Hall of Fame Scholarships
Soquel High lineman Cade Petersen and Scotts Valley receiver/defensive back Colton Duerson represented Santa Cruz County at the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame awards banquet for their contributions in the classroom, community, and on the football field.
Former St. Francis football coach Adam Hazel takes over at Christopher
Former St. Francis High football coach Adam Hazel, 40, a history teacher at Live Oak in Morgan Hill, has been named head coach at Christopher, a gridiron power in Gilroy.
Three county football players named to Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State teams | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County had three athletes garner Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football honors.
Photo | Soquel High School football team celebrates state title at parade in Capitola
Members of the Soquel High School football team rode on a float through Capitola Village on Saturday as the state-champion Knights were honored in a celebratory parade.
Michael Mitchell, Tyler LaTorre will be honored at Hot Stove of Santa Clara Valley baseball banquet | Local Roundup
Baseball talents Michael Mitchell and Tyler LaTorre will be honored at the 38th annual Hot Stove of Santa Clara Valley banquet at Villa Ragusa in Campbell on Jan. 9 at 5 p.m. The event is sold out, as more than 600 people with be in attendance.
2023 Sports Newsmaker of the Year | Nikki Hiltz, Autumn Hays, Soquel football share honor
Athletes throughout Santa Cruz County achieved some amazing feats in 2023. But the accomplishments of two athletes competing in individual sports, runner Nikki Hiltz and surfer Autumn Hays, as well as postseason performance turned in by Soquel High’s football team were too hefty to overlook.
Soquel LB Justice Grauel-Tebong named Defensive MVP in Gabilan Division | All-PCAL football
Soquel High senior linebacker Justice Grauel-Tebong was named Defensive MVP in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s all-Gabilan Division voting.
Soquel’s state champion football team awarded proclamation for historic season
The sun radiated on a cloud-free day. And the stars, Soquel High’s football players, let their smiles shine brightly at Dewey Tompkins Field on Wednesday.
KINGS OF CALIFORNIA: Soquel’s football team dominates Jurupa Hills, rolls to CIF 4-AA state title
The Knight Train couldn’t be stopped in the CIF football playoffs.
Knights football coach Dwight Lowery shows up to games dressed for success
Ask any Soquel High football player and you’ll learn that coach Dwight Lowery doesn’t show up unprepared on game night. The Knights aren’t talking about Xs and Os, though that also applies, they’re referring to his stylish outfits.
Soquel favored against Jurupa Hills in CIF 4-AA state football championship
There’s a fine line between confidence and overconfidence. Soquel High’s football coach Dwight Lowery intends to make sure his Knights don’t overlook their final opponent of the season — a state championship is too big a game to make such an inexcusable error.
HEADED TO STATE: Soquel football team stomps Casa Roble for Division 4-AA NorCal Regional title
Justice Grauel-Tebong checks in at 6-foot-4, 215 pounds. So when the Soquel High running back/linebacker says he had huge holes to run through in the CIF 4-AA NorCal Regional Championship, you better believe they were massive.
Soquel ready to butt heads with Casa Roble Rams in CIF 4-AA NorCal Regional Bowl | High school football
Soquel High’s football team, fresh off of winning the school’s first Central Coast Section football title on Saturday, looks to extend its historic season this weekend.
BEST KNIGHTS EVER: Soquel posts another shutout, makes history with first section title | CCS football
It took all of one play for Soquel High’s defense to impose its will in the Central Coast Section Division II Championship.