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Aptos stuns previously unbeaten Salinas to stay perfect in Gabilan Division | High school football roundup
Aptos HIgh’s Caden Prichard clenched his fists and yelled emphatically after producing his third touchdown run of the second half, which essentially sealed the Mariners’ huge, 44-41 win over previously unbeaten Salinas on Friday night.
Aptos thumps Alvarez, sets stage for battle against unbeaten Salinas | High school football roundup
Aptos High’s football team beat Alvarez 54-24 to set the stage for its anticipated Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division showdown with Salinas by surpassing 50-plus points for the third straight game 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
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.
Caden Prichard powers Aptos past Mission Prep of SLO | High school football roundup
Caden Prichard did a little bit of everything for Aptos High on Friday night.
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.
Soquel produces winning TD with 5 seconds left, beats Hillsdale | High school football roundup
Soquel High quarterback Cole Johnson passed for 145 yards and three touchdowns — the last coming with 5 seconds remaining — as the Knights did all their scoring in the second half and rallied for a 27-21 nonleague win over host Hillsdale on Friday night.
SLV football pushes up Saturday start time to avoid excessive heat
San Lorenzo Valley High’s varsity football game on Saturday against rival Scotts Valley has been moved up than three hours to prevent its student-athletes from playing in extreme heat.
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.
Blake LaRiviere’s fumble return helps Scotts Valley knock off Santa Cruz | High school football
As a middle infielder on the Scotts Valley High’s baseball team, Blake LaRiviere knows how to catch pop flies. He utilized that skill to launch the Falcons’ football team to a 17-0 shutout victory over Santa Cruz on 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.
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.
County quartet makes college commitments | High school football
Scotts Valley High football players Caden Stratton, Nolan Smith and Matthew O’Brien-Rojo, as well as St. Francis’ Garrett Lee made college commitments this week.
Scotts Valley High to host memorial service for late football star Carlton Keegan on Saturday | Local Roundup
A memorial service for Scotts Valley High senior Carlton Keegan, 18, will be held on the school’s football field on Saturday at 11 a.m.
SC’s Qwentin Brown, SV’s Nolan Smith receive all-state football honors | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s Qwentin Brown and Scotts Valley’s Nolan Smith were named to Cal-High Sports’ All-State football team for small schools.
Central Coast All-Star Football Game set for Friday in Salinas | High school football
Football players from Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties will compete in the 36th annual Central Coast 2021 All-Star High School Football Game at Rabobank Stadium in Salinas on Friday at 7 p.m.
All-state TE Will Schwartz commits to Missouri Western State University | College football
San Jose City College’s all-state tight end Will Schwartz, a 6-foot-4, 245-pound sophomore out of Scotts Valley High, announced on Instagram that he has committed to Missouri Western State University, an NCAA Division II program.
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.
Falcons sweep top postseason honors in Cypress Division | All-PCAL Football
Scotts Valley High’s football team swept top honors when it came time for Pacific Coast Athletic League coaches to select the top players in the Cypress Division.
St. Francis stuns Cupertino, records first postseason win | CCS football roundup
The underdog St. Francis High football team didn’t let its No. 7 seed or the fact it had to open the playoffs on the road crush its will Saturday. Instead, the Sharks turned it into an opportunity to open some eyes.
Five county teams seeded in CCS football playoffs; four open on the road as underdogs | Local Roundup
The good news: Five Santa Cruz County football teams qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs. The bad news: Four of them are the lower seed and will play on the road.
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.
Soquel rallies past North Salinas, sets up battle of unbeaten teams vs. Santa Cruz | PCAL football roundup
Soquel High’s football team made all the big plays in the second half of its showdown with North Salinas to rally past the Vikings 36-27 on senior night Saturday. And all of them were needed, as the Knights overcame deficits of 20-0 in the second quarter and 27-14 at halftime.
Niko Iles runs for 6 TDs as Scotts Valley gains sole possession of Cypress Division lead | PCAL football roundup
Sophomore fullback Niko Iles ran for six touchdowns and Scotts Valley ran past previously unbeaten King City 47-27 to gain sole possession of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division lead Friday night.