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Favored Soquel ready for a battle from No. 8 seed Christopher | CCS football
CalPreps.com’s computer generated projections has Soquel High’s football team knocking off Christopher of Gilroy 21-12 in the upcoming Central Coast Section Division II Championship. It gives the Knights a 73% chance of winning.
Soquel shuts out Monterey, advances to section final for first time since 1987 | CCS football
Someone forgot to tell Soquel High’s football team that the playoffs were supposed to get more difficult with each victory.
Soquel pulls away from previously unbeaten Carmel with dominant second half | CCS football roundup
Soquel High’s football team looked like it was going through the motions for much of the first half of its Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinal on Friday.
Soquel, Scotts Valley to represent county in section football playoffs | CCS seeding
Only two football teams from Santa Cruz County, Soquel and Scotts Valley, qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.
Soquel gets first win over Aptos since ’09, takes second place in PCAL Gabilan Division | High School Football Roundup
Aptos High’s football team was intent of sending retiring coaching legend Randy Blankenship out with a win in its regular-season finale Friday, but rival Soquel took its game to another level to pull away in the second half.
Soquel stuns Palma with late score, secures CCS berth | High school football
Athletes are notorious for being able to mentally flush losses and move onto the next challenge, except when the don’t want to forget.
Soquel rallies past Hollister, stays in hunt for Gabilan title | High school football roundup
Soquel High’s football team looked like it may be a spectator in its debut season in the prestigious Gabilan Division after being shut out by Salinas in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League opener three weeks ago.
Falcons post another shutout to top Wildcatz | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s football team still has four games remaining in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division, but the Falcons continue to look like the title is their’s to lose.
Aptos annihilates Alvarez for second straight win | High school football roundup
Aptos High’s football team produced one of its trademark Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League blowouts in its Pacific Coast Athletic League opener Saturday in front of 1,200-plus fans at Trevin Dilfer Memorial Field.
Randy Blankenship begins home stretch to legendary 50-year coaching career | High school football
Aptos High’s football team begins its quest this weekend to deliver legendary coach Randy Blankenship, 70, his ninth league title in his 14th and final season at the helm of the program.
Sloppy Soquel shut out by Salinas in Gabilan Division debut | High school football roundup
Soquel High’s football debut in the Gabilan Division — the top tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League — wasn’t a memorable one.
Soquel’s defense flexes muscles in win over Scotts Valley | High school football
Cade Petersen, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker/defensive end for Soquel High’s football team was a presence in rival Scotts Valley’s offensive backfield for much of the teams’ nonleague football game Thursday night.
Limited-roster Santa Cruz cancels Friday’s game against rival Soquel | High school football
Santa Cruz High canceled this year’s varsity football game against rival Soquel on Wednesday.
Watsonville shuts out PV in Belgard Kup rivalry game | High school football roundup
Marcus Northcutt’s first win as a varsity football coach was a big one: Watsonville High beat crosstown foe Pajaro Valley 12-0 in the Belgard Kup rivalry game Friday night in front of 1,500 fans.
Santa Cruz cancels PCAL crossover game against Hollister | High school football
Santa Cruz High’s football team, which suited 23 players in its 40-0 loss to Harbor on Friday, has cancelled its Sept. 16 home game against powerful Hollister, Cardinals brass said Wednesday evening.
Soquel unable to slow Los Gatos’ pass attack, drops opener | High school football
Soquel High football coach Dwight Lowery wanted his Knights to face quality opponents in nonleague to better prepare them for their first season in the Pacific Coast Athletic’s powerful Gabilan Division, so he booked to a two-year contract with Los Gatos, a 15-time Central Coast Section champion.
Aptos, newcomer Soquel ready to battle in powerful PCAL Gabilan Division | KICKOFF 2023
If you’re affiliated with Aptos High’s football program in any capacity — player, coach, family member, fan or alumni — you don’t have just one game circled on the calendar at the outset of the season. Not when you compete in the prestigious Gabilan Division, the top tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League. Every week is a high-stakes affair.
Santa Cruz surfer Autumn Hays wins her opening heat in Barbados | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays won her opening heat Tuesday at the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro, a Qualifying Series 5,000-point event at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.
Santa Cruz’s Myles Reber, Franz Pohlmann sign with D-I football programs | Signing Day
A pair of Santa Cruz High seniors, Myles Reber and Franz Pohlmann — both currently unranked and star-less in the eyes of scouting authorities — signed National Letters of Intent to NCAA Division I programs as preferred walk-ons on Signing Day.
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.
Soquel, Aptos see season come to a close | CCS football roundup
Playing from behind the entire night and struggling to run the ball, Soquel High’s football team went to the air. Senior quarterback Cole Johnson reaped the rewards and passed for a career-high 337 yards.
Soquel forces five turnovers, rolls past Terra Nova | CCS football
Soquel High’s revitalized defense allowed 6.8 points per game in its last six contests. On a cold Friday night, it stayed hot. The Knights continued their roll by forcing five turnovers, four in the first half, to spur a 28-7 victory over Terra Nova in a Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals.
Three county teams qualify for CCS football playoffs
Three county football teams qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs, it was announced at Sunday’s seeding meeting.
Soquel completes perfect run through Mission Division, celebrates first league title since 2009 | High school football
Soquel High’s football team was heavily favored to knock off Monte Vista Christian on Friday night. The Knights left nothing for chance. It was too important a game.