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Harbor edges Mills, snaps program’s 17-game losing streak | High school football roundup
By the hair of its chinny chin chinstrap. Harbor High’s football team slipped past Mills 7-6 in its season opener on Friday night to snap a 17-game losing streak dating back to Sept. 5, 2024.
Santa Cruz opens season with win over Watsonville | High school football
If anything, Santa Cruz High’s football team showed one glaring error in its impressive 23-7 win over 100-plus-years rival Watsonville in the teams’ season opener on Friday night: A lack of hydration.
High School football: Pacific Grove snaps 11-year skid for ‘The Shoe’
Charlie Edmonds finds Ben Kelly for a touchdown with eight seconds left in Pacific Grove’s 26-22 win at Carmel to recapture ‘The Shoe’
Thursday prep football roundup: Blocked field goal gives Rancho dramatic win
Rancho San Juan, North Salinas, King City, Monte Vista open the season with wins
Thursday night football: Monterey stops 2-point conversation to preserve win
Monterey stops a two-point conversation late in the fourth quarter to pull out a 27-26 win over Christopher
MVC keeps Seaside in check, delivers head coach Joe Sturdivant the ‘W’ in his Mustangs debut | High school football
In its 2026 football season opener on Thursday night, Monte Vista Christian School did enough things right to knock off host Seaside 16-8 and deliver head coach Joe Sturdivant the ‘W’ in his Mustangs debut.
Community College football: MPC crippled by turnovers
Dominic Pierini throws for 432 yards in his first college start in MPC’s 37-23 loss at Laney
Hartnell College announces 2026 Hall of Fame Class
Hartnell College announces 2026 Hall of Fame Class
Game of the Week: Carmel, Pacific Grove open season for ‘The Shoe’
Host Carmel will look to extend its 11-game winning streak over Pacific Grove in the 79th meeting for ‘The Shoe’ in its first ever night game on campus
Football tour: Day 20: Monterey Peninsula College
Having appeared in six straight bowl games, MPC will open its season on Thursday, visiting Laney College
Cabrillo’s football team amped to start anew | KICKOFF 2026
Anthony Romero, the first-year interim head football coach at Cabrillo College, and his staff beat the pavement in the offseason with the hopes that their efforts would translate into beating more opponents this fall.
JC previews: MPC-Laney; Hartnell-Delta
JC previews: MPC at Laney; Hartnell at Delta
Soquel expects to be in the mix in powerful PCAL Gabilan Division | KICKOFF 2026
Soquel HIgh’s football team graduated some key pieces from last year’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division runner-up squad, including its record-setting, three-year starting quarterback, leading receiver, and top defensive lineman.
Football tour: Day 19: Hartnell – Last year’s challenges should help Panthers this season
After years of playing with a roster in the mid 30’s, Hartnell has 85 players looking to build off of last year’s late charge
High School football tour: Day 18: Stevenson
Proving it belonged in the Mission Division, the next step for Stevenson is bringing home a title
It’s anyone’s game in the Mission North Division | KICKOFF 2026
For the most part, the gang’s back together.
High School football tour: Day 17: Seaside
Closing last season with three straight wins, there’s momentum coming into this fall for Seaside
Clipboard: Nine individuals enshrined into the Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame
Nine individuals and one team were inducted over the weekend into the Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame
Santa Lucia squads ready to battle for division title, spot in CCS D-VI semis | KICKOFF 2026
For the first time, teams competing in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division will be battling for more than a league title, they’ll be fighting for an automatic berth into the newly created Central Coast Section Division VI playoffs.
Santa Cruz County Football Jamboree | Glimpse of the Action
A glimpse of the action at the 2026 Santa Cruz County Football Jamboree at Harbor High on Saturday.
High School football tour: Day 16: Monterey
With the smallest roster in the Gabilan Division, health will likely dictate Monterey’s success
Salinas’ Weimer records first catch in the NFL
Undrafted free agent Jeff Weimer caught his first NFL pass in the preseason for Kansas City
High School football tour: Day 15: Pacific Grove
A lack of stamina and bodies have crippled Pacific Grove in the second half of the season in each of the last three years
High School football tour: Day 14: Carmel
Attention to detail has been a strength for Carmel, who is chasing a 15th playoff spot in 18 seasons
High School football tour: Day 13: Palma
As electrifying as Palma’s run game was last fall, finding balance with its passing game is essential for the program to take the next step