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.
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.
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.
St. Francis High’s football players saluted the several hundred fans who made the trek from Watsonville, hoping to see the Sharks pull one last stunner. No. 1 seed Aragon teetered, but didn’t topple.