Soquel High’s football team didn’t take rival Salinas for granted in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division opener on Thursday night.
Junior quarterback Jared Verdia-Moya connected with senior receiver Ryan Murphy on a pair of touchdown passes, and Aptos High’s football team stomped Soledad 42-6 on Friday night to snap the program’s 10-game losing streak.
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.
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.
All 10 high school football teams from Santa Cruz County will see their first live action, full pads, against real opponents during scrimmages this weekend.
Recent Soquel High graduate Dylan Hull, a talented and successful right-handed pitcher on the Knights’ league championship baseball team, was all set to continue his academic and athletic careers at Cabrillo College in the fall.
Seventeen athletes from Santa Cruz County will compete in the 40th annual Central Coast High School All-Star Football Game at Rabobank Stadium in Salinas on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Soquel High quarterback Sam Whelan and lineman Django Daillak were chosen to represent 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.
Soquel’s High football team was rewarded handsomely by Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division coaches after posting another stellar season in 2025.
Santa Cruz High’s usually reliable offense went cold in the second half Saturday, and with it went the chances of the Cardinals extending their feel-good football season.
San Lorenzo Valley High’s football team, playing in its first postseason game in 10 years, was in contention to pull off an upset after Cougars running back Justin Griffis scored early in the fourth quarter.