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Soquel’s Sam Whelan, Django Daillak recognized as best of the best in top division | All-PCAL football
Soquel’s High football team was rewarded handsomely by Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division coaches after posting another stellar season in 2025.
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Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league football teams
Santa Cruz sees feel-good, league championship season end | CCS football
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.
All four county teams in CCS football playoffs open on the road
Four football teams from Santa Cruz County made the Central Coast Section playoffs with automatic berths. All four open with road games in the quarterfinals of their respective divisions this weekend, it was announced at the CCS seeding meeting on Sunday.
Scotts Valley doubles up St. Francis to secure playoff berth in PCAL finale | High school football roundup
SANTA CRUZ — Scotts Valley High’s football team turned in several big plays in the second half of its playoff-clinching win over St. Francis to close the regular season Saturday in front of a capacity crowd at Harbor High. Running back Colin Murphy sprinted through the heart of the Sharks’ defense for a 63-yard touchdown […]
Injury-riddled Soquel rebounds from Palma loss, enters playoffs with momentum | High school football roundup
A week after losing several key starters to injury, including its quarterback, and suffering its lone loss, Soquel High’s playoff-bound football team was eager to prove Friday that it could find success employing a “next-man up” mentality.
High School football: Cowboys corral Alisal in playoff tuneup
SALINAS — Growth has come over the course of 13 weeks of practice for Salinas High’s football team. Not all goals were met and there were bumps in the path that didn’t always have to do with football. But the strength the Cowboys built this season was on full display Friday night. Trailing throughout the […]
Santa Cruz clinches Santa Lucia title, CCS playoff berth with win over rival Harbor | High school football roundup
Santa Cruz High’s football — two years removed from a scoreless and winless campaign — is back on its game.
Scotts Valley hands MVC first loss, creates logjam for second place | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s football team found the switch to its offense.
Friday night football: Mariners regroup to knock off Harbor
Marina bounces back to beat Harbor, Monterey on life support after falling to Hollister
Watsonville flattens NMC; moves to 1-1 in Mission North Division | High school football roundup
Watsonville High’s football team trailed early, but responded with 25 unanswered points to secure a 25-13 win over visiting North Monterey County in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division game Friday night.
SLV keeps Scotts Valley in check, posts consecutive wins over rival for first time since ’06 | High school football roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High football team, despite playing in a lower ranked division in the Pacific Coast Athletic League, stunned rival Scotts Valley last season.
Santa Cruz crushes previously unbeaten Marina | High school football
It was a result Marina High football players wanted to forget immediately. And a result the victorious Santa Cruz players planned to forget after this weekend, before turning their focus to their next league opponent.
PHOTOS: Santa Cruz ends Marina football’s run at perfection
Marina falls from the unbeaten ranks, as six turnovers help Santa Cruz to a 44-14 win
High School football roundup: Villanueva breaks King City school record for wins
Mac Villanueva becomes King City’s winningest football coach; Alisal’s Jayden Durate accounts for seven touchdowns; Marina remains undefeated
Santa Cruz shakes Seaside, eclipses 2024 win total | High school football roundup
Senior quarterback Neven Ristic accounted for five touchdowns, and Santa Cruz High’s football team beat visiting Seaside 44-27 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Friday night.
Pajaro Valley rallies big, storms past Harbor for Santa Lucia win | High school football roundup
Pajaro Valley High’s football team scored 36 unanswered points to rally past host Harbor 44-24 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Thursday night.
Late takeaway, touchdown keeps Scotts Valley perfect | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s football team rallied twice, and managed a game-changing takeaway late in the fourth quarter to set up the Falcons’ decisive touchdown and remain unbeaten Saturday night.
Neven Ristic, Santa Cruz crush Oakland’s Castlemont for first win | High school football roundup
Senior quarterback/cornerback Neven Ristic accounted for five touchdowns, and Santa Cruz High’s football team crushed host Castlemont 42-20 in nonleague action to earn its first win of the season on Friday night.
Vaughn Chomentowski, Scotts Valley flatten Santa Cruz in nonleague battle | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s Ben Lucky recovered a fumble on Santa Cruz’s first play from scrimmage in the teams’ nonleague football game, and things didn’t get much better for the Cardinals.
SV’s Bobby Arcangeli, Soquel’s Ben Palma win National Football Foundation/College Hall of Fame Scholarships
Scotts Valley High lineman Bobby Arcangeli and Soquel defensive back Ben Palma 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.
Whelan and dealing: Soquel junior QB among four county athletes who receive special honors | All-PCAL football
Quarterback Sam Whelan helped the Soquel High’s football team win the CIF Division 4AA state title as a sophomore in 2023. For an encore, he accomplished an equally impressive feat: He helped the Knights become the first team from Santa Cruz County to go unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division play.
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The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league football teams
Soquel dominates Salinas in The Pit, earns no worse than a share of Gabilan Division title | High school football roundup
Soquel’s High’s football team earned one of the program’s all-time great wins Friday, and they made it look rather easy despite facing one of the top program’s in the Central Coast Section.
Jordan Renteria scores twice, makes two takeaways as SLV moves to 8-0 with shutout of Santa Cruz | High school football roundup
Jordan Renteria had two touchdown receptions on offense and made two takeaways on defense, and the San Lorenzo Valley High football team remained unbeaten with its 41-0 win over Santa Cruz on Saturday.