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Friday night football: Late touchdown lifts North Salinas past Pacific Grove
North Salinas rallies past Pacific Grove; Seaside earns first win of the season; Palma falls to 0-3 in league play
Kicker Julian Pizarro lifts MVC past Scotts Valley as time expires | High school football roundup
Kicker Julian Pizarro booted a 34-yard field goal as time expired, and the Monte Vista Christian School football team stunned Scotts Valley 25-23 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division game Friday night.
Game of the week: No secrets when Monterey, Salinas meet
Salinas and Monterey will meet Friday at MPC in a battle of unbeatens in the Gabilan Division
SLV tops Harbor, matches best start since 2002 | High school football roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High’s football team pulled away from host Harbor in the second half and won 28-6 in its Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division opener on Friday night.
Friday night high school football: White, Collins, Wirth lead Monterey past Aptos (Photos)
Monterey, Carmel, North Salinas and Alisal all remain undefeated their respective leagues
Turnovers, special teams woes prove costly in Aptos’ loss to Hollister | High school football roundup
With no disrespect intended, Hollister High’s football team has a bunch of brutes.
St. Francis, Aptos post lopsided wins | High school football roundup
St. Francis High’s football team showcased offensive diversity with the arm and legs of quarterback Javier DaRosa Fonseca and rolled to a 41-8 victory over Harbor on Thursday night.
High School football: Painful preseason has left Seaside thin in numbers
Down to 20 players for Thursday’s game with Aptos because of injuries, the Spartans took their lumps in non-league play.
Aptos pulls away from Watsonville in second half of rivals’ Black & Blue Bowl | High school football
Aptos High’s football team had everything to lose and little to gain as it resumed its Black & Blue Bowl rivalry series with foe Watsonville on Friday night.
MVC wins with potent pass game; SLV benefits from running QB | High school football roundup
Senior quarterback Dominic Pierini threw five touchdown passes, and Monte Vista Christian School’s football team rolled past Santa Clara 42-6 in the teams’ nonleague game Friday night.
Zach Hewett has successful coaching debut as Aptos beats The King’s Academy | High school football
Aptos High’s football team turned in impressive showing against The King’s Academy on Thursday and delivered Zach Hewett a victory in his debut as head coach to open the 2024 campaign.
Several teams turn in solid showings at football jamboree | Jim Seimas, Airing It Out
More than half of the high school football programs in Santa Cruz County saw their first action of the season at the annual jamboree at Cabrillo College on Saturday evening. A couple of them, Aptos and Scotts Valley, looked in midseason form.
County teams set for scrimmages | High school football
Aptos, Harbor, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville will compete in the annual varsity football jamboree at Cabrillo College on Saturday evening.
Soquel, Aptos and every other PCAL Gabilan Division team is wearing a target | KICKOFF 2024
The Gabilan Division is not only the top level of the three-tiered, equity Pacific Coast Athletic League, it’s one of the top leagues in the Central Coast Section.
Aptos football talent Lawrence Ingram IV commits to Chapman | Local Roundup
Aptos High senior Lawrence Ingram IV will continue his academic and football careers at NCAA Division III Chapman University in Orange. He plans to play linebacker for the Panthers.
Soquel’s Cade Petersen, SV’s Colton Duerson win National Football Foundation/College Hall of Fame Scholarships
Soquel High lineman Cade Petersen and Scotts Valley receiver/defensive back Colton Duerson represented 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 LB Justice Grauel-Tebong named Defensive MVP in Gabilan Division | All-PCAL football
Soquel High senior linebacker Justice Grauel-Tebong was named Defensive MVP in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s all-Gabilan Division voting.
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.
Scotts Valley posts fourth shutout, secures PCAL Mission North title | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s football team did it again on defense, and, eventually, the win column.
Scotts Valley stomps Seaside, gains sole possession of division lead | High school football roundup
SEASIDE — Scotts Valley High made sure the outcome didn’t justify the hype Saturday night, when the last two unbeaten football teams in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission North Division squared off.
Aptos unable to keep pace with Palma in shootout | High school football roundup
Aptos High’s football team traded scores with rival Palma in the first half of their shootout Saturday night. But the Mariners fired some costly blanks in the second half of the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division battle.
Aptos unable to slow Salinas in Gabilan loss | High school football
Salinas High’s uptempo, high-octane offense, led by running back Nolan Borel, proved to be virtually unstoppable in its homecoming win over Aptos on Thursday night.
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.