Former St. Francis High football coach Adam Hazel, 40, a history teacher at Live Oak in Morgan Hill, has been named head coach at Christopher, a gridiron power in Gilroy.
The sun radiated on a cloud-free day. And the stars, Soquel High’s football players, let their smiles shine brightly at Dewey Tompkins Field on Wednesday.
Ask any Soquel High football player and you’ll learn that coach Dwight Lowery doesn’t show up unprepared on game night. The Knights aren’t talking about Xs and Os, though that also applies, they’re referring to his stylish outfits.
CalPreps.com’s computer generated projections has Soquel High’s football team knocking off Christopher of Gilroy 21-12 in the upcoming Central Coast Section Division II Championship. It gives the Knights a 73% chance of winning.
It’s hard to say what was more impressive about Aptos High in its 38-7 win over Christopher in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II payoffs Friday night at Trevin Dilfer Memorial Field.
For years now, Aptos High’s Randy Blankenship, 68, said he’d retire from coaching football when he was no longer having fun or making an impact on his players.
Scotts Valley High expected a battle from Watsonville on homecoming night in their Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division opener. Both teams lost recently to Santa Cruz by similar scores.