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Santa Cruz gives up 35 points in second half of narrow loss to RSJ | High school football
Santa Cruz High’s football team continued its tough-luck skid in its Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division loss to host Rancho San Juan on Thursday night.
Monterey County football: Rancho San Juan on a roll
Rancho San Juan erupts for a school record 35 second half points in beating Santa Cruz
Game of the Week: Monterey, Salinas to meet for 95th time
One of the oldest meetings in the state occurs Friday when Monterey host Salinas
High School football: King City stretches regular season winning streak to 15
King City, Pacific Grove, Rancho San Juan, Marina and Greenfield all pick up wins Friday
Inconsistent Harbor falls to Greenfield, drops from unbeaten ranks | High school football roundup
The Pirates learned a valuable lesson in their 28-21 homecoming loss to Greenfield on Friday night: You can’t fire a cannon until you’ve loaded it with gunpowder.
Game of the Week: Seaside back in winning business
Coming off a 62-point eruption, Seaside will look to stay undefeated in league play when it hosts Pajaro Valley
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
High School football: Escort’s seven touchdowns lead Seaside past Santa Cruz
Josiah Escort rushes for a county record seven touchdowns as Seaside scores the games last 26 points in a wild 62-51 win over Santa Cruz
King City returns punt, 3 INTs for TDs to pull away from MVC | High school football roundup
Assignment football. A few mistakes cost Monte Vista Christian School a golden opportunity on Friday.
Game of the Week: King City, Monte Vista meet in battle of unbeatens
King City and Monte Vista Christian, two teams nicknamed the Mustangs, will meet Friday in a battle of 4-0 teams.
A.J. DaCosta scores three TDs as Santa Cruz holds off relentless Pajaro Valley | High school football roundup
Running back A.J. DaCosta scored three touchdowns, as Santa Cruz High’s football team survived Pajaro Valley 35-27 in a nail-biter to begin its Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division title defense Saturday evening.
Santa Cruz’s late rally comes up short in loss to Santa Clara | High school football roundup
Santa Cruz High’s football team threatened to score late, but came up short and dropped a 28-25 thriller to Santa Clara in a battle of unbeatens on Saturday afternoon.
Flag football games postponed due to excessive heat | Local Roundup
Multiple Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League flag football games slated to take place at Aptos High on Wednesday evening were postponed due to excessive heat.
Santa Cruz stuns Scotts Valley with fourth quarter outburst | High school football roundup
Quarterback Ryder Perll’s 3-yard touchdown run with 2:17 remaining capped an amazing comeback, as Santa Cruz High’s football team stunned visiting Scotts Valley 27-26 in the teams’ nonleague game Friday night.
Santa Cruz opens season with win over Watsonville | High school football
If anything, Santa Cruz High’s football team showed one glaring error in its impressive 23-7 win over 100-plus-years rival Watsonville in the teams’ season opener on Friday night: A lack of hydration.
High School football tour: Day 17: Seaside
Closing last season with three straight wins, there’s momentum coming into this fall for Seaside
Santa Lucia squads ready to battle for division title, spot in CCS D-VI semis | KICKOFF 2026
For the first time, teams competing in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division will be battling for more than a league title, they’ll be fighting for an automatic berth into the newly created Central Coast Section Division VI playoffs.
Santa Cruz County Football Jamboree | Glimpse of the Action
A glimpse of the action at the 2026 Santa Cruz County Football Jamboree at Harbor High on Saturday.
County’s high school football teams prepare for ’26 campaign with scrimmages this weekend
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.
High School football tour: Day 4: Marina
No longer the homecoming opponent, two of Marina’s three career winning seasons have come in the last four years
17 locals will compete in Central Coast All-Star Game on Saturday in Salinas | High school football
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’s Sam Whelan, Django Daillak win National Football Foundation/College Hall of Fame Scholarships
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.