831PrepBeat

Pajaro Valley High’s football team needed to move 72 yards in less than 1 minute and 14 seconds if it hoped accomplish the unthinkable Friday night against host Harbor in the Pirates’ homecoming.

Sophomore fullback Niko Iles ran for six touchdowns and Scotts Valley ran past previously unbeaten King City 47-27 to gain sole possession of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division lead Friday night.

Kicker Jake Galster booted the touchbacks, Aptos High’s defense forced Alisal to punt shortly thereafter, and the Mariners’ offense took advantage of favorable field position. That was the theme of the Mariners’ Pacific Coast Athletic Gabilan Division game Thursday night, a 51-0 rout of the Trojans.

If you go deep, the Sharks will bite you. That’s the St. Francis High Sharks, who intercepted four long passes from Harbor in the first half and built a three-touchdown lead by halftime Friday night.

Aptos High’s high-octane, Wing-T offense ran into a wall named Salinas on Friday night in front of a hearty, vocal crowd at The Pit.

Soquel and Santa Cruz both earned 42-0 wins Friday night. SLV won in coach Andrew Milich’s coaching debut.