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High School football: Central Coast all-star roster

Players selected to the Central Coast High School All-Star football game

Locals preparing for Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game | Local Roundup

More than a dozen student-athletes from Santa Cruz County have been chosen to compete in the 39th annual Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game.

High School football: Central Coast all-star game rosters

Players selected to the Central Coast High School All-Star football game

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.

Cabrillo football standouts Michael Thomas, Tosin Alade named all-conference and all-state | Local Roundup

Cabrillo College had five football players named all-Golden Coast Conference. Two of them, defensive lineman Michael Thomas and linebacker Tosin Alade were also first-team defensive selections on the All-State Region II team.

High School football: PCAL all-league teams

The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league football teams

Watsonville’s Katelynn Ruiz, PCS’s Iris Paten run to PCAL cross country titles | Local Roundup

Watsonville High senior Katelynn Ruiz and Pacific Collegiate freshman Iris Paten won division titles at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships at Palo Corona Regional Park in Carmel on Saturday.

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.

SLV beats Gonzales, moves to 7-0 overall | High school football roundup

Quarterback Jack Dagan rushed for a pair of touchdowns, including a 50-yarder in the fourth quarter, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s unbeaten football team beat Gonzales 22-8 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game at Alisal High on Saturday night.

Saturday High School football: Stevenson runs winning streak to four in beating Pajaro

Stevenson remains undefeated in the Santa Lucia Division after a 37-7 win over Pajaro Valley

Santa Cruz boys, Soquel girls lock up water polo titles | Local Roundup

Senior Pa’ kalani Vaka-Saxton had six goals and one steal, and Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team beat Soquel 13-10 to lock up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday.

SLV, Pajaro Valley earn lopsided wins, stay perfect in Santa Lucia Division | High school football roundup

Sophomore running back Justin Griffis rushed for 120-plus yards and two touchdowns, and the San Lorenzo Valley High football team routed Marina 48-7 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Saturday.

Grizzlies come out hungry, roar past Cardinals | High school football

Don’t feed the bears. The Grizzlies came to town hungry and feasted on early turnovers, and never looked back.

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.

Watsonville tops Pajaro Valley in Belgard Kup for eighth straight season | High school football roundup

Watsonville High’s football team recorded four takeaways, and the Wildcatz topped host Pajaro Valley 17-2 to win the Belgard Kup for the eighth straight season Saturday.

Soquel tops Valley Christian for first win over a WCAL school since 2003 | High school football roundup

It was just a matter of time. Soquel High’s football team had shined on defense and sputtered on offense in its first two games this season. If they could find a way to put a few more points on the board, they had a chance to earn a special win in their brutal lineup of opponents.

St. Francis storms past Pajaro Valley | High school football roundup

Joseph Dayritt rushed for a pair of touchdowns and a two-point conversion, and Jacob Jimenez scored twice in St. Francis High’s 42-25 win over visiting Pajaro Valley on Saturday.

QB Jack Dagan passes for 4 TDs as SLV beats defending CCS D-V champ | High school football roundup

Quarterback Jack Dagan passed for four touchdowns and 200-plus yards, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s football team beat South San Francisco, the defending Central Coast Section Division V champion, 39-14 in the teams’ 2024 season opener Saturday.

Harbor, SLV, Santa Cruz, and Pajaro Valley set for tight battles in PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division | KICKOFF 2024

Four high school football teams from Santa Cruz County — Harbor, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz, and Pajaro Valley — are eager to show they’re improved products as they compete in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s bottom tier, the Santa Lucia Division, in 2024.

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. 

MVC, PCS boys cross country teams earn titles at PCAL Championships | Local Roundup

Monte Vista Christian School junior Justin McCullick (17:14.90) took first place and led the Mustangs to the team title at the PCAL Mission Division Championships on Saturday at Palo Corona Regional Park’s 5,000-meter course.

Harbor knocks off PV for first 5-win season since 2000 | High school football roundup

SANTA CRUZ — Harbor High’s football team scored 21 unanswered points to rally for a 21-6 win over visiting Pajaro Valley in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Friday night.

Falcons post another shutout to top Wildcatz | High school football roundup

Scotts Valley High’s football team still has four games remaining in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division, but the Falcons continue to look like the title is their’s to lose.

Sophomore Ava Decleve leads Scotts Valley runners in Daly City | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High sophomore Ava Decleve took second out of 83 runners in the girls’ varsity race No. 1 at the Westmoor Ram Invitational in Daly City on Saturday.

GoFundMe page set up for injured MVC football player Taylor Fernandez | Local Roundup

Several Monte Vista Christian School parents have created a GoFundMe page to help support Mustangs football player Taylor Fernandez: “Support Taylor Fernandez Road to Recovery #51.”