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County has rough go in quarterfinals | CCS football roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High’s football team, playing in its first postseason game in 10 years, was in contention to pull off an upset after Cougars running back Justin Griffis scored early in the fourth quarter.
Aptos, Watsonville advance to semifinals | CCS softball roundup
Aptos High’s softball team earned its first win in the Central Coast Section playoffs since 2019 with its upset of host Alisal in the Division III quarterfinals on Saturday. Watsonville won its opener, in D-IV, and also moved into the semifinals.
Aptos holds off Santa Cruz to win SCCAL regular-season title outright | Boys basketball roundup
Aptos High’s boys basketball team and rival Santa Cruz went down to the wire, again.
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.
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.
County teams a collective 0-4 in section quarterfinals | CCS softball roundup
The No. 7 seed Cupertino High softball team upset No. 2 San Lorenzo Valley 9-5 in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals in Felton on Saturday.
Soquel stomps Stevenson, advances to D-IV quarterfinals | CCS basketball roundup
Nico Ramirez and D’Rell Hopkins each scored 15 points to help the No. 7 seed Soquel High boys basketball team beat No. 10 Stevenson 62-36 in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs on Saturday night.
SLV’s two pick-six touchdowns help rout Gunderson | High school football roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High scored two touchdowns while on defense, and the Cougars earned a 42-7 nonleague rout of San Jose’s Gunderson on Saturday.
Santa Cruz closes in on SCCAL title with win over Harbor | Girls volleyball roundup
After a roller-coaster first-set deuce defeat, Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team tightened its defense and diversified its offense to roll to a 28-30, 25-18, 25-21, 25-14 victory to take control of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League race Thursday night.
Santa Cruz stuns Aptos, sets up grudge match Thursday for SCCAL co-leaders | High school baseball roundup
Aptos High has three college committed arms in its starting rotation. Rival Santa Cruz proved Tuesday that it has some quality pitching, too.
Santa Cruz’s bid for D-III section title repeat ends against unheralded Mills | CCS basketball roundup
Every year in the Central Coast Section basketball playoffs, there’s a team that slips under the radar. A program that gets hot late in the regular season, slips into postseason play and pulls off a massive upset or two.
Aptos stomps Alvarez, moves to 5-1 | High school football roundup
The theme for Everett Alvarez High’s homecoming on Friday night was “Eagles in Wonderland.” All the wonder came from the Aptos’ football team, though, as the visiting Mariners demolished the Eagles 52-6.
SLV, Scotts Valley roll to nonleague wins | High school football roundup
Quarterback Jaden Hunter ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more as San Lorenzo Valley High beat Arroyo of San Lorenzo, 39-20, in the teams’ nonleague game Saturday.