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Soquel stuns No. 11 state-ranked Saint Francis 1-0 in D-I semifinals | CCS baseball roundup

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A dozen shirtless fans in Saint Francis High’s student section waved their tees wildly above their heads and cheered at the top of their lungs, all in the name of getting Soquel’s Luke Shoemaker off his game.

Scotts Valley, St. Francis earn crucial wins in Mission North Division | High school football roundup

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Scotts Valley High’s linemen flexed with a 10-minute scoring drive to open the game, and the Falcons’ football team beat host Watsonville 19-10 to remain in the hunt for the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission North Division title as well as one of the division’s two automatic berths into the playoffs.

SLV keeps Scotts Valley in check, posts consecutive wins over rival for first time since ’06 | High school football roundup

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San Lorenzo Valley High football team, despite playing in a lower ranked division in the Pacific Coast Athletic League, stunned rival Scotts Valley last season.

Scotts Valley comes up short against Stevenson in battle of unbeatens | High school football roundup

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Scotts Valley High’s football team was knocked from the unbeaten ranks Saturday.

Evan Vessey passes for 400-plus yards in MVC’s loss to unbeaten Stevenson | High school football roundup

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Junior quarterback Evan Vessey passed for 400-plus yards for the second time in three weeks, but Monte Vista Christian School’s football team suffered a 36-25 loss to Stevenson of Pebble Beach on Friday night.

Vaughn Chomentowski, Scotts Valley flatten Santa Cruz in nonleague battle | High school football roundup

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Scotts Valley High’s Ben Lucky recovered a fumble on Santa Cruz’s first play from scrimmage in the teams’ nonleague football game, and things didn’t get much better for the Cardinals.

Soquel edged by powerhouse Valley Christian in low scoring battle | CCS baseball roundup

Soquel High’s baseball team, enjoying one of the finest seasons in Santa Cruz County history, gave powerhouse Valley Christian all it could handle in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs Saturday.

DeMarco Hunter leads Santa Cruz past Burlingame for repeat trip to D-III final | CCS basketball roundup

No. 2 seed Santa Cruz earned a repeat trip to the CCS Division III championship and a fourth meeting with its county rival with a 57-46 victory over No. 6 Burlingame on Thursday night.

Ava Morrison, Hayden Smith pace Scotts Valley past MVC, into D-IV semifinals | CCS girls volleyball roundup

Outside hitters Ava Morrison and Hayden Smith combined for 38 kills, and the No. 4 seed Scotts Valley High girls volleyball team beat No. 5 Monte Vista Christian 25-14, 21-25, 25-23, 25-21 in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Tuesday night.

SLV falls from unbeaten ranks with loss to Stevenson | High school football roundup

San Lorenzo Valley High’s football team surrendered its narrow lead in the second half, and the Cougars fell to visiting Stevenson of Pebble Beach 24-14 in a battle pitting the only two unbeaten teams in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division on Saturday.

Santa Cruz tops Marina in shootout, snaps 19-game losing streak | High school football roundup

The roar from Santa Cruz High’s football players and fans could be heard blocks away.

Watsonville didn’t forget ’23 loss, delivers beatdown on MVC | High school football roundup

It’s one thing to keep your foot on the gas. It’s another to keep your foot on your opponent’s throat, figuratively speaking, of course.

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.

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.

Defending champ Scotts Valley faces challenges from MVC, Watsonville, St. Francis and others in PCAL’s Mission North Division | KICKOFF 2024

Scotts Valley High’s football team looks to defend its Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division title in 2024, but to do so it’ll have to overcome some internal challenges as well as challenges from the usual suspects.

Harbor, Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley advance to semifinals | CCS baseball roundup

Jake Fiorenza had a hit, two stolen bases, and scored twice, and Harbor High’s baseball team beat Piedmont Hills of San Jose 6-1 in the Central Coast Section Division V quarterfinals on Saturday.

Mills motors past Aptos in D-III semifinals | CCS girls basketball roundup

Aptos High’s girls basketball team got off to a bad start in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals on Thursday. Then, it got worse.

No. 2 seed Aptos boys upset by No. 7 Burlingame in D-III quarterfinals | CCS basketball roundup

Junior guard Isaiah Ackerman scored a team-high 13 points, but the No. 2 Aptos High boys basketball team was upset by No. 7 Burlingame 47-43 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals on Tuesday night.

Scotts Valley stomps Seaside, gains sole possession of division lead | High school football roundup

SEASIDE — Scotts Valley High made sure the outcome didn’t justify the hype Saturday night, when the last two unbeaten football teams in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission North Division squared off.

Scotts Valley extends streak over rival SLV, improves to 3-0 | High school football roundup

The connection between Scotts Valley High quarterback Lucas Ringel and wide receiver Quinn Turowski was limited but eventful in the Falcons’ 35-13 nonleague win over rival San Lorenzo Valley on Saturday.

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.

Aptos surrenders last-minute TD in loss to Oakdale | High school football roundup

Aptos High’s football team jumped out to a two-touchdown lead on powerful Oakdale in the teams’ nonleague meeting Friday night, but the Mustangs stormed back in the second half and pulled out a thrilling 21-14 win.