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Soquel Excessive College received the primary soccer championship in Santa Cruz County historical past and what a season it was for the Knights.
The Knights had been coming off a second-round Central Coast Part playoff look in 2022, and the 2023 staff topped that by successful the primary CCS title in class historical past and the primary state bowl championship recreation in Santa Cruz County historical past. Soquel defeated Fontana's Jurupa Hills Excessive 28-7 in Pasadena on Friday to win the California Interscholastic Federation Division 4-AA title.
Soquel Excessive completed 13-2 general and received its final 10 video games.
A former Soquel Excessive legend and veteran of 116 NFL video games as a participant, Dwight Lowery enters his sixth 12 months as head coach with an skilled senior class. Jordan McCord III, Cruz Ferris, Braylon Noble, Decide Grauel-Tebong, Malakai Ross-Graves, Troy Vienna, Cade Petersen, Esteban Gonzalez Cruz, Owen Cattaneo, luke battey, Tito Ramirez and Jakub Magana.
The Knights had a really tough non-league schedule with wins towards Burlingame Excessive College, Santa Cruz Excessive College and Scotts Valley Excessive College.
Then in league play, Soquel received video games towards Palma Excessive College, a staff that received the Division 4-A state championship, and Aptos Excessive College, a staff undefeated since 2009.
Soquel stepped up much more when the playoffs got here round. In 5 playoff wins, the Knights allowed a mean of simply 7 factors per recreation and shut out Monterey Excessive College and Christopher Excessive College.
Boys basketball
Monte Vista Christian College moved to 6-2 on the season with wins over Watsonville Excessive College and Greenfield Excessive College and losses to Damonte Ranch Excessive College (Reno, Nevada) and Scotts Valley Excessive College.
The win over Watsonville was a decent 46-39, with the Mustangs trailing by some extent within the fourth quarter. Seniors Bryce Brogan and Jack Ryan every scored in double figures for Monte Vista Christian whereas the senior Brod Legion was Watsonville's main scorer with 15 factors.
Monte Vista Christian vs. Scotts Valley was tied within the fourth, however the Falcons persevered and walked out of the fitness center with a 55-50 victory. juniors Taylor Knox and Will Schillings along with a senior Chase Properly he collected a complete of 44 factors. Ryan led the Mustangs in scoring with 12 factors and added 9 rebounds.
That was the one recreation of the week for Scotts Valley, which began the season 2-3 on a really tough schedule.
Soquel Excessive College and St. Francis Excessive College evened it out on Saturday with the Knights successful 66-58. Junior Nico Ramirez led Soquel with 20 factors whereas fellow junior Peyton Bortz he was 12
For St. Francis St Sam Brown scored 25 factors. Senior Joseph Rose and sophomore Robert Gomez scored a complete of 26 factors.
Ladies basketball
The Watsonville ladies basketball groups have had a strong season this season.
Excessive College St. Francis posted a 4-1 document and defeated Soquel Excessive College 38-30 in its solely recreation final week. freshman Maya Calfee and senior Nevaeh Litel led the staff with 12 factors. Calfee had 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and three blocks. Senior Aliysah Gomez additionally contributed in a giant means with 11 rebounds and eight steals.
Watsonville Excessive College is 3-2 and received its solely recreation of the week over King Metropolis Excessive College 56-24. sophomore Stephanie Martinez had 16 factors and older Isabella Love completed with 12.
Monte Vista Christian College is 5-4 after wins over Westmont Excessive College and Soquel Excessive College final week.
Boys soccer
Monte Vista Christian College evened its document at 2-2-1 final week after defeating San Lorenzo Valley Excessive College 2-0. sophomores Joaquim Ortinpedragosa and Maxx Montenegro scored the Mustangs' objectives.
It was Elias Garcia on Tuesday at St. Francis Excessive College vs. Downtown School Prep of San Jose. The senior scored all three objectives for the Sharks, who improved their steadiness to 1:1 within the opening recreation.
Aptos Excessive College is 4-1 with wins over Wilcox Excessive College and Los Gatos Excessive College final week. In a 3-2 thriller over Wilcox, Sr Eddie Alvarez had two objectives and a senior Caleb Plascencia he additionally discovered the again of the online. Nami Banks, Andrew Lopez and Ulises Valdez assisted on objectives.
Scotts Valley Excessive College is 2-1 after a 3-1 win over Pacific Collegiate College. Senior Mars Davis had two objectives and Cooper Wickham had one.
Ladies soccer
Aptos Excessive College is 2-2 on the season and defeated Watsonville Excessive College 2-1 on Tuesday. Senior Angelique Nunez and Isabella Hartnett every scored a purpose to open the second half. Ella Shoemaker and Scarlett Stateler helped the rating.
San Lorenzo Valley Excessive College remained undefeated after defeating Ceiba School Prep 3-1 on Tuesday. sophomore Simone Mugnier had one purpose and a junior Jessica Stoelting he scored twice.
Scotts Valley Excessive College defeated Pajaro Valley Excessive College 2-0 on Tuesday. The Falcons evened their document at 2-2-1 after the freshman season Taylor Ericson scored each objectives. She was assisted by the juniors Jordan Erikson and Dillon Fiorita.
Santa Cruz Excessive College is 2-1 and defeated Alisal Excessive College 2-0 on Monday. Lia Gularte and senior Klára Willetová scored the Cardinals' second-half objectives in that victory.
Harbor improved to 3-1 with wins over King Metropolis Excessive College and Watsonville Excessive College. The Pirates scored two objectives in every win. In opposition to King Metropolis, Sr Ruby McAlister and freshman Maisie McAlister discovered the again of the online. Two days later in a win over Watsonville, the senior Olivia Chen and freshman Tilt Whitmore he scored.
Graduates
Santa Cruz Excessive College alum Claire Thompson begins his school basketball profession on the College of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. In her eighth collegiate recreation on Thursday, she made all 4 pictures and scored a career-high 8 factors, including 2 steals and a defensive block.
As a senior final 12 months, Thompson helped lead the Cardinals to the Northern California playoffs after going undefeated within the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.
This week in historical past
December 14, 1985, Watsonville Excessive College's Sherman Cocroft performed for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and intercepted future Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer John Elway in a recreation towards the Denver Broncos. Cocroft had seven interceptions in his five-year NFL profession, together with two towards Elway and one towards one other Corridor of Famer, Warren Moon.
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