HS Football Rankings, Week 11: Aptos finishes year atop rankings
The Register-Pajaronian's high school football rankings for Week 11 of the 2018 season.
HS Athletes of the Week, Nov. 2: Marcos Reyes & Layla Ruiz
The Register-Pajaronian High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Oct. 22-28.
Girls CCS Volleyball: Aptos marches toward rematch with Soquel
Outside hitters Jillian Rodriguez and Peyton Dueck led the charge on offense, middle blockers Gabby Giuffre and Emilia Jeffe made life tough on opposing hitters and No. 2 Aptos swept No. 7 Prospect, 25-21, 25-20, 25-16, to advance to Thursday’s Central Coast Section Division III semifinals.
Boys PCAL Cross Country: M.V.C. edges St. Francis for Santa Lucia title
Sophomores Andrew Bachman and Justin Lomeli and junior David Wang continued their strong seasons, and the Mustangs received a boost from the back half of their scoring five to edge St. Francis, 35-43, for the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia division crown in Saturday’s cross country finals at Toro Park.
Girls PCAL Cross Country: Watsonville's Ruiz returns to form, St. Francis wins first team title
After being hampered by a nagging leg injury throughout the year, Ruiz returned to her usual dominant self to cruise to the individual PCAL Cypress division crown, and post the fastest overall time of the day on the 3-mile Toro Park course in Salinas.
HS Football, Week 10: Aptos' heartbreaker v Palma sets up wild final week in PCAL-G
Aptos, Palma, San Benito and Salinas will all have a chance to win a share of the league title after a pair of wild finishes on Friday night.
Girls CCS Volleyball: Aptos, Mt. Madonna earn No. 2 seeds, M.V.C. hits road for 1st round
The Mustangs received the No. 11 seed in the CCS Division IV playoffs and will hit the road to play at No. 6 Sacred Heart Prep on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Atherton.
HS Football, Week 10: Aptos looks to hit ‘extra gear,’ win PCAL-G title
Aptos (8-0, 5-0) has the league’s top offense (48.3 points per game) and defense (9.3 points allowed per game), while Palma (7-1, 4-1) is second in the league in both offense (36.3) and defense (11.9).
Tony's Thoughts: Aptos’ Marcos Reyes keeping team accomplishments first during record-breaking run
Over the last three seasons, Reyes has rewritten the Mariners’ record book. Last fall, he tied Mike Allshouse’s single-game rushing record with a 292 yard performance against Monte Vista Christian, and this season he’s eclipsed Allshouse’s career rushing record (2,082 yards) from the early ‘90s and Brooks Nicholson’s career points record (200 points) from five years ago.
PCAL Cross Country: League’s CCS qualifying causes confusing kerfuffle
Win or lose, first or last, Watsonville’s boys and girls cross country teams will advance to the Central Coast Section meet no matter how they perform at Saturday’s inaugural Pacific Coast Athletic League cross country finals.
