The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team clinched at least a share of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division title following a 0-0 draw against Gonzales on Thursday night.
Senior forward Diego Guillen and junior defender Damian Moreno each came the closest to breaking the scoring drought for the Wildcatz in a tightly contested match.
“We had a couple [of chances],” Guillen said. “We were playing too much of their game, the long ball. We weren’t really playing our game. We try to touch a little more in the middle, move around and then send it when we’re in their 30 [yard line marker].”
It was the first game they were held scoreless since falling to St. Ignatius Prep during the SoCal High School Classic on Dec. 30.
Watsonville (9-0-1) could win the league title outright at home against cross-town rival Pajaro Valley on Feb. 9 at 5:45pm.
Aptos 5, at San Lorenzo Valley 0: Nicolas Topete had a pair of goals and one assist in the Mariners’ shutout victory against the Cougars in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday night.
Ivan Zavala, David Sebastian Killpatrick and Jose Ulloa each scored once for Aptos, which improved to 4-1-2 in the league standings this season.
Damian Garcia was credited with a pair of assists, while teammate Agustin Velasco had one assist for Aptos (10-2-3, 4-1-2), which hosts Scotts Valley for Senior Night on Feb. 11 at 7pm.
Girls soccer
At Aptos 4, Soquel 1: Isabella Hartnett, Alexis Castañeda, Jordan Brown and Pierce Culbertson each scored in the Mariners victory over Soquel in SCCAL action.
Maddie Redding had one assist, while goalkeeper Tayanna Bonilla had one save for Aptos, which clinched a fourth straight SCCAL crown with the win.
Aptos (12-4-1, 8-0) will host Scotts Valley in league play on Feb. 10 at 7pm.
Boys basketball
At Monte Vista Christian 80, Pacific Collegiate 32: Junior guard Matteo Vidal had a game-best 16 points in the Mustangs’ blowout win against the Pumas in PCAL Cypress Division play Thursday night.
Vidal added five rebounds, two assists and three steals, while teammate Go Kamishita contributed 14 points, six assists and three steals.
Jeremy Silver finished with 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal for MVC (16-5, 9-2), which plays at Soledad (14-7, 10-1) in a battle for first place of the Cypress Division on Feb. 9 at 7pm.
St. Francis 74, at Stevenson 45: Junior guard Isiah Villalobos finished with a game-best 22 points in the Sharks’ decisive win over the Pirates in PCAL Mission Division play Thursday evening.
Villalobos added four assists and four steals, while teammate Robert Gomez Jr. contributed 20 points, six assists and four steals.
Senior forward Jacob Jimenez found himself in foul trouble early in the contest but still finished with 10 points for the Sharks.
Teammate Tahj Ibrahim added two points, 10 rebounds and six blocks for St. Francis (10-10, 5-4), which hosts Rancho San Juan (6-15, 4-5) on Feb. 9 at 7pm.
Girls basketball
Watsonville 43, at Pacific Grove 38: Senior guard Stephanie Martinez had 24 points, eight rebounds and three steals, including the game clinching steal in the Wildcatz’s win over the Breakers in PCAL Gabilan Division play Thursday night.
Teammate senior Leilani Yasin recorded a triple-double with 12 points, 20 rebounds and 11 blocks to go along with seven steals.
Watsonville (11-10, 6-5) hosts Alisal (19-2, 10-1) in league play Feb. 9 at 7pm.
