The 2014 prep football season is less than two months away and the Gilroy-area high schools are gearing up.
The season kicks off Sept. 5 when both Gilroy and Christopher will face off against teams from Morgan Hill. The Mustangs will play at Live Oak at 7 p.m., while the Cougars play their first game on their new field against Sobrato at 7:30 p.m..
Gilroy will begin Monterey Bay League Pacific Division play at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Watsonville. Christopher will start league play—also against the Wildcatz—at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at home.
The fifth annual Severance Bowl will cap off the regular season at 7:30 p.m. November 14 at Gilroy. Christopher won last year’s crosstown showdown 43-14, putting the series at 3-1 in the Cougars’ favor.
Below are both team’s season schedules:
CHRISTOPHER
9.5 vs. Sobrato, 7:30 p.m.
9.12 vs. Live Oak, 7:30 p.m.
9.20 at Carmel, 2 p.m.
9.26 at Hillsdale, 7:30 p.m.
10.3 BYE
10.10 vs. Watsonville, 7:30 p.m.*
10.17 vs. Monte Vista Christian, 7:30 p.m.*
10.24 at Alisal, 7:30 p.m.*
10.31 at Pajaro Valley at Watsonville High, 7:30 p.m.*
11.7 vs. North Monterey County, 7:30 p.m.*
11.14 at Gilroy, Severance Bowl, 7:30 p.m.*
GILROY
9.5 at Live Oak, 7 p.m.
9.13Â at Sobrato, 1:45 p.m.
9.19 vs. Half Moon Bay, 7:30 p.m.
9.26 vs. Piedmont Hills, 7:30 p.m.
10.3 at Watsonville, 7:30 p.m.*
10.10 vs. Alisal, 7:30 p.m.*
10.17 vs. North Monterey County, 7:30 p.m.*
10.24 at Monte Vista Christian, 7:30 p.m.*
10.31 BYE
11.7 at Pajaro Valley, 7:30 p.m.*
11.14 vs. Christopher, Severance Bowl, 7:30 p.m.*
*Denotes league game