High School Sports

After a one point fourth-quarter lead turned into a 15-point loss to North Salinas on Tuesday, one of the last things the San Benito girls basketball team wanted to do was blow another fourth quarter lead.

GILROY—Tonight, football will both unite Gilroy and divide it. Gilroyans will have to pick a side as the Mustangs and Cougars clash in the 6th annual Severance Bowl game, held at Christopher High School for the first time.

GILROY — The Gilroy boys soccer team defeated Everett Alvarez, 3-1, in impressive fashion in their home finale on a windy Tuesday night.

The Varsity Girls Water Polo lost Thursday night against Harbor 12-11 after beating Alvarez 29-9 on Tuesday.

Olivia Tabron is making her case for a Monterey Bay League First Team honor—and it's only Christopher's seventh game of the year.

Joe Criado was a three-year starter for Christopher, seeing time both offensively and on defense to cap a journey that started when he was young through high school.

GILROY—The score of the Christopher and Gilroy volleyball game was quickly forgotten by the players Thursday night. After the match, Cougars and Mustangs talked, laughed and posed for pictures together and for the seniors, the evening was bittersweet.

Each week we will recognize one area male and female athlete for their performance. This week's are:

At 6-foot 4-inches tall and 240 pounds of muscle, linebacker Jake Moen injected fear into the hearts of Bay Area teams in his four years of varsity football at Christopher High School.

Looking at the teams in this week’s sixth annual Bulldog Chase, some might find it hard to believe Sobrato coach Lee Washington put it together at the last minute. The three-day boys basketball tournament tips off with four games Tuesday, starting at 3 p.m. at Sobrato High School. Each one will feature at least one team that reached the Central Coast Section playoffs last year.