Christopher High School

Christopher High got itself on the right track to begin the second half of the Monterey Bay League Pacific Division season, stopping host North Monterey County 3-1 (16-25, 25-15, 27-25, 25-21) on Thursday night in Castroville.

Already down one set to none and trailing by seven midway through the second set, the Christopher High girls volleyball team flipped its collective “On” switch.

The Christopher High football team trailed host Palma by single digits in the second half, but couldn't get over the hump, losing 28-12 in Salinas on Friday night.

Both Gilroy High and Christopher High head into Saturday's Dig Pink Tournament on a winning note, as both schools knocked off their respective Monterey Bay League opponents Thursday night.

Christopher High faces a Palma team that has given up 66 points through four games. Gilroy High hosts Monterey, a team that scored more than 40 points in each of its first three games this season. And so begins Week 2 of the vaunted Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division.

Christopher’s freshmen duo of Jamie Boutte’ (19 minutes, 56 seconds) and Natalie Filippi (21:24) placed first and third, respectively, but the varsity girls fell shy of the top spot at the second Monterey Bay League Pacific Division Center Meet of the season Wednesday at Toro Park.

The Christopher High girls volleyball team went 2-2 at the Mount Madonna Varsity Invitational on Saturday.