Live Oak quarterback Taylor Turnipseed and wide receiver Dominic Maciel have an obvious connection. And for the second week in a row, the duo couldn’t seem to get enough of each other.
For what it’s worth, it was just the first game. And that, really, sums up what happened and didn’t happen for the Gilroy High football team in its 35-21 loss to Live Oak last week.
Christopher High football head coach Tim Pierleoni said each and every game this season will be a learning experience. After last week’s defeat to Sobrato, Pierleoni had plenty of notes to sort through in preparation for tonight’s head to head with Live Oak High School.
Christopher High’s Tiffany Roberts and Yvonne AuYeung came back from a set down to claim a 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 victory at No. 1-doubles, but Watsonville’s singles play proved to be the difference in a Wildcatz 5-2 win over the Cougars on Thursday.
The Christopher High varsity field hockey team challenged another stout nonleague opponent and salvaged its second tie of the week, this time playing all square, 0-0, with Willow Glen on Thursday in Gilroy.
Three different players registered at least three goals as the Gilroy High field hockey team routed visiting North Salinas 15-0 in an early season nonleague engagement Tuesday.
Sobrato established a three-score first-half advantage and held off host Christopher High 38-19 in front of a spirited crowd at Garcia-Elder Sports Complex on Friday night in Gilroy.
Early in the first quarter of Friday night's season opener between Live Oak and Gilroy, Acorns quarterback Taylor Turnipseed and wide receiver Dominic Maciel had a 24-yard touchdown connection nullified by penalty. It stung. The drive stalled. Little did they know at the time that they'd have a few more flag-free opportunities. Three, to be exact.