High School Sports

GILROY—Interim Cougar coach Aaron Bembry gave his players a challenge at halftime. He told them they could either pack it in or show Palma their true character. They gave him an answer almost immediately and emerged as a different team in the second half. But unfortunately for the home team, it ran out of time and fell 35-14 Friday to the Chieftains.

GILROY — Christopher’s head football coach Tim Pierleoni has been to the Silicon Valley Youth Classic before, but only as an assistant.

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

The 2014 prep football season is less than two months away and the Gilroy-area high schools are gearing up.

Angelica Carrillo pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts and went 1-for-2 with two RBIs to power Christopher High’s softball team to a 4-3 home win over Willow Glen on Friday.

GILROY—Suzy Brookshire hit a three-run home run in the second inning off Gilroy ace Lauren Castro to lead San Benito to a 6-4 win over the Mustangs at Gilroy High.

Antonio Andrade clung for dear life to Clovis West’s Ryan Reyes as the clock clicked down from 2 seconds to zero.

GILROY—The Christopher volleyball team made the move to the Monterey Bay League’s tough Gabilan Division last season, joining powerhouse teams such as Salinas, San Benito and Notre Dame. The perennial favorites took the top three spots, but the Cougars proved they deserved to be there, too and finished fourth in the division with a 14-18 overall record. Now that it has a year of experience under its belt, Christopher is looking to infiltrate the top three.

Christopher already trailed 3-0 heading into the final half inning at Leigh Saturday—but the hosts weren't done.