Sports

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.

Chabot College struck four times to send the Gavilan College men’s soccer team to a 4-1 loss on Tuesday in Gilroy.

Five turnovers cost the Gavilan football team Saturday in its last game before conference play begins in two weeks. The Rams allowed 43 points in the game’s first two quarters on their way to a 56-21 loss to West Hills Coalinga.

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