Football
Coach Randy Blankenship
Aptos 62 – Soquel 0 (Oct 23, Hm*)
Aptos Stats: 1st downs 11, Total yds 523, Rushing Plays/Yards 29/396, Passing Att/Comp/Yds 3-3-127, Penalties/Yds 3-25, Fumbles/Lost 1-0
Aptos 39 – Santa Cruz 0 (Oct 16, Away*)
Aptos Stats: 1st downs 25, Total yds 349, Rushing Plays/Yards 51/322, Passing Att/Comp/Yds 11-5-27, Penalties/Yds 4-45, Fumbles/Lost 1-1
Water Polo
Girls Season Record (12-11; League 6-6)
Coach Mark Knapp
Half Moon Bay 7 – Aptos 6 (Oct 26, Hm)
Aptos Scoring: Kate Jeffery 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 steals; Kiegan Lee 2 goals, 3 steals, Skylar Poulos 2 goals, 2 steals, Desiree Guzman 5 saves, Savannah Smith 4 saves. The Mariners fell to Half Moon Bay High 7-6 on a Cougar goal with 59 seconds left in a non-conference game at Aptos.
Aptos 14 – San Benito 11 (Oct 22, Away*)
Aptos Scoring: Kiegan Lee 7 goals, 1 assist, 3 steals; Kate Jeffrey 2 goals, 2 assists, 2 steals; Kristin Malone 1 goal, 2 assists; Savannah Smith 6 saves; Desiree Guzman 5 saves. Down 5 to 3 at the half to San Benito High, Aptos broke loose to score eleven goals during the final two periods, winning 14-11.
Santa Cruz 8 – Aptos 6 (Oct 20, Hm*)
Aptos Scoring: Kiegan Lee 4 goals, 2 steals; Brynn Stanley 1 goal, 2 steals; Annie Carrico 1 goal; Kate Jeffery 2 assists, 4 steals; Desiree Guzman 11 saves. Santa Cruz kept lead throughout the game to beat Aptos High in girls water polo, 8-6.
Boys Season Record (16 – 4; League 8-4)
Coach Cody Gilbert
Aptos 13 – Half Moon Bay 7 (Oct 26, Hm)
Aptos 14 – Palma 9 (Oct 22, Away*)
Santa Cruz 9 – Aptos 8 (Oct 20, Hm*)
Aptos 13 – Salinas 8 (Oct 13, Hm*)
Girls Volleyball
Mariner’s SCCAL Champs!
Aptos Season Record (14-3, SCCAL 13-0)
Coach Lucas Bol
Aptos def Harbor (25-23, 25-20, 25-16) (Oct 27, Hm*)
Aptos Scoring: Maddie Dueck 7 Kills, 6 Digs, 2 Aces; Sophie Bruce 5 Kills, 3 Aces; Dani Hewitt 10 Digs
Aptos def Soquel (25-11, 25-17, 25-19) (Oct 22, Hm*)
Aptos Scoring: Maddy Bol 7 Kills, 2 Blocks; Karsen Welle 6 Kills, 4 Digs, 3 Aces; Elise Coash 5 Kills, 5 Digs 4 Blocks 4 Aces 20 Assists; Maddie Dueck 5 Kills, 5 digs, 1 Block; Ari Rodriguez 4 Kills, 4 Digs, 3 Aces; Dani Hewitt 5 Digs
Aptos def St. Francis (25-18, 25-14, 25-15) (Oct 20, Away*)
Aptos def Santa Cruz (25-22, 33-31, 25-15) (Oct 15, Hm*)