![]() Most notably, it was the Soquel defense shutting the door on North Salinas. The ball bounced out of the end zone for a touchback. But Daniel Macias’ potential four-yard run for an answering score was foiled by a non-contact fumble just before he crossed the goal line. On the next possession, the Vikings appeared to respond, as a Ruano 54-yard run moved them into the red zone. The initial Knights’ possession of the third quarter was kept alive when a fourth down pass was incomplete, but the Vikings were called for roughing the passer. Several other key plays all went Soquel’s way in the second half. Perez was 8-for-11 through the air for 188 yards in the first half but just 5-of-11 for 30 yards after the break. But after scoring 27 points in the game’s first 16:33, they didn’t dent the scoreboard for the remaining 31:27. In the first half, North Salinas racked up 333 yards of offense, 145 on the ground and 188 through the air. Soquel High’s Gavin Woods, right, runs against North Salinas in first half on Saturday night in Soquel. The difference of the two halves was astounding. In the second half, we moved some guys around and our guys had more intent to get off blocks and more desire to get to the football.” They were more physical, and we didn’t respond well. “They’ve got some kids that can get the edge. “They took advantage of some matchups, and they are very effective running the ball,” Soquel coach Dwight Lowery said. Perez completed 13-of-22 passes for 218 yards. 73, played the role of power back and added 15 yards.Īndrew Ruano led the Vikings (5-3, 5-2) with 143 yards on seven carries, Jesus Organista delivered 88 yards and a score on 14 rushes, and Charles Sanders picked up 54 yards on nine carries. Braylon Noble ran for 43 yards, McCord added 40, and Gavin Woods had 32 yards. Johnson led Soquel with 8-of-17 passing for 252 yards and two touchdowns, both to McCord, who collected four passes for 197 yards. I was supposed to run a ‘go.’ The defender was playing to the outside, so I took it up the middle. “We set it up with the double wing (running formation),” McCord said. ![]() In the next minute, the Knights made the two biggest plays of the night and, perhaps, their season.īacked up on his own 9-yard line, Soquel quarterback Cole Johnson connected with Jordan McCord on a 91-yard touchdown bomb for a 29-27 lead. Soquel scratched back after the break against North Salinas, yet trailed 27-22 nearly five minutes into the fourth quarter. With its seventh straight win, Soquel keeps alive its hopes to win the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division title in the regular-season finale. And all of them were needed, as the Knights overcame deficits of 20-0 in the second quarter and 27-14 at halftime. SOQUEL - Soquel High’s football team made all the big plays in the second half of its showdown with North Salinas to rally past the Vikings 36-27 on senior night Saturday. ![]()
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