Monterey Bay Prep Report Article

Week 7 Notes and Key Stats

Alvarez's dramatic come-from-behind win at Gilroy sets up not only a probable MBL title game, but one of the biggest games of the year in the entire section. CCS #2 ranked Palma against CCS #5 ranked Alvarez will feature a rare league match up between two top 5 CCS teams. Alvarez has installed additional bleacher seating to accommodate the larger-capacity visiting crowd.

Pacific Grove's 31-21 victory over Seaside, combined with Stevenson's 10-9 upset of undefeated Carmel, has the Breakers holding the inside track to their first MTAL title since 1988. In that co-championship year with Palma, Pacific Grove lost a tough first round CCS playoff game to Watsonville, 18-13. Palma lost in the first round as well to eventual CCS champion North Monterey County, 14-0. That 1988 playoff loss was the last time a team from Monterey County defeated the Chieftains.

According to our records, Alisal's 20-13 victory was the first football win over Live Oak in school history. It is also believed that Alisal's earlier victory over Monterey was a first as well.

Carmel's loss to Stevenson may have put a damper on Padre MTAL title aspirations, but a playoff appearance is still attainable with a second place league finish. That would be quite an accomplishment for a Carmel program that entered the season with a 14 game losing streak. Additionally, only one Carmel squad has ever made it to the postseason in the 29-year history of the CCS. The 1983 MTAL champs lost their lone CCS playoff game to Harbor High, 13-7.

Week 7 By The Numbers
192	Number of rushing yards racked up by Greenfield's Chris Clayton against King City. The Bruin running back came into week seven's game with just 213 yards on the year.
50	Number of turnovers (20 INT's, 30 fumbles) by area teams in week 7 games, an average of over 5 turnovers per game.
14	Number of interceptions by the Palma secondary, tops in the area. The Chieftains have picked off 8 passes in the last 2 games.
8	Number of consecutive quarters Monterey High has gone without scoring.
7	Number of Carmel turnovers in 10-9 loss to Stevenson.
7	Number of turnovers surrendered by Hollister all year. In their 2 losses, the Balers have turned the ball over 5 times.
5	Number of Live Oak turnovers in 20-13 loss to Alisal. The Alisal defense has forced 12 turnovers in their two victories this season.
0	Number of points scored by North County in the first quarter. The Condors have been outscored 37-0 in the first quarter this year.

Week 7 Stat Standouts

Defensive Standouts
Galen Perry	Alvarez
30 yard interception return for TD
Jonathan Trafton	Alvarez
Punt Block for TD
Trevor Howell	Pacific Grove
10 yard fumble return for TD
Jacob Rivera	King City
2 interceptions
John Lisk	King City
Interception
Dusty Hare	Carmel
Interception
Eric Consiglio	Pacific Grove
Interception
Lee Osborne	Hollister
Interception
Patrick Martin, Luis Amaral, Luke Lippincott	Palma
Interception
Willie Grimes	North County
Interception
Anthony Toste	Palma
Fumble Recovery
Toby McLeod	Carmel
Fumble recovery
Sam Jonas	Stevenson
Fumble recovery
Cameron Shutts	Hollister
Fumble recovery
Miguel Salas	Alisal
Fumble recovery