Monterey Bay Prep Report Article

Week 8 Notes and Key Stats

Throughout the season we'll track how the Monterey Bay Area leagues stack up to each other and to the rest of the section.

Week 8 By The Numbers
15	Quad-league defenses have posted 15 shutouts this season, 6 of which came in week 8: Carmel (vs. Soledad) Gilroy (vs. Gunn) Live Oak (vs. Alvarez) Monterey (vs. Alvarez) North Monterey County (vs. Gonzales) North Salinas (vs. Gonzales) Seaside (vs. Washington-Fremont) San Benito (vs. North Salinas) Pacific Grove (vs. Soledad) Pacific Grove (vs. Soquel) Monterey (vs. Alisal) Santa Cruz (vs. Scotts Valley) Gilroy (vs. North Salinas) Gonzales (Soledad) Aptos (vs. Watsonville)
6	Santa Cruz intercepted 6 Scotts Valley passes in a 10-0 victory over the Falcons. Will Wetmore picked off 3 from the safety position.
2	Pacific Grove registered its second consecutive shutout with a 30-0 victory over Soquel. The Breakers have not allowed a score yet this year in the first quarter.
0	The area's last undefeated team fell in week 8 when Live Oak lost to Palma 33-14. The 2002 S.L.V. Cougars (13-0) were the last area team to make it through the season undefeated.
Note: We still need game stats from : Seaside vs. Washington (Fremont) Monterey vs. King City Any help getting us the score by quarter, scoring breakdown and individual game stats would be greatly appreciated.

Quotes of the Week

Mike Ironside	Monterey County Herald
"They had a rough week, but they came through," Salinas coach Mike Ironside said of the Cowboys, who despite a losing record (2-6 overall, 0-2 in the Tri-County Athletic League) gave the Balers (6-1-1, 3-0) more than enough to handle. "The kids gave a super effort," Ironside said. "They played their hearts out."

Jeff Carnazzo	Monterey County Herald
"We control our own destiny," Carnazzo said. "The kids know that if we take care of business, we can still win a league title.

Bill Garrison	Register Pajaronian
"We love this week," said longtime Mariners coach Bill Garrison, who hoisted the Black and Blue trophy as his players celebrated after the game. "It's a great time for us. We look forward to it every year."

Chris Cameron	Hollister Freelance
We knew they were going to be a real physical team, said coach Chris Cameron. Records are deceiving. We showed a lot of heart and hung in there. They (the Cowboys) were doing good things, but we came up with some big stops.

Doug Morris	Santa Cruz Sentinel
"We had to win this game," Cougars coach Doug Morris said. "We just lost two games we felt we were in. We lost control of our destiny. Im not sure how the playoffs are shaping up. Were just trying to win one game at a time. But Im proud of the team for coming out strong and not giving up."

Buck Roggeman	Santa Cruz Sentinel
"Our receivers just went up and got it," Pacific Grove coach Buck Roggeman said. "When you throw the ball deep like that, the quarterback has to put it where only the receiver can get it. Soquel is a great team, we had to play our very best to beat them."

Ron Myers	Santa Cruz Sentinel
"If you dont learn something," Soquel coach Ron Myers said after the game, his voice trailing off. "You better learn something from a game like this."

Greg Garcia	Gilroy Dispatch
We set a goal before the season for two goose eggs, GHS defensive coordinator Greg Garcia said. We came close against Watsonville and almost had it against North County. They came through tonight. Thats the first thing I congratulated them on afterward.

Glen Webb	Morgan Hill Times
The kids havent had to deal with adversity the entire year, Webb said. They are going to learn from this. No body who wins this league will be undefeated. This league will probably end in a two or three-way championship.

Week 8 Stat Standouts

Defensive Standouts
Joe Iese	Aptos
77 Yard Fumble Return For a TD
Walter Martin	Aptos
48 Yard Fumble Return For a TD
Michael Avila	Seaside
55 Yard Interception Return For a TD
Will Wetmore	Santa Cruz
3 Interceptions
Mike Phillips	Monterey
2 Interceptions
Frank Smythe	Palma
2 Interceptions
Justin Sammut	Palma
Interception
Johnny Edwards	North Monterey County
Fumble Recovery
Mark McCoy	King City
Interception
Johnny Bjur	Watsonville
Interception
Titus Karvon	Gilroy
Sack
Rico Loza	Gilroy
Sack
Armando Franco	Gilroy
Sack
Jared Gamm	Gilroy
Punt Block
Riley McDowell	Pacific Grove
Interception
Adam Jeter	Pacific Grove
Interception
Zach West	San Lorenzo Valley
Interception
Jesse Stephens	San Lorenzo Valley
Interception
Will Ikeokwu	San Lorenzo Valley
Interception