Showstoppers: Los Gatos falls to Soquel in high-scoring thriller
LOS GATOS What a way to open a season Los Gatos and Soquel put on a spectacular offensive show Friday trading leads throughout the tournament with the last gang to outcome Soquel pulling out a - win If you re a fan you likely enjoyed the contest Los Gatos coach Mark Krail explained Los Gatos absolutely could not stop Soquel quarterback Sam Whelan who avoided sacks throughout with nimble footwork and completed one pass after another on the run He finished with completions in attempts for yards and two touchdowns while also running for three TDs Preseason coverage League previews all-area lists more We seemed to be nipping at the heels of that quarterback all night long and just couldn t get him down but maybe one time Krail stated It s early in the season there s going to be mistakes early in the year It certainly isn t going to define us this one encounter We ve got a great group of guys and we re going to bounce back starting next week Los Gatos averaged nearly yards per carry on the ground Grayson Doslak rushed for yards on carries and quarterback Callum Schweitzer added yards on seven carries and also threw for yards and four touchdowns Each unit scored six touchdowns Two missed extra points by Los Gatos proved decisive Soquel led - at halftime Los Gatos took the second-half kickoff and drove yards in plays with Schweitzer hitting Beau Musser on a -yard touchdown pass Soquel responded with a -yard touchdown drive of its own to regain the lead then forced a three-and-out The Knights drove for another result and added a two-point conversion to take a nine-point lead at - with left Los Gatos answered with a lightning strike going yards on three pass completions with Schweitzer connecting with Mason Wend on the final yards A missed PAT left the result at - But not for long Los Gatos forced a punt then struck again on a three-play scoring drive to take the lead On second-and- from the Soquel Shane Harmer went in motion left to right and took a handoff from Schweitzer He transferred the ball to Max Thomas going right to left who flipped it back to Schweizer who fired it downfield to Musser for a -yard touchdown and a - lead with to go Related Articles Unexplainable Five third-quarter turnovers turn Valley Christian s win over Wilcox into a rout Duece Jones-Drew carries shorthanded De La Salle past Florida powerhouse Lakeland Pittsburg shows explosiveness and particular inexperience in season-opener vs Granite Bay Acalanes beats Mitty dedicates high school football season to late teammate This is for Amin High school football Friday s Week scores Saturday s schedule It s worked over the years for us Krail explained You just hate to use it and not get a win out of it Musser was on the receiving end of three of Schweitzer s four touchdown passes Soquel however had plenty of time to put together a game-winning drive After a run on first down Whelan threw seven consecutive passes with the final one going yards to Jake Escalante for the winning number with seconds left I m proud of the fight Krail noted We put points up and scored the two scores we needed once they went up by nine But we just couldn t get that one last stop
