Knights
| 10/16/25 vs North Salinas | 41-12 |
| 10/10/25 @ Alisal | 28-7 |
| 09/26/25 vs Salinas | 41-24 |
| 09/19/25 @ Aptos | 49-14 |
| 09/13/25 @ Carmel | 49-0 |
| + 2 more games |
Soquel strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They breezed past the North Salinas Vikings to the tune of 41-12. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Sam Whelan had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 23 yards and three TDs, while also throwing for 224 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. What's more, he racked up 157.9 passer rating, the most he's had since back in September of 2024. Keyandre Bailey was another key player, rushing for 114 yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Soquel proved: they limited North Salinas to a paltry 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Luke Serna for the heroic effort on defense: he. Soquel didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.7.
Soquel's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for North Salinas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Soquel will face off against Hollister at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for North Salinas, they will challenge Palma at 7:30 p.m. on the 24th. The Vikings will need to watch out since the Chieftains have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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