While the 47-0 final score wouldn’t seem indicative of a particularly fun game for either side, the Wilcox and Santa Clara junior varsity squads certainly got plenty of enjoyment facing off in their friendly cross-town rivalry. Despite being on the wrong end of a lopsided score, Santa Clara Head Coach Mike Walke acknowledged the amount … Read more
Given the lopsided score, some involved in the game went as far as saying the matchup doesn’t deserve to be called a rivalry. Nonetheless, the varsity contest remained close into the second quarter. The Bruins capitalized on a special teams fumble by the Chargers to tie the game on a Christopher Brown quarterback keeper for … Read more
The tone was set early on Friday afternoon by the Wilcox Chargers. On just the second play from scrimmage, Chargers linebacker Sebastian Davila sacked the Homestead quarterback for an eight-yard loss. “Sebastian is my defensive captain and he’s earned it,” commented Chargers Head Coach Anthony Herrera. “He’s one of those guys who knows every position … Read more
Even though their offense put up an extremely impressive 61 points, Wilcox Chargers Head Coach Paul Rosa wasn’t particularly enthusiastic after the game, considering his defense gave up 41. If not for an especially strong special teams performance, the outcome could have easily been much different. With the Chargers up just seven at 21-14, … Read more
Monday’s opening round of the El Camino League playoff tournament pitted No. 1 seed Wilcox against No. 8 seed Cupertino. With a 5-0 score at the end of the first quarter, Chargers Head Coach Scott Blake was able to get all of his players some game action. Even a number of the Chargers’ junior varsity … Read more
Playing for the first time in two weeks, the Santa Clara Bruins were unable to shake off the rust nor most Spartan tacklers in a disappointing 22-14 loss on their home turf on Friday. The loss drops the Bruins’ league record to 3-1, drastically hurting their chances at an El Camino League title. Santa Clara … Read more
In the highly anticipated rematch of a five-set battle from earlier in the season, the Wilcox Chargers varsity squad once again came out victorious over their rival Bruins. Wilcox took this match three sets to none, but that doesn’t even begin to tell the story. All three sets went down to the wire with the … Read more
Tuesday’s junior varsity volleyball match between the Santa Clara Bruins and the Wilcox Chargers was yet another chapter in what could be a best-selling thriller. All of the rivalry volleyball matches this season have been intense, edge-of-your-seat type games. This time around the two JV teams went the distance in a best-of-three match. Santa Clara … Read more
With less than three minutes to play and up by three, it looked as if the Santa Clara Bruins were in comfortable position to even up their season series against rival Wilcox. The Chargers, however, had other ideas and cranked up the high-pressure defense to try and max their opportunities to score. It almost worked … Read more
Aside from Santa Clara tailback Erik Ketton taking the first play from scrimmage 80 yards to the house, Friday’s tilt between the Santa Clara Bruins and the Fremont Firebirds didn’t start out particularly well for the two offensive units. After Ketton’s touchdown, the Firebirds’ first drive would stall deep in Santa Clara’s territory with Fremont … Read more