Saturday, August 30, 2008

Extra notes from the Jamboree

Scotts Valley tied for third with 23 points in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League jamboree on August 29. Jamboree winners and losers are irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, but the performance on the field is always entertaining. Here are a couple of observations from the Friday night contests in the fog:

Hit of the night: Trevin Dean steaked from his free safety slot and drilled a Pajaro Valley runner sprinting toward the left sideline for a 5-yard loss on the fly sweep.

Play of the night: Joey Bright. Bright coralled a short pass on the left side and made virtually the entire Pajaro Valley defense miss on his way to a 50-yard touchdown reception. He plowed through arm tackles and juked at least six defenders on his way into the endzone.

Thrown away: Blake Jurich, a junior, was sharp on a number of short and midrange throws, but most incouraging was when Jurich was in danger of being sacked, he rolled out to his left and threw the ball away, avoiding the sack and giving the Falcons a shot on the next play.

"Blake and Aldin, they both played well," said head Coach Louie Walters afterward.

There is an official competition between Jurich and Aldin Barrett but based on his jamboree performance, it will be a surprise if Jurich doesn't get the starting nod.

Photo: Lucjan Szewczyk/Press-Banner