Friday's game
Monterey (1-6) at Monte Vista (5-1), 7:30 p.m.
For the first time in 12 years, the Toreadores will not have a winning season. Pride becomes a factor for a program that has dropped five straight.
Monte Vista quieted a lot of doubters last week, holding a lead over defending Gabilan Division co-champion Palma until 1:55 left in the game.
Avoiding a letdown will likely be a subject of conversation this week for the Mustangs, whose streak of eight straight regular season wins came to an end.
A bright spot in a somber season for Monterey has been the effort of Akili Jones, who is 58 yards shy of his third straight 1,000 yard rushing season.
The Mustangs, who are 15-4 in the last two years, gave up 216 yards on the ground last week -- to one player.
A banged up Monterey squad gave up as many points (68) last week as Monte Vista has allowed all season.
John Devine has been writing about high school sports in Monterey County since, well, practically since he was an athlete at King City in the days just after leather helmets. In PrepNation, John has even more in-depth analysis of the latest results and news he's brought to you in The Herald and in his weekly videos.
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