A trio of local high school football players swept the All-Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division’s top awards for the 2025 fall season.
Scotts Valley senior Vaughn Chomentowski was recognized as the Offensive Player of the Year, while teammate senior Vinny Noce was named the Lineman of the Year by the coaches within the division.
San Lorenzo Valley junior Jacob Hardin took home Defensive Player of the Year honors for the Cougars, who clinched their first league title in 15 years. He finished with 70 total tackles (27 solo), 4.5 sacks and one interception, according to statistics on the Max Preps website.
Hardin also received All-PCAL First Team Defense honors alongside senior teammates Gabe Machado, Kenji Pane and Olin Bates.
Machado had 53 total tackles, four sacks and one interception, while Pane recorded 37 tackles and one interception. Bates finished with 24 total tackles and four sacks.
Bates along with juniors Evan Jordan and Justin Griffis each earned all-league first team offense honors. As linemen, Bates and Jordan paved the way for Griffis who tallied 836 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns on 146 carries.
PCAL Mission Division-North champion SLV fell, 31-13, to Willow Glen in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Nov. 14. They finished with an 8-3 overall record, and went 5-0 in league play this season.
Chomentowski, Noce and senior lineman Colin Wheatly, who led a Falcon offense that was highly effective in the rushing game, each received All-PCAL First Team Offense honors.
Chomentowski also earned all-league first team defense honors alongside senior teammates Caleb Mendoza, Oak Silingas and Isaac Currie.
Scotts Valley (8-3, 4-1) snuck its way into the playoffs as runner-up in the Mission Division-North. Their season came to an end following a heartbreaking 24-21 loss to Lincoln in the CCS Division IV quarterfinals on Nov. 14.
Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division-North 2025 all-league teams
Individual Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Vaughn Chomentowski (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Defensive Player of the Year: Jacob Hardin (Jr.), San Lorenzo Valley
Lineman of the Year: Vinny Noce (Sr.), Scotts Valley
First Team Offense
Evan Vessey (Jr.), Monte Vista Christian
Vaughn Chomentowski (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Justin Griffis (Jr.), SLV
Coy Jordan (Sr.), St. Francis
Boston Ashe (Sr.), MVC
Jacob Silva (Sr.), North Monterey County
Jacob Jimenez (Sr.), St. Francis
Jacob Wong (Sr.), MVC
Colin Wheatly (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Vinny Noce (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Olin Bates (Sr.), SLV
Evan Jordan (Jr.), SLV
Luis Marquez (Sr.), Watsonville
First Team Defense
Caleb Mendoza (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Olin Bates (Sr.), SLV
Tahj Ibrahim (Jr.), St. Francis
Anthony Landa (Sr.), Watsonville
Abraham Martinez (Sr.), Watsonville
Oak Silingas (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Vaughn Chomentowski (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Jacob Hardin (Jr.), SLV
Gabe Machado (Sr.), SLV
Isaias Gonzalez (Sr.), Watsonville
Isaac Currie (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Kenji Pane (Sr.), SLV
Coy Jordan (Sr.), St. Francis
Mathew Silva (Sr.), Watsonville
Second Team Offense
Caden Kilpatrick (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Jordan Ramirez (Jr.), MVC
Keon Barcinas-Hill (Jr.), St. Francis
Pablo Pineda (Jr.), NMC
Caleb Mendoza (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Mateo Hernandez (So.), SLV
Jacob Rocha (Sr.), St. Francis
Adan Sarabia-Aguilar (Jr.), St. Francis
Brody Barto (So.), Watsonville
Brijido Rodriguez (Sr.), Watsonville
DJ Ramos (Jr.), NMC
Second Team Defense
James Hanzlik (Fr.), MVC
Vinny Noce (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Gabe Attia (Jr.), SLV
Andrew Gafford (Sr.), SLV
Mykhailo Bronevystskyy (Sr.), MVC
Reece Walker (So.), MVC
Gabe Raya (Jr.), NMC
Leo Cruz (Sr.), NMC
Josiah Carranza (Jr.), NMC
Jesse Fulkerson (So.), SLV
Jaden Casey-Ganeshalingam (Sr.), St. Francis
Mark Flores (Jr.), Watsonville
Johnny Finney (Jr.), MVC
EJ Mellin (Sr.), NMC
Zane Siechen (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Landon Pifer (Jr.), SLV
Vince Tovar (Jr.), St. Francis
Richard Chamberlin All-Sportsmanship Team
Owen Bingham (Sr.), MVC
Vic Padilla (Sr.), NMC
Josh Mata (Sr.), SLV
Colin Murphy (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Paise Gitcho (Sr.), St. Francis
Brijido Rodriguez (Sr.), Watsonville
Elgie Bellizio All-Sportsmanship team
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