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Hollister High’s football team traveled to Soquel High and got walloped 41-7 on Oct. 24.
Senior running back Cole Seymour scored Hollister’s lone touchdown on a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter.
“Ultimately not the outcome we wanted,” Hollister coach Thomas Sullivan said. “Soquel is a very, very good football team. Well-coached, strong athletes on both sides of the line.”
The majority of the Balers’ offense came through the ground with Seymour rushing for 74 yards on 15 carries and sophomore running back Braiden Hernandez for 43 yards on 10 carries. The Balers totaled 110 yards on the ground while passing for just 20.
It was the opposite for Soquel which racked up 316 passing yards while rushing for 74.
“They slipped in between the zones,” Sullivan said. “Hats off to them. They played a very good game.”
He said the silver lining in the blowout was getting most of his players into the game.
“That was fun for them and for us to see them get that opportunity,” Sullivan said.
He said another positive was seeing improvement in the team’s pass blocking and the wide receivers executing “crisp routes,” adding that special teams also gave the team consistent field position on punt returns.
The Balers fall to a record of 2-4 in league and 2-6 overall. Hollister will host Aptos High on Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
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