SALINAS VALLEY — In a busy week, the King City High flag football team won one Mission Division game and one non-divisional game before losing two non-divisional games to Aptos and Templeton.
Last Tuesday on the road against Soledad, the Mustangs handed the host Aztecs a 33-0 loss.
Quarterback Katia Slama passed for 212 yards and four touchdowns, rushed for 54 yards with one touchdown and had one interception on defense. Marali Ortiz had three receiving touchdowns and Heidi Medina scored one touchdown.
Shyrah McDonald had 10 receptions for 76 yards and two sacks. Melissa Iglesias had seven flag pulls and one interception, while Joscelyn Acevedo added two sacks.
Two days later, King City beat the Marina Mariners of the Cypress Division, 33-0. Slama was 20 of 26 passing for 206 yards and threw five touchdowns. Mayte Sarabia led the Mustang receivers with seven receptions for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Scoring single touchdowns were Shyrah McDonald, Alondra Herrejon and Heidi Medina. Melissa Iglesias had seven flag pulls and Sofia Perez contributed with an interception.
On Saturday, the host Mustangs lost 25-14 to Aptos and 34-7 to Templeton.
In the Aptos game, Slama passed for 311 yards with two touchdowns. Sarabia led King City with eight receptions for 141 yards and two touchdowns. Medina had four receptions for 77 yards and McDonald had eight receptions for 64 yards.
In the loss to Templeton, Alondra Herrejon scored the lone King City touchdown.
“We were winning 7-6 in the third quarter,” said King City head coach Brent Slama. “We gave up four touchdowns in the second half. It was a tough loss.”
The Mustangs have two home games this week, one of which was played on Monday against Pajaro Valley and the other with host North Salinas on Wednesday night at War Memorial Stadium.
The Soledad High flag football team concluded the week with a 26-6 loss at home to the Alisal Trojans. The Aztecs are 6-9 overall and 3-4 in the Mission Division.
On Monday, the Aztecs played in Santa Cruz against Pacific Collegiate and will play at Pajaro Valley on Wednesday afternoon.
Greenfield had just one game last week, losing 38-0 in Salinas to Everett Alvarez. The Bruins are 3-9 overall and 2-4 in the Cypress Division.
Greenfield hosted the Anzar Hawks on Monday and will host the Rancho San Juan Trailblazers on Wednesday.
