The following is an excerpt from an article that appeared in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and was written by Jim Seimas. Click HERE for the full article.
SAN JOSE — Most football coaches will tell you, it's extremely difficult to win with three turnovers. But there the youth-laden Cabrillo College Seahawks were Saturday, on the road and in contention, driving for the go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter.
It was their fourth turnover that killed them. San Jose City defensive back Tanner Jones ripped the ball from running back Kobe Hatten's grasp and raced 10 yards to pounce on the loose ball, as the Jaguars held off the Seahawks 17-14 in the teams' Coast Conference opener in front of a couple hundred fired up fans.
It was a stinging loss for the Seahawks, who have just two sophomores on their roster.
"Close isn't good enough though," said Justin Hansen, the Seahawks' first-year head coach. "It wasn't what we wanted. We're not here looking for moral victories. The boys played hard and they know that. They know we love them and care about them, but, again, this isn't a sport where we're trying to play good and trying to play close. So, yeah, it wasn't good enough today."