With a loss to Bellarmine College Preparatory (12-1) two weeks ago, the football season came to a close with a record of 10 wins and three losses.

Although the Vikings did not meet their ultimate goal of capturing the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division One State Championship game, they still had a very strong season.

“I am very proud of these guys,” head coach Earl Hansen said. “We had a lot of new, young kids in August and now they are not so young; they have grown up.”

The starting quarterback, Keller Chryst (‘14) led the offense to many victories with passes to wide receivers B.J. Boyd (‘12) and Jayshawn Gates-Mouton (‘13), handoffs to Dre Hill (‘12), Morris Gates-Mouton (‘12) and Justin Gates-Mouton (‘13). Chryst threw 27 touchdown passes total and had 2,165 passing yards overall.

Boyd had 1108 recieving yards total and brought in six kickoff returns. One of these kickoff returns was in the Central Coast Section (CCS) Open Division playoff game against Bellarmine in which took the lead 7-6. Boyd scored 17 receiving touchdowns by the end of the season.

On the defensive side, linebacker M. Gates-Mouton had 83 tackles for the season and Lineman Tory Prati (‘12) had seven sacks. Safety’s Malcom Davis (‘14) and Matt Tolbert (‘13) each snagged three interceptions for the season.

While unable to repeat as state champs, the Viking football team displayed admirable toughness and fire to finish a great season overall. <<<