In short: Scotts Valley Falcons high school football (Scotts Valley, CA), 2026 season: 5-5 in the Pacific Coast - Mission North League. Last game: L 14-34 vs St. Francis on November 7, 2026. Schedule and results, player season stats, stat leaders, unit grades, ScorePirate ranking and the game-by-game log.
The biggest worry in Scotts Valley's season has been the direction of its run defense. Scotts Valley allowed 4.6 yards per carry (425 yards on 92 rushes) over its first 5 games (3-2), #33 in Section in that timeframe. In the 5 games since that hot start (2-3), the Falcons have allowed 8.3 yards per carry (982 yards on 118 rushes), an 80% rise, #85 in Section in that window. The schedule has a lot to do with it: Scotts Valley's last 5 opponents have averaged 5.3 yards per carry, a #45 rushing attack in Section on the season, against 3.2 yards per carry, #80 for the first 5. Measured against those opponents' norms (5.3 yards per carry), Scotts Valley allowed 56% more per carry than those rushing attacks usually gain. The level of competition matters too: in ScorePirate's SP Strength Index, the last 5 opponents average a rating that would rank #44 in Section, well above the first 5 (#70), so the dip has come against better teams overall. On the season, Scotts Valley ranks #80 in Section in run defense.
Scotts Valley's defense from the opening weeks has gone missing since. The Falcons allowed 17.5 points per game over their first 6 games (4-2), #27 in Section during that time. Over the stretch of 4 games that followed (1-3), Scotts Valley has allowed 31.8 points per game, an 81% rise, #72 in Section through those games. The schedule has a lot to do with it: Scotts Valley's last 4 opponents have averaged 22.8 points per game, a #48 offense in Section on the season, against 19.0 points per game, #64 for the first 6. Measured against those opponents' norms (22.8 points per game), Scotts Valley allowed 39% more than those offenses usually score. On the season, the Falcons rank #47 in Section in scoring defense.
Something changed for Scotts Valley's defense after its first 5 games. Scotts Valley allowed 5.2 yards per play (909 yards on 174 snaps) over its first 5 games (3-2), #19 in Section through that stretch. In the 5 games since that hot start (2-3), the Falcons have allowed 8.0 yards per play (1,330 yards on 166 snaps), a 53% rise, #75 in Section over that stretch. The schedule has a lot to do with it: Scotts Valley's last 5 opponents have averaged 6.0 yards per play, a #52 offense in Section on the season, against 5.0 yards per play, #67 for the first 5. Measured against those opponents' norms (6.0 yards per play), Scotts Valley allowed 35% more per snap than those offenses usually gain. The level of competition matters too: in ScorePirate's SP Strength Index, the last 5 opponents average a rating that would rank #44 in Section, well above the first 5 (#70), so the dip has come against better teams overall. On the season, Scotts Valley ranks #51 in Section in yards per play allowed.
The Falcons committed 2.0 giveaways per game over their first 4 games (2-2), #76 in Section within that period. Few teams started slower in this department, and few have turned it around as sharply since. In the 6 games since that slow start (3-3), Scotts Valley has committed 1.2 giveaways per game, a 40% drop, #55 in Section across those games. The schedule deserves some of the credit: Scotts Valley's last 6 opponents have averaged 1.2 per game, a #43 defense in Section on the season, against 1.4 per game, #33 for the first 4. The level of competition matters too: in ScorePirate's SP Strength Index, the last 6 opponents average a rating that would rank #48 in Section, well above the first 4 (#69), which makes the improvement more impressive. On the season, the Falcons rank #65 in Section in giveaways.
TIDBITS (6 found)
• Club Scotts Valley has lost 2 straight, and a loss would make it 3 in a row. The last time they lost 3 or more in a row was 2024, a run of 4.
• Club The last time Scotts Valley went a game forcing 2+ turnovers was September 23, 2022 against Soquel (L, 3-21). Since then Scotts Valley has gone 48 straight games forcing fewer than 2 turnovers, a school-record 48 straight in the 5 seasons on record.
• Club Scotts Valley has gone 4 straight games holding the opponent under 200 passing yards (October 16, 2026 through November 7, 2026), going 1-3 over that stretch, a school-record 4 straight in the 5 seasons on record.
• Club Scotts Valley has gone 4 straight games allowing 100+ rushing yards (October 16, 2026 through November 7, 2026), going 1-3 over that stretch, a school-record 4 straight in the 5 seasons on record.
• Club Scotts Valley is 17-0 all time when holding the opponent under 10 points in the games on file (17 such games).
• Club Scotts Valley has allowed 103 points over its last 3 games (34.3 a game, October 23, 2026 through November 7, 2026) -- its 3rd-highest 3-game total on record; the most is 137, from September 7, 2024 through September 21, 2024.
Every player with a stat on file, listed only where he has one. Open the arrow beside a name for his game-by-game line. Stats through the Oct 30 game; last updated Nov 11; roster and numbers checked Sep 7.
Click a column heading to sort. MIN hides players below that many attempts.
Season complete at 5-5 with no games on file beyond a normal 10-game regular season -- read as no postseason appearance. This library still has no playoff-round/bracket source, so this label comes from game count alone, not a confirmed bracket result.
SV — 2026 OVERALL AVERAGES
SPLIT
GP
PPG
OPP PPG
YPG
OPP YPG
PLAYS/G
OPP PLAYS/G
OVERALL
10
20.8
23.2
111.6
279.9
22.6
42.5
HOME
4
24.0
29.0
29.3
320.8
9.0
48.0
ROAD
6
18.7
19.3
235.0
239.0
43.0
37.0
PPG/OPP PPG use every played game on file. YPG/PLAYS-PER-GAME columns only ever come from games with a full box score on file, which can be a smaller sample than GP -- see the coverage note below when that's the case for this team.
Averages use only games with that number on file (offense 5/10, defense 8/10, sacks/INT 4/10, sacks allowed 7/10, turnovers 8/10 games). SACKS ALW comes from the opponent's box score; TO FORCED is takeaways; TO MAR is takeaways minus giveaways, and its bottom cell is the season total. Dashes mean not on file.
UNIT INDEX
Pass Offense: grade 23.8/100 (-69 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Offense: grade 6.6/100 (-135 yds/gm vs average)
Pass Defense: grade 43.4/100 (+6 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Defense: grade 22.2/100 (+59 yds/gm vs average)
Unit grades: 0-100 league percentile, adjusted for the opponents faced.
LAST YEAR
SV finished 2025 at 8-3. Made the playoffs (1 postseason game(s) on file; exact round/result not available). Notable win: 35-6 over SANTA CRUZ (SANTA CRUZ finished 64% that season). Toughest loss: 21-24 to LINCOLN (3-point margin).
"N/A" stands in for a box score that does not have stats entered. A total followed by a count in parentheses covers only the games with that stat on file.
TALKING POINTS (15 storylines)
SV HAS PERFORMED BEST THIS DATA SET WHEN...
• SV commits fewer than 2 giveaways (.857), but most recently lost to Aptos when doing so
• SV holds its opponents under 8.0 yards per attempt (.556), and has won 3 straight when doing so
• SV holds its opponents under 7.0 yards per play (.455), and has won 3 straight when doing so
• SCOTTS VALLEY has allowed 30+ in 2 straight games (10/30/26–11/7/26). It has not reached 3 straight in the last 4 years of games on file (2023-present).
• SCOTTS VALLEY has lost by 20+ in 2 straight games (10/30/26–11/7/26). It has not reached 3 straight in the last 4 years of games on file (2023-present).
• SCOTTS VALLEY has been held under 100 rushing in 3 straight games (10/23/26–11/7/26). Earlier games have no box score on file, so the run may be longer. It has not reached 4 straight in the last 4 years of games on file (2023-present).
SV's defense has averaged 34.3 points allowed per game over their last 3 games. Their 31-game average is 20.5 points allowed per game. (+67%)
SV's defense has averaged 258.0 rush yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 18-game average is 164.8 rush yards per game. (+57%)
SV's defense has averaged 9.4 YPC over their last 3 games. Their 18-game average is 6.0 YPC. (+55%)
SV's defense has averaged 75.0 pass yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 18-game average is 149.7 pass yards per game. (-50%)
SV's defense has averaged 0.2 takeaways per game over their last 7 games. Their 12-game average is 0.2 takeaways per game. (-33%)
SV's defense has averaged 9.1 YPP over their last 3 games. Their 18-game average is 7.3 YPP. (+24%)
(moved to the Appendix, Data Export 1, to keep this section shorter -- the full spreadsheet-paste table is there unchanged)
APPENDIX
Full-length explanations and full-size data exports for the shortened notes and relocated tables referenced throughout this report, numbered in the order their pointers appear above.
Explanatory Notes
Note 1 -- MOST IMPORTANT NUMBERS -- how a number is scored
Every split this report computes is scored on how strong the number is and how much it sets this team apart from its opponent and the rest of the field, and the top 5 per team are listed. A condition needs at least 8 occurrences to count.
Full Data Exports
Data Export 1 -- TRENDS — TAB-SEPARATED (10 columns)
Where SCOTTS VALLEY sits among 95 section teams on the two Unit Index composites -- Offense Grade 19.9, Defense Grade 41.0.
SCOTTS VALLEY: SP STRENGTH INDEX BY SEASON
The program's index across 5 seasons on file -- 1.8 in 2022 to -3.3 in 2026.
These graphs were chosen by the program from this season's most notable numbers. Build your own -- any stat against any other, for any mix of teams, seasons or players, with a JPEG download -- in the Graph Builder.
