NOT FOUND: hhs1.jpgHighlands Alumni Matt Cokley knew that he would be inheriting a strong team this year at Highlands High School (HHS) in his first year as a head coach. As the Junior Varsity coach for several years and an involved volunteer with the local youth feeder program, he was very familiar with the young men that would make up his team.
While he was optimistic and ex- cited about the opportunity, even Cokley could not have predicted the amount of success they would enjoy their first year together.
NOT FOUND: hhs2.jpg“I was just very excited to be given the opportunity to work with the team,” said Cokley. “It’s always been a dream of mine to some day come back and coach the Scots.”
Cokely played under former coach Harris while attending HHS in the early 1990’s. While the team he played on at that time made the playoffs, but the current Scots team will go much further.
NOT FOUND: hhs3.jpgAs of the North Sac News dead- line, the Scots will reach their Section Championship game for the first time since 1980. The team de- molished Millenium High School 47-0 in the first round and overran Waterford High School 41-6 in the second round. Quarterback Kurtis Stamm completed 10 of 18 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown in the Scots’ win over Waterford. Robert Garvin scored three touchdowns on four touches, includ- ing an 80-yard run, in the Scots’ win.
HHS will face off against Le Grand on Saturday, November 27, at the Grape Bowl in Lodi to determine this year’s Division V Section Champion.