Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images / Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images When Zach Ertz was a high school star at Monte Vista in ... on and off the field in all phases of his football career.

WATSONVILLE — Monte Vista Christian School senior Nico Downie is trading sunny California for the frigid Midwest to begin his college football career ... On the field, Downie was all business.

A former Bay Area standout is returning to play football where it all began ... who once starred at Monte Vista Christian, has finally found a home for 2025, committing to the Stanford Cardinal ...