After spending nearly 60 minutes in a scoreless tie with Scotts Valley on Tuesday, San Benito finally got on the board after the Falcons' backup goalie mishandled a shot from outside the box.
Coming off an impressive second-place finish at the Watsonville Tournament to open the new season, girls soccer coach Ben Alvarez expected to see the same play in the team's home opener Friday.
The boys basketball team didn't win the Cupertino Shootout, but compared with last year's 0-3 showing, the Balers improved and continued to get better as the tournament went on.
For the opening half of the first game of the 2011-12 season Tuesday, the San Benito boys soccer team was stuck trying to turn its many chances into goals that never came.