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Breakers reclaim the Shoe with 26–22 win over Carmel
Pacific Grove High defeated Carmel 26–22 in Friday night's varsity football game at Carmel High School.
By MyPG.news Newsroom · MyPG.news verified the 26–22 final against MaxPreps and checked Carmel High School's official rivalry history at 5:27 a.m. PDT Aug. 29. No player statistics or play-by-play were published without an official box score or school recap. · Additional source review: Aug 29, 2026, 2:51 PM PDT · Source status: Verified final score • official rivalry-history context
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Pacific Grove High School • Carmel High School
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Verified final score • official rivalry-history context
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Final posted Aug. 29; source page updated at 1:18 a.m. PDT; MyPG.news reviewed at 5:27 a.m. PDT
Pacific Grove High defeated Carmel 26–22 in Friday night's varsity football game at Carmel High School.
The verified final ends Carmel's 11-game Shoe Game winning streak, which the school's official rivalry history lists as running from 2015 through 2025.
What readers need to know
Pacific Grove High School defeated Carmel High School 26–22 in the August 28 varsity football game at Carmel, according to the final posted by MaxPreps. The away result qualifies for the MyPG.news live feed under the school-sports policy because the final score is verified.
The victory returns the Shoe to Pacific Grove and ends Carmel's 11-game winning streak in the rivalry. Carmel High School's official history page lists that streak as running from 2015 through 2025 and explains that the bronzed Shoe is awarded to the winner of the annual game.
MyPG.news has not added player statistics or a play-by-play because no official box score or school recap was available at the review time. This report will be expanded if PGHS, Carmel High or an established local newsroom posts additional verified details.
Additional reporting from Monterey Herald: The outcome of the game.
An additional source from Monterey Herald, titled “PHOTOS: Pacific Grove captures Shoe trophy in first night game at Carmel High,” was scanned after publication. Its public description says: “Scenes from Pacific Grove's historic night”
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