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Long Beach Boys’ Basketball Preview

Mike GuardabascioComments Off on Long Beach Boys’ Basketball Preview

It’s finally hoops season in Long Beach. With increased talent and new faces at a number of schools, it’s looking to be a fun winter in the city, as St. Anthony looks to defend a CIF-SS title and Long Beach Poly looks to win the Moore League and get a CIF-SS ring of their own.

We’ve got comprehensive previews of every team. Shoutout to John Napalan for the cover pic along with athletes Darius Williams (St. Anthony), Jovani Ruff (Poly), Keaton Lewis (Lakewood), Kason White (LBCC), Joseph Wicker (Millikan), Kris Floyd (Jordan), Nathaniel Parris (Wilson), Lincoln Dean (Cabrillo), and Orlando Wyatt (Compton).

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Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section’s Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history.
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