When the Compton football team suits up Saturday night at Compton College for the CIF Southern Section Division 12 championship, they won’t just be playing for the guy standing next to them. They will be playing for a city that remembers the glory days of when Compton High football was a symbol of excellence in […]
The Compton football team has been on a roller coaster of emotions this season. After getting into the playoffs thanks to an envelope draw, the team was sitting among the 28 finalists in the CIF Southern Section at the banquet hall at the Grand on Monday morning. The moment was one Compton coach Calvin Bryant […]
Compton football and Erick Barrios proved why they’re the No. 1 seed in the CIF Southern Section Division 12 playoffs as they defeated Tahquitz 52-35 in the semifinals on Friday night in Hemet. The victory sends Compton to its first CIF Championship since 1979 as they host Quartz Hill at Compton College next week – […]
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The Compton football team will take a 90-minute bus ride East for the CIF Southern Section Division 12 playoffs as the Tarbabes head to Hemet to take on Tahquitz Friday night. It will be Compton’s first appearance in the semifinals since 1979, as they seek to reach the championship game for the first time since […]
The Compton football team is in uncharted territory this week as they prepare for their semifinal against Tahquitz on Friday. Even as the No. 1 seed in the CIF Southern Section Division 12 playoffs, the Tarbabes are entering the semifinals for the first time since 1979. The way that they reached the semifinal is no […]
CIF Football: St. Anthony vs. Katella St. Anthony visited Katella High for the CIF-SS Division 10 quarterfinals on Friday night. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support The562.org
For most of the season the St. Anthony football team has relied on its running game to carry it to success. With a bruising runner like senior Sone Aupiu, no one can blame them. But over the first two rounds of the playoffs, that focus on the Saints’ running game has allowed senior Conor Hochberg […]
This week during practice, the message as been the same for coach Raul Lara and the St. Anthony football team — take it one game at a time. It’s a simple message for a team that Lara took over in July and spent a majority of the offseason implementing a brand-new system. That system is […]
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