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We’ve got previews and everything you need to know about the CIF Southern Section playoff openers for the Long Beach football teams. Long Beach Poly vs. Orange Lutheran Wilson vs. Fullerton Compton vs. El Rancho Lakewood vs. Brea Olinda St. Anthony vs. Newport Harbor Avalon vs. Riverside County Education Academy FEATURE: Compton’s Smith, Hunt Pushing […]
The game is taking place in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 bracket, but there’s a real Division 1 feel around Friday night’s Long Beach Poly vs. Orange Lutheran first-round battle., set to kick off at Veterans Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. For one thing, both teams are traditional Division 1 powers, with some recent […]
This Wilson football season has already been one for the history books, and now the Bruins have their sights set on the first CIF Southern Section championship in school history. Wilson (9-1, 5-1) is No. 2 in Division 7 and will host Fullerton on Friday at 7 p.m. “We’ve scored on our first drive in […]
Compton High is back in the CIF Southern Section playoffs for the first time since 2008, and they’re hoping to make it a long stay, too. “It’s an exciting time for us, the kids are excited, the community’s excited,” said Compton coach Calvin Bryant. Bryant was the head coach of the team the last time […]
The Lakewood football program was coming off of consecutive three-win seasons when coach Scott Meyer took over this year, but he had clear goals when we interviewed him for the season preview. “It might take a little time, but this year we’d like to get this group in the playoffs and we feel like we […]
St. Anthony football is back in the CIF Southern Section playoffs after missing the postseason last year. The Saints (5-5) host Newport Harbor in Division 9 action at Clark Field tonight. Kickoff is scheduled for 7. “I’m not surprised,” St. Anthony coach Mario Morales said of his young teams finding unexpected success. “After our 2-4 […]
It’s fair to say the Avalon 8-Man football season didn’t go as the Lancers planned. They had to replace their quarterback weeks before the season, they stumbled in the preseason and then they lost an Express League championship game in the regular season finale. However, Avalon (5-4) still finds itself in the postseason with eyes […]
STORY BY MATT SIMON As the sun begins to set, a golden hue shines on the Compton mural that leads to the entrance of the football field at Compton High School. The sound of whistles echo toward Oleander Avenue, a sound that hasn’t been heard in the nearby neighborhood in November for 11 years. Coach […]
Here’s the full lineup of the first week of the football playoffs in Long Beach. Division 2 Long Beach Poly vs. Orange Lutheran, Veterans Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. Division 7 Wilson vs. Fullerton, 7 p.m. Division 9 St. Anthony vs. Newport Harbor, 7 p.m. Lakewood @ Brea Olinda, 7 p.m. Division 11 Compton @ El […]