The Wilson and Millikan football teams have traveled parallel tracks to arrive at their marquee Moore League football matchup tonight. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Millikan where the winner will take hold of second place in the league. “To be honest, this is the one I circled on the calendar,” Wilson coach Mark […]
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Preview Profiles: Long Beach Football Foursome Of Unlikely Leaders
Twenty four months ago it would’ve been impossible to imagine that Jacob Starkey, Christian Conrad, Xavius Tauta and Angel Guzman would be major players in a marquee Moore League football matchup, but wonders never cease. READ MORE about how Jacob Starkey shuffled through multiple positions while becoming a Millikan football senior captain. READ MORE […]
PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly at Lakewood Football
Long Beach Poly closes the regular season tonight on the road against Lakewood, looking to sew up an undefeated Moore League championship. The Jackrabbits (7-2, 5-0) have outscored league opponents 191-21, a margin that would likely have been bigger if lightning hadn’t ended last week’s game against Jordan a few minutes into the second quarter […]
PREVIEW: Cabrillo vs. Compton Football
After a disappointing loss to Lakewood last week, Compton will look to bounce back on the road against Cabrillo tonight. The two teams employ similar styles as both will run the ball first to set up the pass. Although Compton had an undefeated non league schedule and is in the middle of the Tarbabes’ best […]
PREVIEW: St. Anthony vs. St. Paul Football
The Saints are hosting a Del Rey League championship game tonight at Clark Field at 7 p.m. If St. Anthony (3-6, 2-1) can pull off the upset of St. Paul, it would create a three-way league title between the Saints, St. Paul, and Harvard-Westlake. In that scenario, the three teams would share the league championship […]
Jacob Starkey Is Small But Mighty For Millikan Football
Two years ago, Jacob Starkey was a Millikan football player without a position to play. Tonight, he will be a senior captain when the Rams host Wilson in a second-place Moore League battle. “He tried for three years to try and find himself on the field,” Millikan coach Justin Utupo said of Starkey. “I think […]
Christian Conrad Found Home With Wilson Football
Two years ago, Christian Conrad was a sophomore trying to fit in as a new offensive lineman at Cabrillo. Tonight, he will be a senior captain for Wilson when the Bruins visit Millikan for a second-place Moore League battle. “Football stuck with me,” Conrad said. “No matter what was going on, I still always wanted […]
Xavius Tauta Is Millikan Football’s Big Man On Campus
Two years ago, Xavius Tauta was a standout defensive lineman for Lee Williams High in Arizona. Tonight, he will be difference maker on both sides of the trenches as Millikan hosts Wilson is second-place Moore League battle. Millikan coach Justin Utupo said before the season that Tauta “fell out of the sky” into his squad, […]
Angel Guzman Turned It Around For Wilson Football
Two years ago, Angel Guzman was an academically ineligible sophomore stuck on the Wilson football sidelines. Tonight, he will take the field as a senior captain when the Bruins visit Millikan for a second-place Moore League showdown. “I was struggling,” Guzman said of his sophomore year. “It motivated me because I noticed what I was […]
Column: Let’s Hear It For The Band (And The Cheerleaders, And…)
I’ll be perfectly blunt: usually when I go to a football game, I’m there for the football game. Yes, I recognize the value of pageantry in sports and especially in football. I make sure to include the marching band, the drumline, and the cheerleaders in my highlight videos and I enjoy having some music in […]