Somebody’s getting their first win on Friday night as Cabrillo hosts Compton Centennial at 7 p.m. Friday night. The Jaguars have shown plenty of spark in their three losses this year, scoring 33 points in three games. The Cabrillo D has struggled to hold opponents out of the red zone, giving up at least four […]
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PREVIEW: Avalon Football vs. Rolling Hills Prep
The Avalon Lancers have a difficult challenge at 3 p.m. this afternoon with their first road game of the year at Rolling Hills Prep. Avalon (1-0) stomped Desert Christian 52-7 in the season opener on Catalina. The Lancers defense led by Jose Silva, Diego Rios, Calvin Rios and Cristo Hernandez contributed multiple sacks, turnovers, touchdowns […]
COLUMN: Long Beach Poly Offense Looking For Answers, Consistency
The Long Beach Poly football team has been a tale of two units so far this season. The Jackrabbits defense has looked stellar, with longtime Poly observers saying it’s a special group. The defense won them a big game against Narbonne despite the offense not getting into the end zone, thanks to four defensive scores. […]
Football: Wilson, St. Anthony Will Play For New Rivalry Trophy
There’s a little bit of history between St. Anthony and Wilson’s football programs. The two teams played four times in the 1980s, with Wilson going 3-1, and then picked the series back up in 2014. We’ve been calling it “The Battle For 7th Street” since the rivalry was renewed, and that moniker is now emblazoned […]
Eleven Long Beach Football Alums Make NFL Rosters
As expected, last Saturday’s NFL cut-down date was a hectic and chaotic experience, with more than 1,000 NFLers losing their jobs. Because the league eliminated their intermediary cut-down date this year, many NFL teams dropped close to 50% of their roster over the course of a day or two. After the dust settled? It looks […]
COLUMN: The Football Resurgence Is Real At Compton
The drumline has always been good at Compton High, but it’s beating a little louder in 2018 thanks to a memorable start to the football season. The Tarbabes have started the season 2-0 for the first time in eight years, as head coach Calvin Bryant’s rebuild of the program looks to be complete. “It’s been […]
Long Beach Football Schedule, Week Four
Find out where and when your favorite team’s game is happening this week and be sure to get out and support them! We’ll have previews of every game and live updates on the website on Friday. Avalon @ Rolling Hills Prep Cabrillo vs. Compton Centennial Compton @ Dominguez Jordan @ Norwalk Lakewood vs. Corona del […]
Football: Peabody Shines As Long Beach City Rolls In Opener
It had been almost two full years since Drake Peabody had started a football game, since his senior year of high school ended in November of 2016. The LBCC freshman could have been forgiven some rust, but there wasn’t much to be found as he burst onto the JC scene with five touchdowns, leading the […]
VIDEO: Long Beach City College vs. Grossmont Football
We’ve got a video highlight of the Vikings’ big win over Grossmont in the season opener. Click SUBSCRIBE at the top of the page to support Long Beach sports coverage and videos like these. We can’t survive without your support. Junior College Football: Long Beach City vs. Grossmont We’ve got video of the Vikings’ big […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach City vs. Grossmont Football
We’ve got some great photographs from LBCC’s big win over Grossmont in their season opener, taken by photographer Joe Kling.