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 […]
Last basketball season was a tumultuous one for Long Beach and much of the rest of Southern California. Long Beach high school teams launched their seasons on less than two weeks notice, some of them after just a handful of practices following a summer and fall without the typical practice games. This year, coaches at […]
Nothing has come easy for Compton basketball since the COVID-19 shutdowns. The program had to deal with the shooting deaths of three future, current, or former members of the team during the pandemic. Now the campus construction has forced them to practice on the small court at Roosevelt Middle School. They have to share the […]
We’re hoping that as we drive all over Southern California to cover this week’s playoff semifinal games, we’ll see you in the stands! Long Beach teams made history with four teams in the semis, including Jordan making it for the first time ever and Compton making it for the first time since 1979. All tickets […]
A record four Long Beach and Moore League high school football teams are moving on to the CIF Southern Section semifinals thanks to big wins in the quarterfinals on Friday, with two hosting games this week. All games are Friday 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. We’ll have coverage all week with a feature on every […]
The postseason success continued for Long Beach’s football teams on Friday, as all four Moore League/Long Beach squads picked up quarterfinal victories on the road. Long Beach Poly, St. Anthony, Jordan and Compton are all moving on to the CIF-SS semifinals, and we’ve got coverage from all four wins at the links below. CLICK HERE […]
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A Compton assistant coach called him the “Million Dollar Player.” That might be high praise for a football stud, but senior Deon Johnson is just that. He does whatever is needed for the Tarbabes, including a masterful performance in Compton’s 24-21 victory over Walnut in the Division 12 quarterfinals on Friday. Compton is at Tahquitz […]
After a historic win over Costa Mesa last week, Compton continues its quest for a CIF Division 12 title as they hit the road to face the Walnut Mustangs tonight in the quarterfinals. Game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start. In their dominant 58-0 win over Costa Mesa, it was simple for the Tarbabes: […]