The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. Cabrillo opens the 2022 football season at home on Friday night, welcoming in the Hawkins Hawks. This will be a rematch from last year’s season opener, which was the head coaching debut for Cabrillo’s Shane Gonzales. The Jags ended up on the wrong end […]
Compton will open its season Friday night at home as they host Dymally at Compton College in a game scheduled for 7:30 p.m. This year Compton will once again be relying on its double-wing offense to carry them, with returning backs like Erick Barrios and tight end Kingston Moa. Quarterback Aava Lilomaiava is one of […]
St. Anthony kicks off a challenging nonleague schedule on the road Friday evening at San Pedro, their second year of a two-year contract. The Pirates defeated the Saints 42-0 last year and went on to win the LA City Section championship, which they’re favorites to win once again this year. The Saints, meanwhile, are running […]
Millikan will be looking for some revenge in its season opener tonight at Santa Ana. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Last year, the Rams opened their season with a 48-41 loss to Santa Ana at home. Millikan coach Romeo Pellum said after that his team needed to manage the game better, and he knows […]
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013 Jordan football is coming off its most successful season in school history, and that 2021 campaign started with a thrilling overtime victory at home over Kennedy. That victory seemed to catapult the Panthers into the season with more confidence, and they’re hoping of […]
We’re talking about all of the Long Beach football teams, their expectations and possible surprises in the upcoming 2022 season.
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation has just announced its inaugural class for the California High School Football Hall of Fame, which features 100 players and 13 coaches from across California. Long Beach […]
With the new playoff format last year, the number question we got at every practice we went to was about playoff divisions. With that in mind we’re going to track where teams stand each week in the CalPreps rankings, which are used to determine the CIF Southern Section’s playoff divisions at the end of the […]
Long Beach High School Football Schedule, Week One All games 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted Thursday, Aug. 18 Long Beach Poly at Clovis High Millikan at Santa Ana High Jordan at Kennedy High Friday, Aug. 19 Lakewood vs. Orange Vista Compton vs. Dymally (at Compton College), 7:30 p.m. Cabrillo vs. Hawkins St. Anthony at San […]
Mike Guardabascio, JJ Fiddler, Tyler Hendrickson PHOTO BY JOHN NAPALAN The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. There’s never been a year for Long Beach football like 2021. Four teams–Long Beach Poly, Jordan, Compton, and St. Anthony–made a CIF-SS championship game, with the […]