Long Beach City College football needed a get-right game and the Vikings got it on Saturday evening at Veterans Memorial Stadium with a 24-6 victory over visiting East Los Angeles College. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for LBCC (3-4, 1-1) with three games left in the regular season. “It feels amazing and I […]
At Millikan’s homecoming rally on Friday, sophomore Brian Mantooth was the lucky recipient of a t-shirt toss from football coach Romeo Pellum. Not only did Mantooth get to add to his wardrobe, but his other reward was calling the team’s first play against Cabrillo. His friends wanted him to call a Hail Mary and although […]
The Long Beach Poly team looked sharp on Friday during an easy Senior Night win over Compton, 42-0. The Jackrabbits (5-3, 3-0) have now won four games in a row and have just two games remaining (at Jordan and Lakewood) before the start of the playoffs. If Poly continues to improve the way they did […]
Facing a 4th & 5 at their own 27-yard-line, clinging to a 20-19 lead with a little over 4 minutes left in the game, Lakewood (3-5, 3-1) head coach Justin Utupo made what might be the gutsiest call of the entire football season. Utupo kept his offense on the field, where Lancers quarterback Brayden Downen […]
This football season has been a winding road for the Compton High football team. With their home campus under full reconstruction, Compton (2-4, 1-2) has been unable to play a home game this season, but finally got the chance to play hosts on Friday night at Compton College. Unfortunately for Calvin Bryant’s squad, they were […]
Another incredible performance from Damian Henderson and huge defensive stops in the clutch moments helped Jordan pick up a historic 21-20 win on Friday night at Wilson after a possible game-winning field goal went wide for the Bruins in the final minute. It’s the first time the Panthers (4-4, 2-2) have beaten the Bruins (1-6, […]
Heading into Friday night’s non-league contest against San Pedro, Lakewood coach Justin Utupo said his team needed to take care of the football and get off to a fast start offensively against one of the favorites for the CIF Los Angeles City Section title. The Lancers hit one of those marks on their opening drive […]
If Wilson or Jordan have any dreams of making the CIF Southern Section playoffs they must win tonight as the Panthers visit the Bruins with only three weeks left in the regular season. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wilson (1-5, 1-2) has improved mightily since struggling against quality competition in the non-league schedule, and […]
After a year of silence, the pomp and circumstance of Long Beach’s oldest sports rivalry was back on display at Veterans Memorial Stadium, where Long Beach Poly hosted Wilson. The Jackrabbits and Bruins have been playing since 1932, and this is their 89th meeting–it was also Poly’s 126th anniversary Homecoming game, and the crowd was […]
The battle between the Moore League’s two best programs lived up to its billing, as Millikan pushed Long Beach Poly to the limit Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Jackrabbits were able to keep their Moore League win streak intact–it dates back to 2009–but the Rams gave them their closest game in league of […]