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 […]
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 […]
Over the past few weeks, the Millikan Rams (3-4, 2-1) have seemingly established themselves as the second-place team in the Moore League. Tonight they’ll get a unique challenge from a Compton (2-3, 1-1) team that’s looking for an upset win to keep its playoff hopes going. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. at […]
Going back to the spring football season earlier this year, the Millikan Rams (3-4, 2-1) have had October 1 circled on their calendars. The mission was to defeat Lakewood (2-4, 2-1) and reclaim the Hamilton Trophy that symbolizes the longtime rivalry between the schools. The Rams accomplished that goal on Friday night at DeHaven Stadium […]
The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a simple story from the Bible about forgiveness and acceptance. A son leaves his family and quickly squanders his fortune, but when he returns home his father welcomes him back without judgment or punishment. Peako “Rocky” Tautai is Lakewood football’s version of the Prodigal Son this season. After […]
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 […]
For three quarters it looked like the Jordan football team was on their way to defeating Lakewood for the first time since 2008. However, in the fourth quarter the Lancers defense and special teams came up huge to create turnovers and set their offense up with great field position to set up the offense. In […]
Two years ago, Lakewood girls’ volleyball coach Mike Wadley put a nail in his wall. There wasn’t anything to hang on it yet, but he knew there would be. “We were good enough to be a league champion in 2019 and we didn’t get it done, then we didn’t get to play last year,” he […]
The Lakewood Lancers (1-3, 1-0) opened Moore League play with an emphatic 67-0 win over Cabrillo (1-4, 0-1) on Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The win was also the first for head coach Justin Utupo back at his alma mater. Lakewood got out to a quick start, leading 29-0 after the opening quarter and […]