After weeks of frustration the Wilson Bruins picked up their first win of the season by beating Cabrillo 54-0 at home on Friday night. The victory was also the first for coach Scott Meyer. “I’m happy for these guys to finally come out and have some fun on a Friday night,” Meyer said of his […]
There is no historic football rivalry between St. Anthony and Marina High School. The teams haven’t played since 2016–a 48-21 Saints win that year–and have only met twice since 2004. But when the teams square off tonight at 7 p.m. in Huntington Beach, there will be plenty of history on the opposing sidelines. St. Anthony […]
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 […]
Throughout a football player’s career, they will often hear one phrase: Play until the whistle is blown. Compton junior Erick Barrios had that in his mind during the second quarter of the team’s Moore League contest at Wilson on Friday. With the Bruins in the red zone and trailing by two, Wilson senior fullback Elijah […]
The Dominguez Dons improved to 4-0 with an impressive 44-0 win over rivals Compton on Thursday night, claiming the 2021 Hub City Championship on their home field. The Dons were in control early, scoring within the first two minutes of the game on their way to a convincing win. Compton (1-2) has now dropped two […]
It’s been a tough couple weeks for the Long Beach Wilson football program. After COVID-19 protocols shut down team activities and canceled their game last week, the Bruins had two days of practice for their contest against Huntington Beach on Friday and it showed as the senior laden Oilers defeated Wilson 35-6 at Sheue Field. […]
Everyone knew the Wilson football roster was young and relatively inexperienced coming into this season and it showed on Friday night as the Bruins fell to visiting Warren 53-0 in their home opener. “We’ve got only one way to go and that’s up,” first-year coach Scott Meyer said. “We’ve got a lot of young guys […]
After navigating a lifetime’s worth of troubled waters, the Long Beach high school football season is ready to set sail in 2021. It’s been two years since the Fall approached with any sense of a normal schedule, and local players, coaches, and fans couldn’t be more excited for the prospect of Friday night lights in […]
“Is Long Beach Poly football back?” That’s the question that was ringing around social media after the Jackrabbits’ undefeated Spring season, which saw them open with an overtime win over Serra before running off a series of shutout wins in the Moore League. National high school football recruiting expert Greg Biggins threw some gas on […]
Raul Lara is home. The longtime Long Beach Poly coach departed the Jackrabbits program in 2013 after 13 years as head coach and five CIF-SS Division 1 championships. He brought wins and success to a struggling Warren program, and for the last couple of years had been serving as an assistant coach at Servite, observing […]