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 […]
St. Anthony head coach Raul Lara knew his team was in for a tough test on Thursday night in their season opener. The Saints were hosting the San Pedro Pirates–among the pre-season favorites in the LA City Section–at a neutral site game hosted at St. Pius X – St. Matthias Academy in Downey. The Pirates […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nothing is coming easy for Lakewood and first-year head coach Justin Utupo. The Lancers were recently forced to shut down practice for two weeks because of a positive COVID-19 test on campus. That caused them to cancel their first scheduled game against St. Anthony. When Utupo finally got histeam back together late last week, they’ve […]
The more things have changed the more they stay the same for Wilson as head coach Scott Meyer takes over this year. The Meyer family has a long, storied history at Wilson and Meyer said he’s honored to be coaching at his alma mater again. “I’ve been able to coach at some great places and […]
Now in year three under head coach Romeo Pellum, the arrow is still pointing up for the Millikan football program. While the Rams remain inexperienced in several spots, they’ll have some exciting top-end talent all over the field, as Pellum’s vision begins to take shape. The shortened season earlier this spring showed glimpses of what […]
The challenge was clear for St. Anthony (2-2) on Friday night, with unbeaten Orange High coming to Clark Field for the Saints’ Senior NIght. Even without a few key starters, the Saints competed well against the Panthers’ vaunted offense in a 42-12 defeat. Orange (5-0) was averaging over 49 points per game entering the game, […]
A little more than halfway through the first quarter, the Millikan Rams (2-2) found themselves on the wrong end of a 30-0 deficit on Thursday night, enduring an avalanche from the host Orange Panthers (4-0) in all facets of the game. Orange got three first-half rushing touchdowns from quarterback Daylen Pedroza, helping them to a […]
An abundance of energetic physicality carried St. Anthony past Salesian on Friday night at Clark field 42-12, and the Saints were all smiles after their second consecutive win of the spring season. “These guys love contact and I don’t know how else to put it,” St. Anthony coach Mario Morales said. “From our freshman guys […]