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ROUNDUP: Long Beach Football, Week 1

The Long Beach high school football season got underway on Friday night as seven local teams were in action across Southern California. Enjoy great coverage by Mike Guardabascio, JJ Fiddler, Tyler Hendrickson, James Crabtree-Hannigan, Alex Carmon, Shar Higa, Stephen Dachman, Art O’Neil, John Napalan, Joseph Kling and William Johnson.

Long Beach Poly 37, Dorsey 8

READ MORE about the Jackrabbits’ convincing victory on the road. WATCH VIDEO HIGHLIGHT. SEE PHOTO GALLERY.

Millikan 7, Carson 3

READ MORE about how the Rams’ defense held on for the victory. WATCH VIDEO HIGHLIGHT. SEE PHOTO GALLERY.

Wilson 14, Mayfair 50

READ MORE about the home opener for the Bruins. WATCH VIDEO HIGHLIGHT. SEE PHOTO GALLERY

Compton 41, Compton Centennial 0

READ MORE about the Tarbabes’ crosstown rivalry win. WATCH VIDEO HIGHLIGHT.

St. Anthony 0, Valencia 24

Two early turnovers put St. Anthony in a hole on the road in the season opener, and the Saints couldn’t get out of it. New quarterback Nick Billoups was 12-for-34 with 159 yards passing.

Bellflower 35, Cabrillo 13

The Jaguars also fell behind early, and found the scoreboard late in their season opener. WATCH VIDEO HIGHLIGHT.

Jordan 8, Aliso Niguel 49

The Panthers lost to the Wolverines to open the season for the third consecutive year. SEE PHOTO GALLERY.

JJ Fiddler
JJ Fiddler is an award-winning sportswriter and videographer who has been covering Southern California sports for multiple newspapers and websites since 2004. After attending Long Beach State and creating the first full sports page at the Union Weekly Newspaper, he has been exclusively covering Long Beach prep sports since 2007.
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