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PREVIEWS: Long Beach Football CIF Playoffs, Round One

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We’ve got previews and everything you need to know about the CIF Southern Section playoff openers for the Long Beach football teams.

Long Beach Poly vs. Orange Lutheran

Wilson vs. Fullerton

Compton vs. El Rancho

Lakewood vs. Brea Olinda

St. Anthony vs. Newport Harbor

Avalon vs. Riverside County Education Academy

FEATURE: Compton’s Smith, Hunt Pushing Playoff Run

VIDEO: Seasons on the brink and when nicknames attack

Mike and JJ take a look at the matchups for the opening round of the high school football playoffs.

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.
http://The562.org

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