Mike Guardabascio In August of 2010, longtime Long Beach Poly football coach Raul Lara said he thought he had a special freshman player who’d come into his program. “His name is John Smith,” said Lara. “He’s gonna be special. He might be one of those really special kids to come out of here.” Any intelligent […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Times have changed in Lakewood. The city is no longer mostly pasture the way it once was, and the milk buckets in town now adorn a rivalry football trophy, […]
