The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins.
Edward Rivera erupted for a season-best five touchdowns Friday night as Compton rolled past Gardena, 63-0 to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2018.
Rivera bested his previous season high of four touchdowns with his five-touchdown outbreak, scoring twice on the ground, with two touchdown grabs and one on defense. He rushed for 71 yards and caught two touchdown passes from Donnie Johnson for 32 yards before adding a pick-six to cap his dominant performance.
Rivera opened the scoring with a 47-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter before adding a 5-yard touchdown run later in the frame. Nate Willard then broke free for a 41-yard touchdown run and Johnson connected with Rivera on a 26-yard touchdown pass to give Compton a 28-0 lead.
The Tarbabes continued to pour it on in the second quarter, with Jay’rome Norwood returning a fumble 49 yards for a touchdown and De’rone Garcia taking a punt 72 yards to the end zone. Johnson added a 22-yard rushing touchdown before finding Rivera for a 7-yard touchdown pass.
The Tarbabes will look to remain unbeaten next Friday when they travel to take on Narbonne.
