This Friday marks the start of the high school football playoffs in Southern California. Here’s where all the Long Beach teams are playing and when–we’ll be at every game. All games start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Division 4 Long Beach Poly vs. Trabuco Hills (Veterans Memorial Stadium, 7 p.m.) Division 6 Millikan @ […]
Author: Mike Guardabascio
Playoff Preview: Jordan Football
Jordan football coach Tim Wedlow knew his team still had a good chance at the CIF Southern Section playoffs, even after losing the envelope draw tiebreaker for third place and the Moore League’s final playoff spot. The Panthers were always a strong candidate for an at-large berth, because of their .500 record. But even with […]
Playoff Preview: Long Beach Poly Football
One question was ripping around Long Beach social media after Sunday morning’s release of this year’s CIF Southern Section playoff brackets: “Division 4?!” That is indeed where longtime power Long Beach Poly is seeded, as the No. 1 team in Division 4. The Jackrabbits will host Trabuco Hills this Friday at Veterans Memorial Stadium at […]
Playoff Preview: Long Beach Poly Water Polo
All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. The Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo has won 11 CIF Southern Section championships, and was for two decades a national power, winning four championships before the school’s vaunted football program had won its first. The last […]
Football: Long Beach Poly Looks Sharp in Lakewood Win
Long Beach Poly was playing as the road team at Veterans Memorial Stadium in a game that Lakewood was hosting while their campus field is renovated–but the Jackrabbits looked right a home in their regular season finale, defeating the Lancers 56-0 in dominant fashion. The Jackrabbits looked so good that their head coach’s only critique […]
Football: Compton Wins Tiebreaker For Moore League’s Third Playoff Spot
Compton High’s football team is back in the playoffs after winning the Moore League’s dramatic envelope draw tiebreaker on Friday evening at Veterans Memorial Stadium. “We just saw it on your Twitter and it was pandemonium on the bus,” said Compton football coach Calvin Bryant. “It was crazy. It’s great to get this opportunity. Any […]
LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach Poly at Lakewood, Millikan at Wilson, Compton at Cabrillo, Playoff Envelope Draw
We’ll have live updates from tonight’s high school football games with Long Beach Poly at Lakewood, Millikan at Wilson, Compton at Cabrillo, and we’ll also have lie updates from the postgame tiebreaker Envelope Draw if necessary. CLICK HERE for our previews of the games. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports Support […]
High School Football Preview: Long Beach Poly at Lakewood
Lakewood and Long Beach Poly are playing at Veterans Memorial Stadium tonight at 7 p.m., but fans in attendance might be confused to see the teams on opposite sidelines from where they’d normally stand. That’s because it’s Lakewood’s home game tonight, due to the ongoing construction of the new John Ford Stadium on their campus. […]
CIF Volleyball: Lakewood Falls to Vista Murrieta in Division 1 Quarters
The Lakewood girls’ volleyball team rode down to Vista Murrieta with a 20-match winning streak, having lost only one set over that run. But the Lancers’ team, their win streak, and their state No. 4 ranking weren’t enough to overcome the host Broncos and star player Claire Little, an All-American junior committed to BYU. Lakewood […]
LIVE UPDATES: Lakewood vs. Vista Murrieta, CIF Volleyball
We’ll have live updates from tonight’s Division 1 quarterfinal match between Lakewood and Vista Murrieta, starting at 6 p.m. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports Support The562.org










