Read our comprehensive previews of the Long Beach high school football teams by clicking here, and read about Long Beach Poly’s COVID-19 related cancelation of their first game by clicking here. All games start at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19 St. Anthony vs. San Pedro at St. Pius X – St. Matthias Academy Jordan vs. […]
One week until the start of the high school football season and a second Moore League school has had a shutdown over COVID-19 positives. Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee confirmed that his team canceled a planned scrimmage this week over a positive COVID-19 positive test, and will not play next week’s season opener […]
“Is Long Beach Poly football back?” That’s the question that was ringing around social media after the Jackrabbits’ undefeated Spring season, which saw them open with an overtime win over Serra before running off a series of shutout wins in the Moore League. National high school football recruiting expert Greg Biggins threw some gas on […]
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Raul Lara is home. The longtime Long Beach Poly coach departed the Jackrabbits program in 2013 after 13 years as head coach and five CIF-SS Division 1 championships. He brought wins and success to a struggling Warren program, and for the last couple of years had been serving as an assistant coach at Servite, observing […]
After playing just three games in the abbreviated COVID-19 Spring football season, the Jordan football program was left hungry during the offseason, eagerly awaiting the Fall and a full slate of games. “That three games last year wasn’t enough, we’ve been waiting on this,” said senior and four-year starter Elijah Jones. “We were all glad […]
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The 2020-21 school year was one that will always be remembered for uncertainty and confusion. The COVID-19 pandemic not only closed schools, it also pushed the high school sports seasons to the brink, and for months it looked like football and many other sports wouldn’t happen. One of the things that turned the tide in […]
After a difficult year and a half, the Long Beach Century Club is still doing what it does best–supporting the city’s youth athletes. The COVID-19 pandemic required the club to drop its weekly in-person meetings on Tuesday nights, and to cancel its annual Hall of Fame and Middle School All-City banquets. A few weeks ago, […]