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Basketball Long Beach Poly

Basketball: Long Beach Poly’s Peyton Watson Done With High School Ball

Long Beach Poly star basketball player Peyton Watson confirmed over the weekend that he’s done playing high school basketball, although he said he’s not happy about it. The McDonald’s All-American and UCLA signee said the shifted schedule for the high school season overlaps with too many next-level responsibilities for him to keep playing for Poly. […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Kenny Barnabee, Long Beach Poly Baseball/Soccer It was a big week for Poly’s Kenny Barnabee, who led the Jackrabbits to wins in two sports. He scored a goal in the school’s first-round CIF soccer playoff win then went ⅔ with […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Kelsey Adams, Long Beach Poly Soccer Long Beach Poly senior and Pepperdine signee Kelsey Adams helped lead the Jackrabbits to a Moore League co-championship with a win over Wilson last week. Adams had a pair of quality goals in Poly’s […]

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Basketball Compton Lakewood

Basketball: Compton Edges Lakewood, Holds Onto Share of League Lead

Moments after his team defeated Long Beach Poly on the road for the first time since 2008, Compton boys’ basketball coach Tony Thomas was already stressed about his team’s prospects of hanging onto a co-Moore League championship with the Jackrabbits.  “The key for us is we can’t slip up and lose a dumb one,” said […]

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Basketball Cabrillo Millikan

Basketball: Millikan Tops Cabrillo

The Millikan boys basketball team led wire-to-wire as they defeated Cabrillo 65-52 Friday afternoon. Eric Bonales led the Rams with a game-high 21 points as Millikan was able to get some payback from the teams’ first meeting of the season. “We pushed the ball and we passed a lot more today,” Bonales said. “We were […]