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Basketball St. Anthony

CIF Basketball: St. Anthony Puts Up Fight Against Sierra Canyon

STORY BY MATT SIMON After making the 45-mile trip from Long Beach to Cal State Northridge’s Matadome, St. Anthony boys’ basketball gave Sierra Canyon all it could handle in the first two quarters of their CIF-SS Open Division Pool A contest. After trailing by 13 points after the first quarter, Makaih Williams and Corry Brown […]

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Basketball Long Beach Poly

CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Defense Dominates In Rosary Win

The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team has made its reputation with defense this year. In the Jackrabbits’ CIF Southern Section Open Division opener against Rosary, they made that rep flash in neon lights, locking down the Royals in an impressive win, 56-42. Poly’s season ended last year at the hands of Rosary in overtime […]

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Basketball Wilson

CIF Basketball: Samiya Terry Drops 30 As Wilson Rolls

STORY & VIDEO BY MATT SIMON Wilson senior Samiya Terry scored a career-high 30 points and the Bruin girls basketball team defeated Bell Gardens 70-30 on Saturday in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 3A playoffs. Terry had everything going as she pulled up from behind the arc or pulled up for an off […]

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Basketball Long Beach Poly

FEATURE: Defense First For Long Beach Poly Girls Hoops

It’s the end of practice before Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball’s biggest week of the Moore League season, with games looming against Lakewood, Wilson, and Millikan. The Jackrabbits haven’t lost a league game in 12 years, and longtime head coach Carl Buggs is determined to keep it that way. He calls his team together, with […]