We are proud to announce that our fifth Athlete Of The Month award brought to you by Johnny B. Hair Care goes to Avalon football star Adalberto Martinez for the month of October. Martinez is a three-sport star at Avalon and leads the nation in receiving yards for 8-Man football players, according to MaxPreps. The […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jai Smith, Compton Football Compton earned their first playoff spot since 2008 with a win over Cabrillo, and once again it was senior Jai Smith leading the way. Smith had 247 yards rushing and three touchdowns in […]
The release of the CIF Southern Section football playoff brackets shows the fate for five Long Beach football teams. Division 2 To no surprise, Long Beach Poly was placed in Division 2 after the Division ½ pool was split on Sunday, with only eight teams making the D1 bracket. While a lot of Jackrabbits fans […]
We’re going to be live at the CIF Southern Section office for the release of the CIF-SS playoff brackets, stay tuned for updates–brackets should be out at noon. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports
The Lakewood Lancers (4-6, 3-3) has been granted an at-large bid to the CIF Southern Section Division 9 playoffs. This marks Lakewood’s return to the postseason after missing it the last two years. “The goal was to get this team back to the playoffs in year one,” said Lancers coach Scott Meyer. Playoff brackets will […]
VIDEO BY MATT SIMON JuCo Football: LBCC vs. Moorpark For full coverage visit the562.org
STORY BY MATT SIMON, PHOTO By JOHN FAJARDO / LBCC After a thrilling come-from-behind win last week, the Long Beach City College football team bounced back in dominating fashion with a 58-35 win over Moorpark Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The victory was head coach Brett Peabody’s 50th with LBCC, midway through his seventh […]
We’ve got links to all of our coverage to end the regular season. Long Beach Poly, Wilson, Compton, and St. Anthony have all clinched playoff berths, with Lakewood and Millikan applying for an at-large bid. Playoff brackets will be out on Sunday, we’ll have live updates. Long Beach Poly def. Lakewood STORY / VIDEO / […]
VIDEO BY MATT SIMON High School Football: Compton vs. Cabrillo For full coverage visit the562.org
STORY BY MATT SIMON Throughout the season, the Compton football team has relied on its rushing attack to kill the clock and wear down opposing defenses. On Friday night, in the Tarbabes biggest game of the regular season, senior Jai Smith helped run that plan to perfection as he rushed for 247 yards and three […]