St. Anthony had a chance to grab the Del Rey League title in its regular season finale at St. Paul on Friday night but instead got a helping of humble pie in a 49-7 loss. “We learned a lot tonight,” St. Anthony Mario Morales said. “We need more consistency, especially on offense we have to […]
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LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach Football Games
We’ll have live updates from St. Anthony at St. Paul for the league title, Lakewood vs. Compton for a playoff spot, Long Beach Poly vs. Jordan, and Millikan at Cabrillo. Click here for our previews. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports
PREVIEWS: Long Beach Football Games, Week Ten
We’ve got previews of all of this week’s football games. St. Anthony @ St. Paul Lakewood vs. Compton Long Beach Poly vs. Jordan Cabrillo vs. Millikan LBCC @ Bakersfield
JuCo Football Preview: LBCC at Bakersfield
The Vikings’ road to redemption continues this week, with a longer road trip than usual. LBCC opened up conference play with a big win over ELAC last Saturday, and will travel to Bakersfield this weekend for a 6 p.m. road game. LBCC won the conference title in 2016 and 2017 before losing the trophy in […]
High School Football Preview: Cabrillo vs. Millikan
On the surface of tonight’s game between Cabrillo (2-6, 1-3) and Millikan (2-6, 1-3) there’s not much at stake. Both teams have been essentially eliminated from playoff contention, so the game is basically for bragging rights. But bragging rights isn’t nothing–given that the teams have identical overall and league records, there’s quite a bit on […]
High School Football Preview: Long Beach Poly vs. Jordan
It’s another Battle of the Atlantic as Long Beach Poly (5-3, 4-0) hosts Jordan (4-4, 1-4) in a battle of two teams separated by a few dozen blocks on Atlantic Ave. Poly is tearing through the Moore League at the Jackrabbits’ usual clip, having gone 4-0 and outscored opponents 204-33. Last week the Jackrabbits beat […]
St. Anthony Quarterback Lucas Lehmar Has His Priorities Straight
Lucas Lehmar is about his family, the food they eat together and the sports he learned to play with them along the way here in Long Beach. All of that home cooking has prepared the senior to step up and quarterback the St. Anthony Saints this season. “I stuck with playing all of the sports […]
High School Football Preview: St. Anthony vs. St. Paul
The Del Rey League title is on the line tonight when St. Anthony travels to Santa Fe Springs for the regular season finale against St. Paul. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. “They’re a very good football team that is physical and athletic,” St. Anthony coach Mario Morales said of St. Paul. “And they’re coached […]
COLUMN: Lakewood Football Starting Ball Kids Young
Do you know Sheryl Yoast? She is the late daughter of legendary Virginia high school football coach Bill Yoast, and actor Hayden Panettiere famously played her role in the movie “Remember The Titans.” Panettiere performed with gusto to show that a young girl can know more about football than a grown man. She stalked the […]
High School Football Preview: Lakewood vs. Compton
It’s a “win and you’re in” situation for the Lakewood Lancers tonight when they host Compton in Moore League play. Lakewood (4-4, 3-1) can clinch third place in league and it’s first playoff berth in three years with a victory. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The best common opponent comparison for these teams is […]