First-year Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee presents himself as the calm after the storm. He’s confident but soft-spoken, a stark contrast to Poly’s coach the last four years. Antonio Pierce’s tenure brought excitement around every turn, but also heavy turmoil. From 2014-2017 the Jackrabbits brought in a number of five-star recruits, had multiple […]
With a quality group of All-Moore League stars returning from one of its most surprising and successful seasons in decades, Millikan leads the Moore League chase pack behind defending champion Poly. The Rams won their first playoff game since 1986 last year after finishing second in league with a 9-3 overall record. Millikan was 1-9 […]
After two historic 10-win seasons that included a Moore League championship and its first CIF semifinal appearance since 1991, Wilson struggled last year with only four returning starters. The Bruins went 5-6 with a disappointing 40-0 loss to Paramount in the playoffs. This season will prove if that rebuilding process was worth it, and with […]
St. Anthony coach Mario Morales’ 2016 team gave Saints fans their best memories since the immediate aftermath of World War II, winning the school’s first CIF-SS football championship since 1948. Under the CIF-SS’ competitive equity format, teams move up and down in divisions each year based on a record of recent success. St. Anthony’s CIF […]
The Jaguars have been getting some national attention lately with former coach Jason Brown making a starring appearance on the Netflix documentary series, Last Chance U. On the field though, life hasn’t been very glamorous on the Westside, where Cabrillo has gone 6-13 in the last two seasons and hasn’t made the playoffs since Brown’s […]
Last year was death by a million papercuts for the prideful Lakewood football fan base and head coach Mike Christensen. The Lancers went 3-7 overall and missed the playoffs for the first time in 15 years–making it worse, five of the losses came by three points, including an overtime loss to Wilson. “Yeah, we lost […]
It’s been a rebuilding process for Compton under head coach Calvin Bryant. The Tarbabes bottomed out with a winless season four years ago and have been steadily improving and getting their program back together the last three seasons under Bryant, who is in his second stint with the team. “It’s my fourth year back so […]
First-year coach Tim Wedlow is taking the most realistic approach he can with his young Jordan Panthers. With only four returning starters, Wedlow has put the program under construction. “This is going to be a rebuilding year,” Wedlow said. “I’m trying to get some of these younger kids to just understand the game of football.” […]
Expectations are high once again for Long Beach City College football. The Vikings are three-time defending National Central Conference champions, and have won four consecutive bowl games. “In our eyes, we’re not trying to maintain, we’re trying to go higher,” sophomore DeAnthony Jones said. “We’re going for a national championship.” Last year, LBCC narrowly missed […]
Last season is one Avalon football wants to forget. After going a combined 30-2 over three consecutive seasons, and winning a CIF 8-man State Championship, the Lancers were 2-6 last year while missing the postseason for the first time since since 2010. More than half of the players on the Avalon roster are seniors, but […]