St. Anthony football is back in the CIF Southern Section playoffs after missing the postseason last year. The Saints (5-5) host Newport Harbor in Division 9 action at Clark Field tonight. Kickoff is scheduled for 7. “I’m not surprised,” St. Anthony coach Mario Morales said of his young teams finding unexpected success. “After our 2-4 […]
It’s fair to say the Avalon 8-Man football season didn’t go as the Lancers planned. They had to replace their quarterback weeks before the season, they stumbled in the preseason and then they lost an Express League championship game in the regular season finale. However, Avalon (5-4) still finds itself in the postseason with eyes […]
STORY BY MATT SIMON As the sun begins to set, a golden hue shines on the Compton mural that leads to the entrance of the football field at Compton High School. The sound of whistles echo toward Oleander Avenue, a sound that hasn’t been heard in the nearby neighborhood in November for 11 years. Coach […]
Here’s the full lineup of the first week of the football playoffs in Long Beach. Division 2 Long Beach Poly vs. Orange Lutheran, Veterans Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. Division 7 Wilson vs. Fullerton, 7 p.m. Division 9 St. Anthony vs. Newport Harbor, 7 p.m. Lakewood @ Brea Olinda, 7 p.m. Division 11 Compton @ El […]
This week on the podcast Mike & JJ are discussing the Long Beach football teams in the CIF playoffs, Long Beach State basketball and their season previews plus much more! 03:00 Question O’ The Week: What is the biggest CIF Playoff game in Long Beach? 08:30 Athletes O’ The Week 14:00 Athlete O’ The Month […]
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 […]