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Football
Football: Long Beach Poly Claims League Title With Win Over Lakewood
A Moore League title means something different in every sport. In baseball, whichever team wins the league title celebrates at Blair Field with gloves flying and a big dog pile. After Friday’s regular season finale between Long Beach Poly and Lakewood, the Jackrabbits celebrated with a smattering of light applause. Despite a rough non league […]
LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach High School Football Games
We’ll have live updates from Long Beach Poly vs. Lakewood, Wilson vs. Millikan, and Compton vs. Cabrillo. Click here for our previews as well as the playoff scenarios. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports
High School Football Preview: Compton vs. Cabrillo
Compton (5-4, 2-3) is trying to do something special tonight. As they host their Homecoming game, they have a chance to clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2008. All they need to sew it up is a win over Cabrillo (2-7, 1-4). Compton would go to 3-3 in league with a win. […]
Anthony Brayboy Writing His Own Story With Millikan Football
Four is more than just the number that Anthony Brayboy wears for Millikan football. “I’ve worn #4 all my life,” Brayboy said. “At four years old is when my life totally changed. That’s the age I was given a second chance to strive for a better life. Every time I see #4 it just reminds […]
High School Football Preview: Long Beach Poly vs. Lakewood
Long Beach Poly (6-3, 5-0) will try to sew up an undefeated Moore League championship tonight at Veterans Memorial Stadium against a Lakewood team (4-5, 3-2) that’s still trying to grab a playoff spot. If Lakewood wins, Millikan loses to Poly, and Compton loses to Cabrillo, they’d claim third place by themselves. If the Lancers […]
High School Football Preview: Wilson vs. Millikan
Both Wilson and Millikan need a win in the Moore League football regular season finale tonight at Wilson. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Bruins (8-1, 4-1) can clinch second place in league and a top-four seed in CIF Southern Section Division 7 with a victory. The Rams (3-6, 2-3) can increase their chances […]
PODCAST: Who Is The Best Football Player In Long Beach?
This week we’re discussing the yearly Moore League football awards as the local teams prepare for their regular season finales on Friday night. We’re also listing the best Long Beach sports Halloween costumes! 02:00 Question O’ The Week: Who Is The Best Football Player In Long Beach? 15:45 Athletes O’ The Week 23:35 Game O’ […]
Long Beach Football Schedule and Playoff Scenarios
As we enter the final week of the regular season, here’s the schedule for Friday’s games. Below that, we’ll explore the playoff scenarios for each team. WEEK 11 NOVEMBER 1 Cabrillo @ Compton Lakewood @ Long Beach Poly LBCC vs. Moorpark (Saturday, 6 p.m.) Millikan @ Wilson BYE: Jordan, St. Anthony Poly: Long Beach Poly would […]
Feature: Adoption Saga Has Happy Ending For Ziegenhagen Family
Coach Mark Ziegenhagen’s Wilson football team is 8-1, and has a very good chance to win the first CIF Southern Section championship on the gridiron in the school’s 93-year history. But it was last week, during the Bruins’ bye, that Ziegenhagen and his family celebrated their biggest victory of the season, regardless of what happens […]