Obviously, the only thing three weeks off did to Poly's football team was prevent it from putting three more W's on its record. Newport Harbor is a solid team from the OC, but Poly made them look like little surfer boys. Like I said, Poly's running game is virtually unstoppable.
September 2008 Archives
Some of you may know that the sons of Wayne Gretzky and Joe Montana play football for Oaks Christian High up in Westlake Village of the San Fernando Valley. Well, we got our own celebs here in the LBC as well. Word is Snoop's son plays quarterback for Poly's freshman team, and he's got Snoop's height. Keep an eye out for this Broadus kid - I think his first name is Corde - in the next few years.
Poly High's football team gets back on the field after a three-week layoff on Friday against a solid Newport Harbor team. But these Jackrabbits are good. Better than your average Poly team, and that's saying something. Their running game cannot be stopped.
UCLA is a one-point underdog against Arizona Saturday, but go with the Bruins. They are a completely different team at home, and Arizona lost to New Mexico last week.
USC was a big winner; UCLA a big loser, just as yours truly predicted last week...
Paramount 15, Cabrillo 12
Jordan 28, Beverly Hills 13
Lakewood 37, Peninsula 10
Millikan 45, Bellflower 27
G.G. Pacifica 23, Wilson 7
Fresno Edison 8, Dominguez 6
La Habra 40, Downey 15
Lynwood 21, Harvard-Westlake 21
Santa Fe 40, Warren 14
Fullerton 33, La Mirada 16
Norwalk 58, Los Amigos 14
S.J. Bosco 34, Damien 0
St. Paul 31, Garfield 14
Brentwood 22, St. Anthony 14
Serra 21, Carson 19
Valley Christian 35, La Quinta 13
Morningside 25, Centennial 19
Bassett 29, Firebaugh 26
Banning 33, Los Angeles 0
Gardena 31, Jefferson 8
San Pedro 48, Santee 3
Here's Thursday night's Long Beach-area football scores:
Los Alamitos 24, Mayfair 3
Mater Dei 49, Cypress 7
Whittier 33, Bell Gardens 30
El Dorado 42, Kennedy 7
High school football fans have a chance to see two of the best high school quarterbacks in the state Thursday night. Mater Dei's Matt Barkley will be at Santa Ana Stadium going up against Cypress. And at Gahr High, Los Alamitos' Clark Evans will go up against Mayfair. Many who saw Barkley throw four picks last week against Carson say the USC-bound 2007 Gatorade National Player of the Year is overrated. We'll see...
I can live without an NFL team in L.A., but I still want one here. The best case scenario would be to get an expansion team here. Short of that, I'd like to the Chargers move up here, and play in the Rose Bowl while a new stadium is built. Of course, the stadium issue is a major road block.
Ohio State is saying RB Beanie Wells is a go for Saturday's game, after being out with an injured foot. He tells his coach he's "ready to carry 45 times." But he hasn't worked out in 10 days, and he's not going up against Youngstown State this time. He'll be lucky to get 45 yards against the Trojans.
UCLA is a different story... The Shadow says... BYU 34, UCLA 20
USC wins this one, no problem: The Shadow says... USC 38, Ohio State 17
