Pomona will face top-seed Paraclete on Friday’s CIF-SS championship at Antelope Valley College. We talked to coach Keith Richardson and players at today’s CIF-SS champions luncheon in Long Beach.
We also printed a story on Friday that incorrectly stated that Pomona was making its first CIF finals appearance in 86 years, losing to Covina 7-0 in 1928. Pomona also played for the 1917 championship and lost 27-0 to Manuel Arts. In fact, at today’s champions luncheon, CIF’s media guide also stated the same thing. However, in CIF’s record book it clearly shows that Pomona did win a CIF football title in 1951 — the school’s only football title. Pomona defeated Monrovia 26-13 at Mt. SAC and we believe this is a picture of the 1951 championship team, sent to us by one of our readers.