Long-time Conoga Park (CA) Football Coach Rudy Lugo Dies After Battle with Cancer

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

In keeping with our theme today of find the “feel good stories” in high school football. Please click here to read a wonderful story from Bill Plaschke of the LA Times about Rudy Lugo, who dedicated his life to high school football for nearly. The former Canoga Park head coach died a couple of weeks ago after battling cancer. If you know of a great story that should be told to The High School Football Huddle readers, please email me at jeff@blitzgroupllc.com.

#6 Long Beach Poly (CA) Readies for Big Test Against St. Bonaventure

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Long Beach Poly doesn’t rebuild, it just reloads and tonight the Jackrabbits (4-0) will get a good idea how far they’ve come in rebuilding last year’s PAC-5 division championship team.

Poly, ranked #6 this week by USA Today, will host St. Bonaventure (4-0) at Long Beach Veterans Stadium. Poly is ranked #2 this week in its Top 25, while St. Bonaventure is #3.

Click here for a preview from the LA Times and check-out the video below on some of Poly’s top defensive players.

Southern California Loaded Again

Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

One of the top high school football conferences in America is the PAC-5 in Southern California. Two of the teams, Long Beach Poly and Centennial (Corona, CA) are currently in the USA Today Super 25. Once again this year, the conference is strong with 14 teams represented in this week’s LA Times Top 25 high school football rankings.

Click here to go to the California High School Football Huddle to check out the rankings that right now are being led by #1 Poly.