Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.) at Long Beach Poly (Calif.)What
to watch: It's an intriguing non-conference collision of teams that
could meet again in the Pac-5 Division playoffs. Westlake is an
experienced team that improved to 2-0 with a 34-27 road win against Red
Mountain (Mesa, Ariz.) last Friday. Junior
Chase Jasmin buoyed the
Warriors with 121 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Despite committing
16 penalties, No. 23 Long Beach Poly (2-0) prevailed with a
hard-fought 34-21 win over Narbonne (Harbor City). Senior defensive end
Joseph Wicker ignited Long Beach Poly's defense with four sacks. The four-star
prospect already has 10 sacks this season.
Just the facts:
Antonio Pierce is in his first season as Long Beach Poly's head coach.
Pierce was a member of the Super Bowl XLII champion New York Giants and
is a former NFL analyst for ESPN. … Conversely, Westlake is led by Jim
Benkert, one of the longest-tenured head coaches in the CIF Southern
Section. Now in his 26th season at the school, Benkert has led the
Warriors to 220 wins and 21 CIF playoff appearances.
Mitch Stephens: Long Beach Poly 28, Westlake 27
Kevin Askeland: Long Beach Poly 21, Westlake 20
Jamie DeMoney: Long Beach Poly 27, Westlake 23
Stephen Spiewak: Long Beach Poly 20, Westlake 17
Leland Gordon: Lon Beach Poly 35, Westlake 31
Colin Ward-Henninger: Long Beach Poly 21, Westlake 20
