Long Beach Poly (Calif.) at Centennial (Corona, Calif.) 
Daniel Juarez and Centennial will look to push Long Beach Poly around - not an easy task.
Photo by Steven Silva
Long Beach Poly is trying to start a season 4-0 for the first time since 2008, but it must conquer a very battle-tested Centennial team for that to come to fruition. Centennial has only one win in three games, but both losses were against teams currently ranked in the Top 10 of the MaxPreps Xcellent 25. The Huskies were beaten, 38-18, by No. 8 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) in the season opener, then let a 14-point lead slip away against No. 6 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) last week. Meanwhile, Long Beach Poly trailed at halftime last week but still came away with a 34-24 win against state-ranked Westlake (Westlake Village). The No. 22 Jackrabbits were led by senior quarterback
Josh Love, who completed 27 of 43 passes for 347 yards and four touchdowns.
Just the facts: Centennial wants to break a three-game losing streak against Long Beach Poly. The Jackrabbits won last year's meeting, 35-28. … After winning four of the last six CIF-SS Inland Division championships, Centennial is now alongside Long Beach Poly vying to qualify for the rigorous Pac 5 Division playoffs. The Pac 5 titlist has represented Southern California in the Open Division state championship game three of the last four years.
Mitch Stephens: Centennial 42, Long Beach Poly 41
Kevin Askeland: Centennial 42, Long Beach Poly 28
Jamie DeMoney: Long Beach Poly 34, Centennial 24
Stephen Spiewak: Centennial 41, Long Beach Poly 35
Leland Gordon: Long Beach Poly 35, Centennial 34
Colin Ward-Henninger: Long Beach Poly 24, Centennial 21
