Moore League media day: New stadiums, new coaches, new aspirations

It was a perfect timing on Monday for the Moore League to hold its first day in the football media, given that five of the seven head coaches are new and that the host school, Long Beach Jordan, opens its new stadium next week.

Alfred Rowe (Long Beach Jordan), Mario Morales (Lakewood), Justin Utupo (Long Beach Poly), Raudric Curtis (Long Beach Wilson) and Malcolm Manuel (Long Beach Cabrillo) have all promised to direct their respective programs to success and determination. The two return coaches, Romeo Pillé (Long Beach Millikan) and Calvin Bryant (Compton), offered similar commitments.

“Just having a new stadium and changing the culture is exciting,” Rowe told Long Beach Poly and played for Pete Carroll at the USC. “The most important thing is the effort. Our goal is that no one will outdo us. ”

Compton has a new stadium and a new campus of $ 225 million and 31 acres. Bryant spent five years having a former college attended. “Our guys are fired,” said Bryant. “I can’t get them home.”

They like their weight room. They love their classrooms. The team went 3-7 last season but could be one of the most improved. They have just added the carrier behind all the Edward Rivera cities in the Southeast.

Five of the seven head coaches are black, strengthening the diversity of the schools they represent. “Coaches and leaders are like their players,” said Morales de Lakewood.

Curtis played Pomona-Pitzer and is a former Bellflower head coach and was an assistant in Mayfair. “Wilson will no longer be ahead of it,” he promised. “We are not going to take a back seat anymore.”

There were great players present, including the 6 -inch 4 -inch winger and 220 pounds Jude Nelson Long Beach Millikan. He is bigger now than his brother, the quarter-Arrière Malachi Nelson. “I can beat him a little,” he joked.

Poly brought the quarter of a quarter of a quarter of the state of Weber), the Donte Wright Jr. (Georgia). Line player Anthony Rodriguez certainly seemed to have passed the off -season in the weight room. He measures 6-5, 280 pounds, down 20 pounds from last season. Engaged in UC Davis, he said, “I’m much leaner. I’m still big but thick.”

Wilson has 6-5 quarter Mack Cooper, a three-year starter. Lakewood turns to the three -year -old Tiwan Jones starter in high school.

One of the most intriguing players is the junior quarter 6-4 Sama’jay Jackson de Jordan. He was a fully league basketball player. He returned to football for the first time since he abandoned sport in 2020 when the pandemic struck. It is fast, running 4.6 seconds in the 40 yards dashboard.

Millikan opens its season next weekend in Nevada, playing in Henderson.