It was excellent timing on Monday for the Moore League to carry its first soccer media day, contemplating that 5 of the seven head coaches are new and the host faculty, Lengthy Seaside Jordan, is opening its new stadium subsequent week.
Alfred Rowe (Lengthy Seaside Jordan), Mario Morales (Lakewood), Justin Utupo (Lengthy Seaside Poly), Raudric Curtis (Lengthy Seaside Wilson) and Malcolm Manuel (Lengthy Seaside Cabrillo) all promised to steer their respective packages to success by ardour and dedication. The 2 returning coaches, Romeo Pellum (Lengthy Seaside Millikan) and Calvin Bryant (Compton), supplied comparable commitments.
“Just having a new stadium and changing the culture, it’s exciting,” stated Rowe, who went to Lengthy Seaside Poly and performed for Pete Carroll at USC. “The most important thing is effort. Our goal is nobody is going to outplay us.”
Compton has a brand new stadium and a brand new $225-million, 31-acre campus. Bryant spent 5 years having his college students attend a former center faculty. “Our guys are fired up,” Bryant stated. “I can’t get them to go home.”
They love their weight room. They love their school rooms. The crew went 3-7 final season however may very well be some of the improved. They only added All-Metropolis operating again Edward Rivera from South East.
5 of the seven head coaches are Black, reinforcing the variety of the colleges they characterize. “The coaches and leaders look like their players,” Lakewood’s Morales stated.
Curtis performed at Pomona-Pitzer and is a former head coach at Bellflower and was an assistant at Mayfair. “Wilson is not going to be edged out any longer,” he vowed. “We’re not going to take a back seat any longer.”
There have been big-time gamers in attendance, together with 6-foot-4, 220-pound tight finish Jude Nelson of Lengthy Seaside Millikan. He’s greater now than his brother, quarterback Malachi Nelson. “I can beat him up a little,” he joked.
Poly introduced quarterback Deuce Jefferson (Weber State), cornerback Donte Wright Jr. (Georgia), tight finish Jaden Hernandez (Colorado State), amongst others. Lineman Anthony Rodriguez definitely regarded like he has spent the offseason within the weight room. He’s 6-5, 280 kilos, down 20 kilos from final season. Dedicated to UC Davis, he stated, “I’m way leaner. I’m still chunky but thick.”
Wilson has 6-5 quarterback Mack Cooper, a three-year starter. Lakewood turns to three-year starter Tiwan Jones within the secondary.
All-league basketball participant Sama’Jay Jackson of LB Jordan is taking part in soccer for first time since 2020. QB. 6-4. He stop throughout COVID. Junior. pic.twitter.com/YEhLV9bsIe
— eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) August 4, 2025
One of the vital intriguing gamers is 6-4 junior quarterback Sama’Jay Jackson of Jordan. He was an all-league basketball participant. He’s returning to soccer for the primary time since he gave up the game in 2020 when the pandemic struck. He’s quick, operating a 4.6-second 40-yard sprint.
Millikan is opening its season subsequent weekend in Nevada taking part in Foothill in Henderson.
