LONG BEACH —With the Moore League title on the line, the Long Beach Poly football team is committed to the process when they play a road game against Millikan Friday night.

“I just want them to approach this game like we approach any other game,” Long Beach Poly coach Travon Patterson said. “It’s no bigger than any of the games we played prior to this one. Obviously, it’s a lot of attention involving around the Nike (rivalry) game stuff like that but I just told them to block out the noise and just make sure that they take care of business on the practice field and make sure that transitions over to the field on Friday.”

However, Poly, the Moore League’s traditional powerhouse, has not won a football league title since 2023, losing the last two championship games to Millikan and Wilson, respectively.

Meanwhile, Coach Patterson said sophomore quarterback Trevor Scott is on track to keep playing well as he heads into his third varsity start.

“I think the game is pretty much settling down a little bit more each game for him,” Patterson explained. “He’s grasping the offense pretty well. He’s taking charge of the offense as we expect him too and I think you will continue to see the improvement that he’s making week in, week out.”

Scott, a 6-foot-5 three-star recruit who transferred from Mater Dei, is excited to play in his first Poly vs. Millikan rivalry game.

The left-handed signal caller is averaging 304 passing yards and has thrown seven touchdowns in his first two starts.

“I feel like we’re going to go out there and dominate, Scott said. “Show what we can do. Everybody do their part, so we’re going to come out victorious.”

Meanwhile, senior receiver Jayden Coley, a three-star recruit, is leading the team with 48 catches for 601 yards and six touchdowns.

“We count on him,” Patterson said when asked about Coley. “We feel real comfortable when he’s out there on the football field, so it’s just great to have him on the offensive side of the ball.”

Poly is 4-4 overall and 2-0 in the Moore League. The Jackrabbits outscored Lakewood and Wilson 99-0 in the first two games, with significant contributions from the offense, defense and special teams.

“It’s been great,” Scott explained. “Just giving the ball to my playmakers and let them work.”

Coley said the Jackrabbits are confidently going for another shutout.

“We feel confident,” Coley shared. “We feel like we’re ready to execute and go turn the city up and do what we have to do.”

“I feel like our dominance,” Coley added. “The way we come into the game, our mindset coming into the game. We want to put up 40 (points) on them. We want to hold them to no points. We want to be the first Moore League team to hold the whole Moore League to zero points.”

Long Beach Poly senior receiver Jayden Coley is confident heading into a Moore League rivalry game against Millikan.

Coley wants to see his team put up 40 points and hold Millikan scoreless. pic.twitter.com/7zkcwezdgp

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) October 23, 2026