{"id":161814,"date":"2026-02-03T12:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T12:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/161814\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T12:07:09","slug":"millikan-boys-win-moore-league-title-with-victory-over-long-beach-poly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/161814\/","title":{"rendered":"Millikan Boys Win Moore League Title with Victory Over Long Beach Poly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/high-school\/ca\/long-beach\/millikan-high-school\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Millikan<\/a>&#8216;s boys basketball team secured the Moore League title with a 66-57 victory over <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/high-school\/ca\/long-beach\/poly-high-school-long-beach\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Long Beach Poly<\/a> on February 2, 2026. Led by senior guard Joseph Wicker, who scored 27 points and made 7 of 8 three-pointers, the Rams shot an impressive 72% from beyond the arc. Millikan improved to 21-6 with this win, marking their first league championship since 2020. Coach Stephon Price praised the team&#8217;s hard work and resilience throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersMillikan shot 72% from three-point range, making 13 three-pointers.Joseph Wicker scored 27 points, including 7 of 8 from beyond the arc. State of PlayMillikan finishes the season at 21-6 overall and 11-0 in the Moore League.Long Beach Poly concludes at 18-9 and 9-2 in the league, securing second place. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>Both teams will earn automatic playoff berths, with Millikan likely entering the Division 1 bracket. Wicker and Giran aim to extend their success towards a CIF championship, building on this league title win.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>Millikan&#8217;s dominant shooting performance and team&#8217;s strong chemistry have positioned them as serious contenders for upcoming playoffs and a potential CIF championship. This victory not only highlights their skill but also their determination to succeed against previous adversities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Millikan&#8216;s boys basketball team secured the Moore League title with a 66-57 victory over Long Beach Poly on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161815,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":{"0":"post-161814","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-long-beach","9":"tag-long-beach-headlines","10":"tag-long-beach-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}