{"id":451759,"date":"2026-09-03T03:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T03:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/451759\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T03:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T03:30:23","slug":"qb-lexi-loya-leads-no-1-st-joseph-flag-football-past-long-beach-poly-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/451759\/","title":{"rendered":"QB Lexi Loya leads No. 1 St. Joseph flag football past Long Beach Poly \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya races past the Long Beach...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-02.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya races past the Long Beach Poly defense for a first quarter touchdown in flag football action at St. Jospeh High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Joseph\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Jaclynn Brennan sprints for one of a pair...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-03.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph\u2019s Jaclynn Brennan sprints for one of a pair of touchdowns against Long Beach Poly in flag football action at St. Jospeh High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Joseph\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Riley Sponaugle splits a pair of Poly defenders...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-19.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph\u2019s Riley Sponaugle splits a pair of Poly defenders in flag football at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya throws a pass against Long...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-20.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya throws a pass against Long Beach Poly in flag football action at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya evades Poly\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Mariey Barajas before...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-18.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya evades Poly\u2019s Mariey Barajas before throwing a touch down pass in flag football at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Joseph\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Jaclynn Brennan scored a pair of touchdowns against...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-17.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph\u2019s Jaclynn Brennan scored a pair of touchdowns against Long Beach Poly in flag football at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Joseph\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Luella Volkoff (2) rushes for a gain before...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-01.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph\u2019s Luella Volkoff (2) rushes for a gain before being tackled by Poly\u2019s Monica Goggins in flag football action at St. Jospeh High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Poly\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Sophia Hernandez gains yards on a running play before...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-15.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Poly\u2019s Sophia Hernandez gains yards on a running play before being stopped by St. Joseph\u2019s Emily Martinez in flag football action at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya throws a pass against Long...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-14.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya throws a pass against Long Beach Poly in flag football action at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Poly\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Amaia Johnson hits the turf after colliding with St....\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-16.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Poly\u2019s Amaia Johnson hits the turf after colliding with St. Joseph\u2019s Jaclynn Brennan in flag football at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya runs toward her father, head...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-13.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya runs toward her father, head coach Tim Loya, during action against Poly at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Long Beach Poly head flag football coach Rob Shock prepares...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-11.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Long Beach Poly head flag football coach Rob Shock prepares his team for a game against St. Joseph in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Long Beach Poly head flag football coach Rob Shock prepares...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-10.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Long Beach Poly head flag football coach Rob Shock prepares his team for a game against St. Joseph in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya and her father, head coach...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-09.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya and her father, head coach Tim Loya, greet each other at the start of a game against Long Beach Poly  at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Joseph head coach Tim Loya follows the action against...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-08.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph head coach Tim Loya follows the action against Long Beach Poly in flag football action at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Joseph senior quarterback Lexi Loya loosens up before taking...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-12.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph senior quarterback Lexi Loya loosens up before taking on Long Beach Poly in flag football at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Joseph senior running back Khloe Frausto picks up yards...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-07.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph senior running back Khloe Frausto picks up yards against Long Beach Poly in flag football action at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya runs a keeper against Long...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-06-1.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya runs a keeper against Long Beach Poly in flag football action at St. Jospeh High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Poly quarterback Kenzie Palimony drops back to pass against St....\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-05.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Poly quarterback Kenzie Palimony drops back to pass against St. Joseph in flag football action at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Poly\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Amaia Johnson rushes against St. Joseph in flag football...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LPT-L-HSFF-POLY-STJOE-0903-HF-04.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Poly\u2019s Amaia Johnson rushes against St. Joseph in flag football action at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 20<\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya races past the Long Beach Poly defense for a first quarter touchdown in flag football action at St. Jospeh High School in Lakewood on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LAKEWOOD \u2014 Senior quarterback Lexi Loya had four total touchdowns to lead the St. Joseph girls flag football team to a convincing 25-6 victory over Long Beach Poly in a nonleague game Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph, which is ranked No. 1 in the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/2026\/08\/28\/press-telegram-girls-flag-football-top-10-rankings-aug-28\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Press-Telegram Top 10<\/a>, improved to 9-0 overall. Loya threw three touchdown passes and three interceptions. She also scored on a 5-yard run on the Jesters\u2019 first offensive possession in the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy team is very well equipped and I think we played pretty good today,\u201d said Loya, who is a four-year starter. \u201cI think we can always do better. There\u2019s always room for improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Junior receiver\/safety Jaclynn Brennan had touchdown catches of 13 and 41 yards. She also\u00a0 hauled in an interception before halftime to keep St, Jopseh up 19-6.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the field, I think it shows how much our off-field chemistry applies on the field,\u201d Brennan said of her connection with Loya. \u201cShe can trust me for any deep ball, and I think it really shows how much trust we put in each other and how much trust she puts in our teammates. I think that every deep ball I just know I\u2019m going to go get it if she puts it up there. I think if we both do our jobs, it executes on touchdowns together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s been phenomenal,\u201d Loya continued. \u201cJacki is always reliable. I know I can always throw it up and she\u2019ll make a break on it, but that\u2019s how all my receivers are. I\u2019m very blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Loya\u2019s third touchdown pass of the game went to junior receiver Olivia Diette from 5 yards out with 3:53 left in the game to make the score 25-6.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought the girls played very hard,\u201d said St. Joseph coach Tim Loya, who is Lexi Loya\u2019s dad. \u201cWe hit some good reads, so we had some nice touchdowns and then played some good D. We had a good goal-line stand so that was nice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph\u2019s next game is against Wilson of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<p>Poly (0-6) was led by sophomore Amai\u2019a Johnson, who scored on a 35-yard interception return in the first quarter. Johnson\u2019s pick-six cut it to 7-6 late in the first. The PAT was no good.<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach Poly sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/johnwdavis\/status\/2095288789329678364?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Naveah Johnson<\/a> and junior Kamelah Artiaga also hauled in interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur defense is going to have to carry us,\u201d Poly coach Rob Shock said. \u201cWe have to learn on offense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Poly, which is led by senior quarterback Kenzie Paimany, will begin Moore League play at Jordan on Wednesday, Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody is getting better every year,\u201d Shock said. \u201cMoore League is going to be tough. Our biggest thing is we have to work as a team to get better. And that\u2019s what\u2019s important for us, is to build on our chemistry and then put plays together, put drives together that give our defense rest and allow us to score. We\u2019ve got to score. We have to be better at scoring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Long Beach Poly girls flag football coach Rob Shock on areas of improvement after his team\u2019s 25-6 loss to Saint Joseph in a nonleague game Wednesday afternoon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FDdFX04BSr\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/FDdFX04BSr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/johnwdavis\/status\/2095330155468341281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"St. Joseph quarterback Lexi Loya races past the Long Beach Poly defense for a first quarter touchdown in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":451760,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,5479,5480,2044,22251,131,133,132,137,127],"class_list":["post-451759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-california","tag-high-school-all-sports","tag-high-school-flag-football","tag-high-school-sports","tag-lakewood","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451759","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=451759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/451760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}