{"id":468873,"date":"2026-09-19T08:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T08:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/468873\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T08:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T08:22:13","slug":"inglewood-football-pulls-away-from-long-beach-poly-for-win-in-sofi-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/468873\/","title":{"rendered":"Inglewood football pulls away from Long Beach Poly for win in SoFi Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Inglewood running back Marlon Watson stiff arms Long Beach Poly defender on his way to 80 plus yard TD in fourth quarter of football game Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Inglewood\u2019s Allen Wilson breaks free during game vs. Long Beach Poly Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Inglewood fans celebrate. Long Beach Poly vs. Inglewood football Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Long Beach Poly receiver Zion Anderson is taken away by paramedics after injury vs. Inglewood in football game Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Long Beach Poly QB Donte Wright has nowhere to run vs. Inglewood in football game Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Inglewood back Marlon Watson with big run in first hals against Long Beach Poly during football game Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Long Beach Poly punter Jonas Mendoza is tackled by Inglewood\u2019s Jordan Williams after bad snap in football game Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Long Beach Poly back Jeron Johnson breaks free vs. Inglewood during football game Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Inglewood back Semaj Welch breaks off nice run against Long Beach Poly in football game Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Inglewood QB Lincoln Jahn eyes receiver for TD pass against Long Beach Poly in football game Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Long Beach Poly receiver Zion Anderson gets grabbed by Inglewood defender Derion Long during football game Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Long Beach Poly receiver Jayden Coley takes an awkward hit vs. Inglewood in football game Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Long Beach Poly QB Donte Wright looks to pass under pressure vs. Inglewood in football game Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Long Beach Poly kick returner Prince looks for opening vs. Inglewood football Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Long Beach Poly receiver Zion Anderson is take away by paramedics after hit on kick return vs. Inglewood in football game Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Inglewood QB Lincoln Jahn is sacked by Long Beach Poly\u2019s Jeionn Johnson in football game Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Inglewood running back Marlon Watson stiff arms Long Beach Poly defender on his way to 80 plus yard TD in fourth quarter of football game Friday September 18, 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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INGLEWOOD \u2014 The anticipation of a Friday night under the big bright lights at SoFi Stadium had the Inglewood High football team tuned in this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like we had our best week in preparation for this game,\u201d Inglewood defensive lineman Elija Harmon said. \u201cEverybody was locked in, all the leaders just being the right leaders we needed to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the early-game struggles gave way, Inglewood leaned on its stingy defense and big-play offensive ability to pull away from Long Beach Poly for a 36-10 nonleague win in the home of the NFL\u2019s Rams and Chargers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we first came in here, I just took it all in,\u201d Inglewood defensive lineman Myels Smith said. \u201cIt was kind of like motivation for me. I feel like we just came in here and we handled business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Inglewood, ranked fourth in the latest Daily Breeze rankings, led 12-3 at halftime on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Lincoln Jahn to Andre Williams and a 12-yard strike to Brandon Crawford.<\/p>\n

The third quarter started off slow for the offense, turning the ball over on downs twice. Later, an interception by Darion Long seemed to give the Sentinels (4-1) some life.<\/p>\n

Inglewood turned a 12-3 lead into a 36-3 rout in seemingly a blink of an eye.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe realized defense really had our back,\u201d Inglewood quarterback Lincoln Jahn said. \u201cIt didn\u2019t matter what we did out there, they were strapping up. So run, pass \u2026 two dynamic backs (Semaj Welch and Marlon Watson), they were leading the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Welch reached the end zone early in the fourth quarter on an 8-yard run, and he converted the two-point conversion for a 20-3 lead.<\/p>\n

After a quick three-and-out by the shorthanded Long Beach Poly offense, it was Watson\u2019s turn.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an inside zone (run), I think,\u201d Jahn said. \u201cOur left tackle London Alex, great job climbing to the second level. \u2026 He\u2019s (Watson) got that big-play ability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later in the quarter, Jahn lived every high school quarterback\u2019s dream when he connected with Allen Wilson down the sideline for an 82-yard touchdown. Welch added a two-point conversion for a 36-3 lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was telling Coach, Cover Zero, I like my guy (Wilson) over their guys, so ran a little get him open play, got wide open and that\u2019s what we like to do,\u201d Jahn said.<\/p>\n

For Jahn, it was the perfect ending for his first game in the big stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been here as a fan, never as a player, so it was amazing,\u201d he said. \u201cI know especially that touchdown to Allen, that was just a dream. I mean, who doesn\u2019t want to throw a deep bomb touchdown like (Rams quarterback) Matt Stafford.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought it (the game) was going to be at El Camino (College), we thought it could be here, we didn\u2019t know. We got the word that it was here. I couldn\u2019t have been more happy. I was like man, who doesn\u2019t want to play in SoFi Stadium?\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sentinels have one more nonleague game, next Friday against Downey, before the start of Bay League play on Oct. 2 against Mira Costa.<\/p>\n

Offensive coordinator Dylan Lemle filled in for head coach Milvon James, who missed the game. An attempt to get clarification for his absence was unsuccessful, but James is expected back on the sidelines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Inglewood running back Marlon Watson stiff arms Long Beach Poly defender on his way to 80 plus yard…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":468874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[2043,2044,131,133,132,127,136],"class_list":["post-468873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-high-school-football","tag-high-school-sports","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-sports","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468873","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=468873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/468874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=468873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=468873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=468873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}