There’s two minutes left until kickoff for Long Beach Poly High’s first football game in more than a year, and head coach Stephen Barbee has one final piece of preparation. “We’ve had players whose parents have passed away in the past month, multiple ones, and their grandparents. AdvertisementMultiple Poly parents noted their players received the same offer of four tickets. The family of Long Beach Poly coach Stephen Barbee watched the season-opening win on Friday night. The postgame festivities, which saw some undistanced interaction, formed the only blip on an otherwise relatively compliant night from the standpoint of COVID-19 safety.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 13, 2021 18:16 UTC