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The CIF’s Southern Section released its All-CIF football honorees yesterday, and we’re pleased to announce that there were several excellent players from the Long Beach area recognized. <\/span>Seven players from the CIF Champion Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits made the list, as well as three Lakewood Lancers, and a Wilson Bruin to boot. <\/span>The local players named to the team were:<\/p>\n Albert Parish (O-Line)- Poly<\/p>\n Joel Bitonio (O-Line)- Wilson<\/p>\n David Skara (Kicker)- Poly<\/p>\n Dion Bailey (DB)- Lakewood<\/p>\n Stan McKay (DB)- Poly<\/p>\n Iuta Tepa (DE)- Poly<\/p>\n Talia Crichton (DE)- Lakewood<\/p>\n Eli Edwards (DE)- Poly<\/p>\n Trevor Erno (LB)- Lakewood<\/p>\n In addition, Poly’s running back Melvin Richardson was named the CIF’s Offensive Player of the Year, and ‘Rabbit linebacker George Daily-Lyles was named CIF’s co-Defensive Player of the Year (along with Tesoro’s Preston King). <\/span>Raul Lara, coach of the Jackrabbits, was named coach of the year after completing his first undefeated regular season.<\/p>\n CIF did a great job with the list, recognizing hard-working players (such as Bosco’s Keith Price) over big names, and not missing too many worthy athletes. <\/span>Certainly many will be surprised to hear that nobody from the Jordan Panthers made the list, Taniela Maka especially. <\/span>Congratulations to all the honorees!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n