2021 Long Beach Poly CIF-SS Championship Ring

Front:
Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits logo sits on top of the ring with CIF Champions wordmark.

20 with 21 on either side of the top ring surrounded by clear and green stones.

Right:
The name of each player or coach appears on the right shoulder of the ring. Along with each team member’s position engraved in a football helmet with 20 in ’21 and 11-4 on a green football field background.

Engraving and Shank:
The engraving of “It Takes All Of Us” and the shank engraving of “We Are Poly” are mottos used by the team over the last several decades.

2021

CIF Southern Section Champions

Long Beach Poly

Johnson explains “You can see they’re slow coming out of the huddle, they’re not firing off the ball, it’s in their facial expressions that they really don’t want to be here anymore,”

“It’s a great feeling–it makes us hungrier. Our coaches always tell us, all gas no brakes.”

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The562’s Mike Guardabascio reported the Top 10 Moments of 2021:

•  QB Shea Kuykendall was 16/18 for 143 yards
• the Jackrabbits’ defense was dominant as well, allowing just 20 yards rushing
• That defense gave up just 10 points combined in the quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship game

Quick Facts of Long Beach Poly High School

Take a look at some interesting facts from Long Beach Poly High School’s history. (Long Beach Polytechnic High School’s Wikipedia)

• Long Beach Poly High School was established in 1895
• Poly played its first football game in 1908, after losing their opener game, the team won their first game 10-0 vs Occidental Prep
• In 1917, the team’s head coach Eddie Kienholz left the team to fight in World War I
• The Jackrabbits saw an increase of success in the ’90s and 2000s by winning CIF Championship titles in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2012

The team decided to dedicate its season to Coach Slice by featuring “Slice” on the team’s Championship Rings.

Also, to end every single practice and game by chanting “Slice on three, 1-2-3-Slice!”

“It was very special to us that they traveled to be here with us, we wouldn’t have wanted to do this without them,” said Barbee.

The football team welcomed Thomson’s family at the ring ceremony which made it even more special for the team.

As the team huddled around Slice’s family for one last chant, they opened their Championship Ring for the first time and celebrated together their victory.

A well-deserved Football Championship Ring Ceremony was paired with a potluck meal which included different types of food from diverse cultures that makes up the Poly football program.

Baron® Championship Rings Presents: 2021 Long Beach Poly California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section Division 4 Champions – See the details of the 2021 Long Beach Poly CIF-SS Championship Ring. The CIF Southern Section Championship Rings are made of gold durilium, featuring the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits logo on top, and green and white stones. The large CIF Championship Rings were large, full of detail, with the name of each player or coach on the right shoulder. Along with “Slice” on the left shoulder, dedicated to Keith “Slice” Thompson, a beloved long-time assistant coach at Poly who passed away in 2020.