{"id":422,"date":"2012-11-30T18:46:58","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T18:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/articles\/sports\/jackrabbits-to-face-off-against-mater-dei-at-cif-championship-2\/"},"modified":"2012-11-30T18:46:58","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T18:46:58","slug":"jackrabbits-to-face-off-against-mater-dei-at-cif-championship-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/sports\/jackrabbits-to-face-off-against-mater-dei-at-cif-championship-2","title":{"rendered":"Jackrabbits To Face Off Against Mater Dei At CIF Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-21169\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PolyLinemen.JPG\" alt=\"PolyLinemen\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" \/>After a 13-year break, Long Beach Poly and Mater Dei high schools resume their epic football rivalry this Saturday night at Angel Stadium. &nbsp;The two prep powerhouses will be competing once again for the C.I.F. Championship of the PAC-5 Division. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Poly beat Mater Dei to win the C.I.F. title in 1997, but the Monarchs won the rematch in &#8217;98. &nbsp;The two teams met once again for the championship in &#8217;99, and came away with a 21-21 tie.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This year, after a difficult pre-season, the Jackrabbits rebounded to sweep the Moore League and knock off #1-seed Mission Viejo, Bishop Amat, and #3-seed St. John Bosco in the C.I.F. playoffs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Poly, the most successful football program in C.I.F. Southern Section history, is looking for its 8th championship in the last 16 years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211;Photo: Poly linemen prepare to do battle with the Mater Dei Monarchs. By Matt Cohn.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-21169\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; cursor: default; outline-width: 1px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: black; float: right; border-width: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PolyLinemen.JPG\" alt=\"PolyLinemen\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" \/>After a 13-year break, Long Beach Poly and Mater Dei high schools resume their epic football rivalry this Saturday night at Angel Stadium. &nbsp;The two prep powerhouses will be competing once again for the C.I.F. 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