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California high school football game will be closed to spectators

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(via Dorsey High School Football website)

A showdown between two California high school football programs will reportedly be closed to the public on Friday night, with no explanation given currently as to why spectators won’t be allowed inside.

On Tuesday afternoon, 562Sports in Long Beach (Calif.) reported that the game set to be played between Dorsey and Compton will be closed off to spectators. It is set to be played at Compton’s new stadium, which just opened this season.

According to Sports Illustrated’s Tarek Fattal, Dorsey head coach Stafon Johnson wasn’t given a reason for why they game won’t allow fans inside.

Update: spectators will now be allowed to attend Friday’s game, Compton coach Lamar Freeman told The562. A reason has still not been provided for why the game was originally going to be closed to the public.

The two schools, which are separated by less than 25 miles, faced off during the 2024 season for the first time in more than a decade. Compton won the game by forfeit, according to MaxPreps, despite the fact that the final score was 41-6 in favor of Dorsey.

This year, Compton is off to a 2-1 start with blowout wins over Rancho Dominguez and Centennial. The Tarbabes suffered their first loss of the year last Friday at home in a 7-3 defeat at the hands of Paramount High.

Dorsey, meanwhile, enters the game 1-1 after an opening loss to Carson before regrouping in a 26-6 win over Oakland Castlemont.

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