Football: Fiesta Bowl set for July 11 at Whittier College

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Things got ugly the last time an all-star football team from Los Angeles County played its Inland Empire counterparts. The ‘Gridiron War’ had to be halted with 11 minutes remaining in the game after a pair of brawls broke out last month at Long Beach City College.

Here’s hoping the Fiesta Bowl, matching another group of L.A. County all-stars against top I.E. players at 7 p.m. July 11 at Whittier College, provides the kind of good, clean fun that these games are supposed to be about.

Players for the Inland Empire team include Corona Centennial wide receiver GeShun Harris and offensive lineman Ben Letcher and Chaparral inside linebacker/quarterback Andrew Taylor and defensive back Zach Stephens.

The L.A. County team includes Long Beach Poly defensive back Ryan Willis and Roosevelt quarterback Jesse Diaz. Roosevelt’s Javier Cid will coach the L.A. County team and Colony’s Anthony Rice will coach the Inland Empire team.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-17. Children under age 6 get in free. For more information and complete rosters, click here.

--Ben Bolch