Roosevelt High School and Garfield High School football players high-five after an unforgettable East L.A. Classic. Photo by Andrew Lopez.
The energy was electric at this year’s East L.A. Classic, where the Garfield Bulldogs beat the Roosevelt Rough Riders 38-28.
The event last Friday brought more than 15,000 fans to Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium for the 89th edition of one of the biggest rivalries in youth sports.
Here are some of the best moments from the night, captured by our Boyle Heights Beat photographers and youth reporters.
Photos by Andrew Lopez, Esther Gomez and Sofia Peña.
Players get ready to take the field at the East L.A. Classic. Photo by Andrew Lopez.Garfield flag football team wins, 62-0. (Photo by Alex Medina)A referee signals a touchdown by Garfield’s flag football team. Photo by Esther Gomez.Roosevelt High School’s band, color guard, and cheerleaders during the East L.A. Classic. Photo by Sofia Peña. Roosevelt High School players during the East L.A. Classic. Photo by Esther Gomez. Garfield High School cheerleaders on the sidelines. Photo by Andrew Lopez. will.i.am (left) and J. Rey Soul, (right) of the Black Eyed Peas perform during the halftime show at the East L.A. Classic on Friday, Oct 25, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Lopez) Roosevelt High School Marching band waits to perform at the East L.A Classic at SoFi Stadium. (Photo by Esther Gomez)Roosevelt High School band director Max Deger leads student performers during the East L.A. Classic at SoFi Stadium. (Photo by Andrew Lopez)Garfield High School’s varsity football team celebrates its win at the 89th East L.A. Classic. (Photo by Andrew Lopez)Garfield High School cheerleaders on the sidelines. Photo by Andrew Lopez. Roosevelt High School players take a break during the East L.A. Classic. Photo by Andrew Lopez.
Boyle Heights Beat is a bilingual community newspaper produced by its youth "por y para la comunidad". The newspaper and its sister website serve an immigrant neighborhood in East Los Angeles of just under 100,000. Read more about our team
