The Roosevelt Rough Riders join press conference with the Garfield Bulldogs as they prepare for the East LA Classic Friday. Photo by Art Torres.
The Roosevelt Rough Riders join press conference with the Garfield Bulldogs as they prepare for the East LA Classic Friday. Photo by Art Torres.
The Roosevelt Rough Riders join press conference with the Garfield Bulldogs as they prepare for the East LA Classic Friday. Photo by Art Torres.

Update: Roosevelt High School was defeated by Garfield with a final score of 7-42.

The Roosevelt Rough Riders and the Garfield Bulldogs will face each other Friday for the 80th time at the East Los Angeles Classic. The Eastside rivals will duke it out on the football field for a chance to claim “bragging rights.”

While Garfield is undefeated in its league, the Roosevelt teams holds an 3-2 league standing.
The game has been played every year since 1925, with the exception of a span from 1939 to 1948, and allegedly draws the greatest number of spectators for a high school football game, west of the Mississippi.

Roosevelt and Garfield high schools will meet at the East L.A. Classic at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 at Weingart Stadium in East Los Angeles College.

My background: I was born in Mexico and raised in Boyle Heights, where I got my start in journalism by launching a community blog. Most recently, I worked at the Los Angeles Times and have spent most of my career covering local news in LA, with a focus on community-centered stories, Latino communities and mentoring emerging writers.

What I do: I lead coverage of Boyle Heights and East LA across all platforms to inform, connect and uplift our community. I spend my days listening, planning, editing and coordinating to make sure our stories reflect the community fairly, while supporting and mentoring my team of reporters and freelancers so they can grow along the way.

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