The talent across the Long Beach area in the Class of 2027 has emerged ahead of the upcoming high school football season.

With the season set to begin in mid-to-late August, 247 Sports has ranked the top 155 juniors in California’s Class of 2027 and 21 of the prospects are from the Press-Telegram area, from schools in Bellflower, Compton, Downey, Long Beach and Los Alamitos.

St. John Bosco, which went 11-2 overall last season (with two losses to No. 1 ranked Mater Dei), is No. 1 with 11 juniors on the list, including four-star safety Isala Aisa Wily-Ava, who started as a sophomore.

Long Beach Poly is No. 2 with four top junior recruits, including the area’s top prospect, four-star cornerback Julius Johnson.

Los Alamitos is No. 3 with two top junior recruits on the list.

Compton, Downe

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