The Culver City High School football team represents Culver City High School in interscholastic football competition. Known as the Centaurs, the program plays its home games at Jerry Chabola Stadium on the school’s Elenda Street campus. The team competes in the California Interscholastic Federation’s Southern Section and has traditionally played other South Bay and Westside schools, including Santa Monica, Mira Costa, El Segundo and Redondo Union. The program has produced numerous All-CIF players and has won two CIF Southern Section championships. Jerry Chabola Stadium, named for longtime Culver City coach and athletic director Jerry Chabola, underwent a major renovation in 2013 that included a new synthetic field, track, bleachers and other improvements.

Culver City football dates to the early years of Culver City High School and developed into one of the school’s most prominent athletic programs. The Centaurs won their first CIF championship in 1978, completing a perfect 13–0 season with a 14–7 victory over Lompoc in the title game under head coach Dick Billingsley. Four decades later, the program won its second CIF title in 2018, defeating San Jacinto 61–21 to capture the Division 7 championship. The 2018 team finished 12–3 and was coached by Culver City alumnus Jahmal Wright, who had joined the school’s coaching staff in 1999 and later became the winningest head coach in program history. Wright was named All-CIF Coach of the Year following the 2018 championship season. The Centaurs again reached the CIF playoffs in subsequent seasons, continuing a football tradition that has included several league championships and postseason appearances.

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