Lakewood at Carlsbad — JV football preview: Friday, Aug. 22, 2025

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Lakewood visits Carlsbad on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, for a JV nonleague tilt at Carlsbad High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. Pacific. Follow the official game page on SBLive for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5496317-lakewood-vs-carlsbad

Quick hits

• Matchup: Lakewood Lancers at Carlsbad Lancers

• Lakewood (JV): https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/233999-lakewood-lancers-jv

• Carlsbad (JV): https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/232344-carlsbad-lancers-jv

• Date/time: Friday, Aug. 22, 2025 — 5 p.m. PT

• Location: Carlsbad High School (Carlsbad, Calif.)

• SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5496317-lakewood-vs-carlsbad

What to watch

Carlsbad and Lakewood open their 2025 campaigns in front of a home crowd for the Lancers. The teams last met on Aug. 22, 2024, at Carlsbad High, where the Carlsbad Lancers posted a 19-0 victory — full recap and box score from that meeting: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/4295937-lakewood-vs-carlsbad. Both programs will look for early-season momentum; keep an eye on how each staff deploys its rotation and special-teams units in this early nonleague test.

Streaming and tickets

• Carlsbad has an NFHS Network streaming page listed: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/carlsbad-high-school-carlsbad-ca/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive — check there for live coverage or archives.

• No ticket links are listed on the SBLive game entry; check the host school’s athletics site for gate info.

Notes for fans

Carlsbad currently shows 8 fans on its SBLive page and Lakewood has 1 — those counts change as more fans follow. Make picks on SBLive for fun and help your team’s fan total grow; picks are for entertainment and do not reflect official win projections. Also check the local Carlsbad weather forecast before heading to the game.

Follow both teams on SBLive and bookmark the game page to get roster updates, live scoring and postgame coverage: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5496317-lakewood-vs-carlsbad