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Football: Boron player remains in critical condition

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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Boron High sophomore running back and safety Vinnie Rodriguez remained in critical condition at Loma Linda Medical Center on Monday morning, said Coach Todd Fink.

Grief counselors were on hand at Boron to help students deal with their emotions following the serious injury sustained by Rodriguez, who suffered seizures related to an apparent head injury Friday during the Bobcats’ game against California Riverside School for the Deaf.

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‘We’ve only got 150 kids in our school, so it’s pretty dramatic,’ Athletic Director Jim Boghosian said. ‘We’re praying for him.’

Several hundred students, teachers and members of the community held a candlelight vigil at Boron High on Saturday night and the players voted to play Friday’s game at Kern Valley. Fink said that was still the plan Monday.

-- Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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