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Football: All 20 suit up for Boron

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
By Ben Bolch
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Boron will play with a full complement of 20 players tonight against Kern Valley in its first game since sophomore Vinnie Rodriguez died as a result of head injuries suffered during a game last week.

‘Getting on the field is a win for us,’ Bobcats Coach Todd Fink said. ‘It’s about the effort we put out. It’s already a win.’

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Fink said he was touched by a call he received earlier today from USC Coach Pete Carroll, who told him that the Boron team was in his thoughts.

‘That’s pretty awesome,’ Fink said.

Fink said Boron defeated Kern Valley, 33-12, last season with only 13 players available after he suspended five for disciplinary reasons. Kern Valley’s junior varsity team defeated Boron, 19-0, this afternoon.

--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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