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Football: Orange Lutheran pulls it out, 24-21

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
By Ben Bolch
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Parker Flynn made a 43-yard field goal with two seconds left to lift Orange Lutheran to a 24-21 victory over Mater Dei at Santa Ana Stadium, setting off a wild celebration and giving the Lancers (8-2, 4-1) a share of the Trinity League title alongside the Monarchs (8-2, 4-1).

Servite (6-3, 3-1) could pull into a three-way tie atop the league standings if it defeats St. John Bosco on Friday.

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The Monarchs seemingly had the momentum after Jaron Hytche scored his second touchdown on a four-yard run to make it 21-21 with 6:34 left. Mater Dei forced Lutheran to punt on its next possession, and Monarchs quarterback Matt Barkley connected with Ario Winston for a 34-yard gain to move the ball into Lancers territory.

But Lutheran’s Kyle Dravis intercepted Barkley’s next pass at the Lancers’ 29-yard line and Lutheran moved down field for the winning field goal.

Despite some moments of brilliance, it was a disappointing night for Barkley, who completed seven of 16 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown. He is 87 yards short of tying Todd Marinovich’s Orange County career passing record of 9,182 yards.

--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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