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Boys’ basketball: Laker girls bring fans to their feet

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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Something finally got a response out of the fans here at the Nike Extravaganza this evening.

The Laker girls.

Yep, that’s the halftime entertainment for the game between Fairfax and Chicago Young at Mater Dei High. Not bad for a high school event. It’s got to make you wonder how much Mater Dei Coach Gary McKnight & Co. are really pulling in for this all-day extravaganza.

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The game itself is a little bit of a yawner so far, with Fairfax leading, 28-22. Senior center Renardo Sidney has 12 points and senior swingman Solomon Hill nine for the Lions, still riding high from their victory over Western League rival Westchester less than 24 hours ago.

Marcus Jordan, whose father Michael played a little basketball with the Chicago Bulls, leads the Dolphins with 12 points.

--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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