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Boys’ basketball: Taft on verge of upset

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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Justin Hawkins made a three-point basket at the end of the third quarter to give third-seeded Taft a 48-40 lead over second-seeded Fairfax this afternoon in a City Section Division I semifinal at the Galen Center.

Fairfax’s Renardo Sidney has largely been a non-factor since the first quarter, when he scored 10 of his 13 points. The Toreadors are packing in their defense and daring Lions guard Donte McFrazier to shoot from the perimeter. After a cold start, McFrazier made three three-point baskets in the third quarter.

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The winner of this game plays top-seeded Westchester in the championship next Saturday.

-- 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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