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Boys’ basketball: Fairfax leads Mater Dei at halftime

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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Even with senior center Renardo Sidney playing fewer than three minutes in the second quarter because of foul trouble, sixth-seeded Fairfax has taken a 36-30 halftime lead over third-seeded Mater Dei tonight in a Southern California Division I regional game at Mater Dei.

The Lions are winning behind the strength of eight three-point baskets, four by Jordan Weathers and three by Donte McFrazier. Weathers has 12 points and McFrazier 11 for Fairfax.

The Wear twins are keeping Mater Dei in the game. David Wear has 11 points and Travis Wear 10 for the Monarchs, who face the possibility of losing two of their final three games after starting the season 30-0 and ranked No. 1 in the country by USA Today.

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Sidney scored his only basket early in the second quarter before picking up his third foul when he nudged Mater Dei guard Gary Franklin Jr. to the floor.

--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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