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Boys’ basketball: Bishop Montgomery closes half with big run

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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SACRAMENTO--After trailing by 10 points late in the second quarter, Bishop Montgomery scored the final eight points and trails Salesian, 32-30, at halftime today in the Division IV championship at Arco Arena.

Guard Michael Panaggio made a pair of three-pointers and guard Justin Cobbs converted a layup to account for the 8-0 run. The Knights struggled to contain Salesian forward Desmond Simmons for much of the half. Simmons had 15 points and was instrumental during an 18-2 run in which the Pride transformed a six-point deficit into a 10-point lead.

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The Minnesota-bound Cobbs has 10 points for Bishop Montgomery.

--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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