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Football: Chaparral has 13-7 halftime lead

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
By Ben Bolch
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Chaparral is clinging to a 13-7 halftime lead over Vista Murrieta on the strength of two touchdown runs by Mitch Glasmann, who has also completed 11 of 16 passes for 107 yards and an interception.

Chaparral appears to be a more balanced team with the running of Glasmann and tailback Jonathan Diaz as opposed to Vista Murrieta, which relies almost exclusively on the feet and arm of quarterback Derrick Brown. Brown has struggled for much of the first half with the exception of a 43-yard touchdown pass to Benjamin Madison.

Brown has completed eight of 16 passes for 123 yards and rushed six times for minus-four yards. The Broncos have only eight carries overall.

The Chaparral fans are enjoying this game so far much more than the Pumas’ 32-13 loss to their Southwestern League rival earlier this season.

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--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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