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Football: Crenshaw holds 21-7 halftime lead

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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I have a feeling Narbonne Coach Manuel Douglas will be talking about the two controversial plays that went against his team if Crenshaw’s 21-7 halftime lead holds up in the City Section Division I championship at the Coliseum.

An apparent shovel pass from Gauchos quarterback Chad Dashnaw was ruled a fumble in the first quarter and then Narbonne inexplicably lost a down in the second quarter when it had reached Crenshaw territory. The Gauchos could have tied the score with a touchdown on that drive, but instead they turned the ball over on downs and the Cougars marched for another touchdown to take a two-score lead.

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Tailback Geoffrey Norwood has 76 yards in 14 carries and De’Anthony Thomas has 60 yards and two touchdowns in seven carries for Crenshaw.

Dashnaw has completed eight of 11 passes for 116 yards with an interception and Melvin Davis has rushed for 25 yards and a touchdown in seven carries for Narbonne.

The Gauchos will get the ball to start the third quarter.

--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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