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Boys’ basketball: Compton falls short

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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Compton pulled to within five points of San Diego Lincoln with more than a minute to play but could come no closer during a 60-52 loss in the Southern California Division II regional championship at the Galen Center.

The Tarbabes had a six-point halftime lead and plenty of momentum. Then the second half started and everything unraveled amid a flurry of turnovers as the Hornets came out in a full-court press.

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In a curious move in the final minute, Compton fouled with only four seconds left on the shot clock instead of making Lincoln take a shot. The Tarbabes had only four team fouls at the time, so they had to keep fouling and taking more time off the clock.

Compton Coach Tony Thomas is probably going to hate watching film of an error-filled game in which his team continually missed shots and turned the ball over.

--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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