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Football: Jerry Neuheisel’s first pass intercepted

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
By Ben Bolch
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Seeking a spark, Loyola turned to quarterback Jerry Neuheisel on its first drive of the fourth quarter.

It didn’t exactly turn out as hoped.

Neuheisel, replaced as the starter by Ryan Develle, had his first pass intercepted and returned for a 28-yard touchdown by Mission Viejo’s Doug Ruggles to give the Diablos a 42-0 lead with 8 minutes 27 seconds left in a game that can’t end fast enough for Cubs fans.

Loyola will drop to 0-4 against Mission Viejo in the otherwise storied history of its program and should consider never scheduling the Diablos again.

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The highlight of the game for Loyola has been three punts of at least 50 yards for kicker Conrad Ukropina.

--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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