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Football: Venice leads Locke, 45-0, at halftime

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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The most amazing statistic of the first half might have been that Venice actually went 8 minutes 35 seconds without scoring.

After taking a 45-0 lead over Locke, the Gondoliers finally showed some class in the moments before halftime by taking a knee in Saints territory instead of trying to add to their overwhelming tally.

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Venice quarterback Dean Sarabia has thrown as many passes that have resulted in touchdowns as ones that haven’t, completing seven of eight for 202 yards and four touchdowns. Running back Teondray Caldwell has rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown in six carries.

Locke has fumbled three times and failed to sustain drives. Unfortunately, the bells that ring periodically from nearby Venice classrooms can’t save the Saints.

--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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