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Football: Taft cuts its deficit in half against Carson

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
By Ben Bolch
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Just when it seemed like Carson had figured out Taft’s offense, the Toreadors put together a string of big plays to pull within 14-7 on Kenny Thompson’s 11-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter.

Toreadors quarterback Michael Bercovici, who got off to a slow start, completed all four passes he threw on the touchdown drive for 58 yards.

Now the fog is rolling in at Carson, giving the game an eerie Halloween feel in early December.

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In the other semifinal, Crenshaw has increased its lead to 28-6 over Venice midway through the second 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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