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Boys’ basketball: O, Canada!

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
By Ben Bolch
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Not sure what this says about the state of elite U.S. basketball, but Grassroots Canada Elite just spanked Pump ‘N Run Elite, 79-55, in a semifinal of the Adidas Super 64 tournament.

Tyler Honeycutt (eight points) and Kendall Williams (six) both had substandard games for Pump ‘N Run. Sacramento High’s Chase Tapley had 19 points and Ontario Colony’s Tyler Lamb had 13 in a losing effort.

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There’s a more positive development for the other remaining Southern California team in the tournament. The Compton Magic has rallied from a 10-point, second-half deficit and now leads the Atlantic Celtics, 78-73, with 3:48 remaining.

--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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