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Football: Trinity League showdown deadlocked at halftime

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
By Ben Bolch
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Not much has been settled in the first half of the Trinity League showdown between Mater Dei and Orange Lutheran.

The teams have battled to a 7-7 tie after Lutheran marched 80 yards and scored on quarterback Bobby Wheatley’s one-yard plunge with 29 seconds left in the second quarter. The Lancers have converted three of four fourth-down attempts.

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After a shaky opening drive, Mater Dei quarterback Matt Barkley has started to look more comfortable. He completed a 45-yard pass and a nine-yard touchdown pass on the Monarchs’ scoring drive. Mater Dei running back Jaron Hytche has gained 45 yards in 10 carries.

Wheatley has completed 11 of 16 passes for 57 yards and running back Kyle Dravis has 45 yards in seven carries. Lutheran will get the ball first to start the second half.

--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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