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Girls’ basketball: Harvard-Westlake is in control

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
By Ben Bolch
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BAKERSFIELD--You know how Jim Carrey was fixated on the Number 23 in that oh-so-disappointing movie a few years back?

Well, Harvard-Westlake has a thing for 9-0. As in, the Wolverines have put together three different 9-0 runs in taking a 49-32 lead over Albany St. Mary’s going into the fourth quarter of their state Division IV championship Friday afternoon at Rabobank Arena.

The latest 9-0 run came at the beginning of the third quarter and put Harvard-Westlake firmly in control.

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Senior forward Sydney Haydel has 19 points and senior forward Nicole Hung has 16 points for the Wolverines, who appear bound for their first state title. It’s hard to believe Harvard-Westlake actually trailed at the end of the first quarter of this game.

--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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