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Girls’ basketball: At least the fans haven’t given up

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
By Ben Bolch
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BAKERSFIELD--You have to give it to Bishop Amat’s fans.

The Lancers went in for a layup toward the end of the third quarter, and their blue-clad fans rose to cheer wildly. With Bishop Amat still trailing Stockton St. Mary’s by 40 points.

The Rams lead, 78-35, heading into the fourth quarter. I’m surprised St. Mary’s fans haven’t started chanting ‘Scoreboard!’ each time they hear so much as a clap from their Bishop Amat counterparts.

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--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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