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Boys’ basketball: King reigns supreme

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
By Ben Bolch
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King has done it. And it wasn’t even close.

The second-seeded Wolves toppled the top-seeded and top-ranked Monarchs, 71-56, in the Division I-AA championship this evening at the Honda Center. It was the first loss of the season for Mater Dei, which came into the game as the top-ranked team in the country according to USA Today.

King, which won its second consecutive section title, took control with a 15-0 run to close the third quarter and open the fourth. The Wolves then made eight of 10 free throws in the final 1 minute 26 seconds to hand Mater Dei its third consecutive defeat in a section championship.

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King outscored Mater Dei, 30-21, in the fourth 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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