Football: Edison converts turnover into touchdown

Staff Writer

Oct. 30, 2009 7:45 PM PT

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Edison defensive back Luke Eddy leveled Los Alamitos receiver Josh Gasser, causing a fumble that was scooped up and returned about 40 yards for a touchdown by Steven Malone to give the Chargers a 13-7 lead over the Griffins early in the second quarter.

Los Alamitos Coach John Barnes was so upset about the call--he apparently believed it was an incomplete pass--that he came onto the field before Edison could kick the extra point. But the call stood and now Edison has scored 13 consecutive points after falling behind early.

--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.