L.A. Loyola (10-1) vs. Edison (9-2)

By BEN BOLCH

Nov. 24, 2000 12 AM PT

7:30 TONIGHT ORANGE COAST COLLEGE

Each team faces a defensive crisis: The Chargers must contain quarterback Matt Ware and the Cubs need to shut down running back Darryl Poston. Ware is a more dangerous rusher than a passer, so Edison would be well-advised to stack its defense against the run. Poston, who rushed for 251 yards and two touchdowns last week, has returned to top form. The teams fared very differently against their common opponent; Loyola lost to Mater Dei, 24-21, on a last-second field goal, while the Monarchs hammered Edison, 42-10.

KEY PLAYERS

Loyola

QB Matt Ware

60%, 786 yds., 6 TDs

RB Rafael Rice

1,290 yds., 20 TDs

WR Lance Martin

15 rec., 244 yds., 1 TD

Edison

RB Darryl Poston

1,592 yds., 19 TDs

QB Richard Schwartz

54%, 1,693 yds., 16 TDs

WR Denny Flanagan

25 rec., 508 yds., 5 TDs

More to Read

Archives

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.