`LUCKY' BOUNCE KICKS WIN FOR RESEDA BOYS : RESEDA 3, BELL 2.

Byline: Patrick Hipes Daily News Staff Writer

Oscar Sims said he was lucky. The Reseda High all-everything attacking midfielder said the ball bounced off a Bell High defender and right to him.

``Luckily, it came right to me,'' he said. ``Luckily, I got a shot off.''

Whether it be by luck, or more likely by fate, Saturday's fortuitous bounce to Sims turned into the game-winning goal with less than two minutes left in the match, giving the Regents a 3-2 victory over the Eagles in the City Section boys' soccer championship game at East L.A. College.

The title was the first since 1988 for Reseda (16-2-3), which was the subject of whispers throughout the year regarding its immense talent, but needed everything it had to prove it against rugged Bell (14-5-1).

``They're a great team,'' said Regents forward Rocky Monzon, whose 13th-minute goal gave Reseda a 1-0 lead. ``But we've been waiting for this all year.''

For a time in the second half, it looked as though the wait would be longer. The Eagles added an extra forward to start the second half, a move that paid off with two goals - scored by Jesus Leal and Luis Martinez - in a six-minute span that gave them a 2-1 lead.

``After they scored,'' said Sims. ``we went crazy. But we settled down and played the kind of soccer that got us here.''

And how. With Bell tired from it's offensive push, the Regents played in their short-ball and direct manner that has made them successful all season. It's a team that can either build an attack through short passes or blast the ball past defenses and allow players like Sims to work their magic.