ARTESIA AS GOOD AS ADVERTISED SIDNEY HAS 30 POINTS AGAINST SIMI VALLEY ARTESIA 89, S.V. 60.Byline: SEAN n. 1. A seine. See Seine. CEGLINSKY Special to the Daily News Renardo Sidney stretched out his 6-foot-10 frame at center court, seemingly without a care in the world during pregame warmups, and teammate Malik Story nonchalantly non·cha·lant adj. Seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent. See Synonyms at cool. [French, from Old French, present participle of nonchaloir, to be unconcerned : non-, drained jump shot after jump shot from the baseline in front of numerous interested onlookers. James Harden James Richard Edwards Harden (12 December 1916 – 22 October 2000) was a Northern Irish politician. He was Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for Armagh from a by-election in 1948 until he resigned his seat on 12 February 1954 by the procedural device of accepting the dribbled the ball between his legs and behind his back several times from the top of the key while smiling and bobbing his head to the music being blared over the loudspeakers with five minutes left before the opening tipoff. The trio from perennial Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, powerhouse Artesia High, ranked No. 4 in the state by Cal-Hi Sports and No. 12 in the nation according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. , looked as relaxed as could be before the start of Tuesday's second-round game against host Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . Little changed once the referee tossed the ball into the air, as the Pioneers from Lakewood jumped out to an early lead and were relentless until the final seconds ticked off in an 89-60 victory, which advanced them to the quarterfinals of the Southern Section Div. I-AA playoffs. "They're good, very good, unbelievably athletic," Simi Valley coach Christian Aurand said. "They're definitely one of the best teams we faced this year. Probably one of the best teams to ever play in this gym." Sidney was particularly impressive in the early going. The highly touted sophomore scored eight points in the first quarter, including three dunks, one over Grant Keller, the other on Brandon Simon and the last one coming on an alley-oop pass from Harden. Simi Valley (21-7), however, was resilient and trailed 21-14 entering the second quarter. Artesia (26-2) answered with an 11-2 run to open up a 32-16 lead with 4:57 before halftime and ended up ahead by 10 points at the intermission. Any thoughts Simi Valley might have had at pulling off an improbable upset were thwarted thwart tr.v. thwart·ed, thwart·ing, thwarts 1. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of: They thwarted her plans. 2. in the third quarter as Sidney scored six quick points inside, Harden -- bound for Arizona State -- had a breakaway one-handed dunk and Story buried an outside jumper. Next thing you know, Simi Valley trailed by 18 points heading into the fourth quarter. "We were confident heading into this game and brought our 'A' game," Harden said. "We want to win a state title and this was just one of the steps along the way." Sidney finished with 30 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks before heading to the bench for good with 4:49 remaining and Artesia leading 80-51. "Yeah, I got off tonight, but this is about our team," said Sidney, who had seven dunks. "We want to win a championship ring. We can't get big heads and worry about rankings and what people say about us. We're staying humble. We're focused." Harden followed Sidney to the bench with eight points, six rebounds, four assists and three blocks after being in foul trouble for a majority of the game. Story, who committed to USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , exited with 3:42 left and contributed 14 points, eight assists and four rebounds. "We have some great individuals on this team and I think everyone saw that here tonight, but they also understand about the team aspect of this game," Artesia coach Loren Grover said. "They want to win a championship and are willing to work hard to achieve the goal." sean.ceglinsky@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Simi Valley's Lorne Jackson goes up for a shot as Artesia's Malik Story comes over his back Tuesday night. (2) Artesia's Renardo Sidney goes up for a rebound over Simi Valley's Lorne Jackson. (3) Simi Valley High's Danny Cox For the former ice hockey player, see Danny Cox (ice hockey). Danny Bradford Cox (born September 21, 1959 in Northampton, England), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1983 to 1988. gets fouled by Artesia's James Harden as both battle for a rebound during Tuesday's game. David Sprague/Staff Photographer |
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