BOYS' BASKETBALL: 4TH-QUARTER RUN LIFTS SIMI VALLEY SIMI VALLEY 76, NEWBURY PARK 69.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer 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. - It didn't last more than two minutes, tops. Barely enough time to run to the concession stand Concession stand is the term used to refer to a place where patrons can purchase snacks or food at a cinema, fair, Stadium, or other entertainment venue. Some events or venues contract out the right to sell food to third parties. , grab a soft drink and get back before missing any action. Amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. , then, what the Simi Valley High boys' basketball team managed to accomplish in such a small window of opportunity Wednesday night. How about win a game - the Pioneers beat Newbury Park 76-69 - rescue a season on the brink of collapse, overcome a four-point deficit, run off a game-deciding 9-0 run and recapture some of the strut that vanished over a lost weekend in which they dropped two straight games for the first time in recent memory. ``It was a must-win, there's no doubt about it. We needed it,'' said Simi Valley (14-4, 3-1) guard Ryan Bradshaw, who had nine points and a huge 3-pointer to give the Pioneers a six-point cushion with three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. left. ``We're at home, it's Newbury Park, we've lost two straight. We needed to win.'' It was shaky, just as it's been all year for Simi Valley, but it got done thanks to a two-minute spurt over the middle of the fourth quarter in which the Pioneers scored nine straight points to climb out of a 61-57 hole and take a 68-61 lead. Bradshaw had a key basket, but he was just one of a handful of surprising Pioneers to step up during the run. Point guard Steve Martin Noun 1. Steve Martin - United States actor and comedian (born in 1945) Martin and reserve Matt Chin each contributed timely baskets as well. Simi Valley needed help from everyone. Newbury Park (11-5, 1-2) did a good job of slowing down Pioneers center Dustin Villepigue with a mixture of fronts and double teams. Villepigue finished with 20 points, but it was a struggle to get that many. Jered Weaver Jered David Weaver (born October 4, 1982 in Northridge, California), is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Jered attended college at Long Beach State University where he was the 2004 College Baseball's Golden Spikes Award winner. had 19 points in support. Newbury Park got 23 points from Adam Carlson and 24 from Aaron Bobik, but just couldn't take control after building the four-point lead in the fourth. ``Coming back off two losses, it was a long week for us and I was proud of the way the guys responded,'' Simi Valley coach Christian Aurand said. ``We had some guys who don't normally get written or talked about step up in a big way.'' The Pioneers had lost a nonleague game to Crespi on Saturday and a Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. game against Agoura on Monday. ``We had some guys hit some big shots in that run,'' Bradshaw said. ``We needed to get it going in the fourth quarter and that's what we did.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative Valley's Matt Chin, left, tries a steal against Newbury Park's Nick Vann in the Pioneers' 76-69 victory Wednesday night. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News |
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