BOYS' BASKETBALL: AGOURA REACHES PLAYOFFS.Byline: Sean Ceglinsky Staff Writer The Agoura High boys' basketball team opened the season as one of the area's hotter teams, wining nine of its first seven games, only to struggle from there, losing six of its next eight and 10 of its final 15. The Chargers (14-12), however, recovered just in time to position themselves for a postseason berth and their resiliency was rewarded Sunday when they received an at-large berth in the Southern Section playoffs. ``There's always a possibility that you won't get selected but we deserved to be there,'' Agoura coach Joe Riccio said. Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , Calabasas, 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. and Westlake finished among the top four in the 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. to automatically qualify for the playoffs. Agoura finished fifth out of the eight teams but had the required 12 victories to petition for a selection to the postseason and will host South Torrance on Wednesday in a wild-card game at 7:30 p.m. ``Our league is tough,'' Simi Valley coach Christian Aurand said. ``It's a double whammy double whammy Noun informal a devastating setback made up of two elements double whammy n (col) → palo doble double whammy n (inf . Some of the teams don't have the greatest record but should be in the playoffs. Agoura proved they can play with anyone.'' Agoura is a worthy opponent, to be sure, one that's played several quality teams thus far, including six programs ranked in the Daily News' Top 20 or Small Schools Top 10, all of whom are playoff bound. In addition, the Chargers faced five other qualifiers in either the Southern or City Section playoffs. ``We didn't play any cupcakes,'' Riccio said. ``We started out the season pretty stable, then we had a reality check. We had some trying times but we weren't worried. Our record isn't indicative of how good we are. It's just a question of keeping confidence up. ``We're flying under the radar This article is about the magazine. For other uses, see Under the Radar (disambiguation). Under the Radar is an American magazine that bills itself as "The solution to music pollution." It features interviews with accompanying photo-shoots. and that's a good thing. We don't mind if people think of us as an underdog.'' Elsewhere, six local teams earn top four seeds or better. Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
n. The summit line of a hill. Christian of Granada Hills received the third spot in V-AA and Delphi Academy of Lake View Terrace is No. 4 in Div. V-A V-A abbr. ventriculoatrial . Sean Ceglinsky, (818) 713-3607 sean.ceglinsky(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS: BOYS' BASKETBALL |
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