DAY IN SPORTS: T.O. LEFT BRUISED BUT UNBEATEN.

Byline: Daily News

Because of their 2-0 victory Friday over Royal High of Simi Valley, the 20 members of the second-ranked Thousand Oaks boys' soccer team can boast about being the Marmonte League's last unbeaten team. But only senior midfielder Kurtis Lindsey has the face to show for it.

Lindsey delivered a perfect right-footed free kick that Miguel Morales headed past Royal's Logan Redlin to put the visiting Lancers ahead 1-0 six minutes into the game. The reward came moments later, though, when Lindsey was flattened on a midfield run and had to leave the game.

During the sequence, Lindsey had his face accidentally stepped on and needed five minutes of treatment before walking off the field. He sported a black eye, swollen cheek and chipped tooth after the game. But after Thousand Oaks improved to 9-1-2 overall and 4-0-2 in league, he couldn't have been happier.

``It feels good,'' Lindsey said. ``This was probably the best game we've played in a little while. It's nice to say (we're unbeaten in league) because we've played some pretty decent teams to get here.''

Morales headed in his second goal of the evening and 13th of the season with seven minutes remaining in the first half.

Royal, ranked No. 9, successfully pressured Thousand Oaks throughout the second half but could not break through. Josh Van Sloten narrowly missed with 18 minutes left for the Highlanders (8-4-4, 2-1-3), who have scored just one goal in their past four games.

- Ross Siler

In other boys' soccer:

--St. Genevieve 4, Bell-Jeff 1: Sergio Hernandez, a 5-foot-1 freshman making his varsity debut, contributed three assists for the Valiants of Panorama City (4-5-1, 1-1) in a Santa Fe League victory at Woodbury University.

Hernandez assisted on goals by Leo Requejado, Chris Jahedmanesh and Jesus Marquez. Requejado finished with two goals.

``I thought (Hernandez) was going to be nervous in his first game as a varsity player,'' St. Genevieve coach Bernard Torres said. ``He is a small guy, but he works hard. He was fighting for all the balls and was a huge help for us.''

In girls' soccer:

--Valencia 2, Hart 0: Valencia 2, Hart 0: Melanie Ervin and Jaisa Creps scored as Valencia (12-1, 3-0) won a meeting of Foothill League co-leaders. Hart of Newhall fell to 5-3-5, 2-1.

In girls' basketball:

--Crescenta Valley 67, Pasadena 64: Jeanine Deno scored 13 of her season-high 36 points in the fourth quarter to help Crescenta Valley of La Crescenta (15-5, 2-1) erase an eight-point lead by Pasadena (12-4, 2-1) in a Pacific League game at Crescenta Valley.

In boys' basketball:

--Calabasas 77, Westlake 72: Steve Saunders scored 22 points and Johnny Wilson added 19 for visiting Calabasas (14-5, 4-0), which scored 37 fourth-quarter points to overcome an 11-point fourth-quarter lead by Westlake (13-6, 3-1) in a meeting of Marmonte League co-leaders.

--Taft d. Granada Hills by forfeit: Taft of Woodland Hills led 58-36 in the fourth quarter when Granada Hills coach Sean Collyer received a technical foul for contesting a call and was ejected from the game with 6:58 to play.

City Section rules say any time a coach is ejected, the team must forfeit the game.

Jordan Farmar scored 20 points and Steve Smith had 16 points for Taft (11-5, 2-0) at the time of the forfeit.

--Grant 60, North Hollywood 58: Mike Zorkin had 10 rebounds and eight points, but it was his 3-point basket with a minute left that tied the game and allowed host Grant of Van Nuys to defeat area rival North Hollywood in Sunset Six League play.

PRIME-TIME PLAYERS

Boys' basketball

--Jacob Briggs (Village Christian) 33 pts, 14 rebs

--Edwin Alapisco (San Fernando) 33 pts

--DeAndre Lamar (North Hollywood) 24 pts

Girls' basketball

--Christina Zdenek (Chaminade) 30 pts, 6 stls

--Tracey Takeshita (Granada Hills) 22 pts

--Alex Barreda (San Fernando) 20 pts

--Alicia Bryant (Chatsworth) 19 pts

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