GIRLS BASKETBALL: MOORPARK'S MESSAGE HURD MOORPARK 68, NEWBURY PARK 43.Byline: KEVIN CONNELLY Kevin Connelly was born in Middlesbrough, England. He is an impressionist comedian, and after dinner speaker and is probably most famous for his role on the popular BBC television programme 'Dead Ringers'. Special to the Daily News MOORPARK -- To say that Tiffany Tiffany, Tiffanie (UK) a semi-longhaired version of the Burmese cat. It has a fine, silky coat in many colors. Hurd played with a chip on her shoulder Wednesday night is about as big as understatements come. But even she didn't expect things to unfold unfold - inline the way they did. Hurd, a standout wing on the Moorpark High girls' basketball team, and the Musketeers have been overshadowed the past three seasons as Newbury Park reeled off 28 consecutive 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. victories. But that streak came to a crashing halt at Moorpark High, as Hurd caught fire for a game-high 33 points and Laura Barker barker a term for an animal that does not usually bark which makes a violent respiratory effort, often during a convulsion, accompanied by a sound which roughly resembles a dog's bark. added 20 in Moorpark's 68-43 Marmonte League win. The final margin was a surprise of sorts for the Musketeers (20-3 overall, 9-2 Marmonte), who lost 60-52 at Newbury Park on Jan. 8. The Panthers (17-6, 10-1) have won five of the past seven Marmonte League titles. ``Of course there was a chip on my shoulder,'' said Hurd, who added a game-high 12 rebounds. ``Newbury Park has been the team to beat in this league for years now, so we wanted to come out firing.'' Hurd scored 18 points in the first half on 4-of-9 shooting from beyond the 3-point line. The 5-foot-10 senior finished with five 3-pointers, giving her a team-high 55 on the season. It was Hurd's 10th game this season with at least 20 points, and her performance came with scouts from the University of Pacific in attendance. Barker reached the 20-point mark for the fourth consecutive game and the eighth time this season. Moorpark, ranked No. 2 in the area by the Daily News, opened up a 33-16 halftime lead. No. 6 Newbury Park cut the deficit to 13 two minutes into the second half, but that was as close as the Panthers would get. Doris Park-Sherman and Nikki Graham each scored 11 points for Newbury Park, which lost leading scorer Arlene Harris for the season when she tore her MCL MCL - Macintosh Common LISP on Dec. 21. The Musketeers trail Newbury Park by one game in the league standings with three regular-season games remaining. kevin.connelly@dailynews.com (818)713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Moorpark's Tiffany Hurd brings the ball upcourt against Newbury Park on Wednesday. She had 33 points. Michael Owen
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