LAS VEGAS ADVENTURE WILL PAY OFF FOR PIONEERS.Byline: Jim Inghram Daily News 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. boys' basketball coach Dean Bradshaw knows the experience gained at the Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. Prep Classic two weeks ago will prove invaluable come playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. time. It's certain the Pioneers will be tested in 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. play, which resumes Wednesday when the team hosts Westlake, but qualifying for the playoffs is almost a given. In the tournament, Simi Valley defeated opponents from Colorado, Pennsylvania and Maryland and lost to Washington High of Easton (near Fresno) and Las Vegas High. ``I think it was a great experience for us,'' Bradshaw said. ``Every team we played probably could win our league. We played some very competitive and talented teams. ``All the teams we played were very athletic.'' The two most athletic were Washington and Las Vegas. ``It prepared us,'' Bradshaw said. ``Those are the type of teams that we'll see in the playoffs.'' In addition to the competition, the team camaraderie ca·ma·ra·der·ie n. Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends; comradeship. [French, from camarade, comrade, from Old French, roommate; see comrade. developed from the five-day trip was important. ``I thought it was a really good idea for our guys to do something together as a team,'' Bradshaw said. ``I was real pleased how they handled themselves.'' The team played well enough to have two players selected to the all-tournament team - center Rafael Berumen and guard Branduinn Fullove. Royal-ty: Intra-city rival Simi Valley captured the Hart tournament title with a 73-71 victory against San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. , but even with a 64-60 loss in the seventh-place game to Canyon, things appear to be getting better at Royal. The team is 5-8 and has a couple of steady scorers in Dusty Cruz and Christian Ronquillo. The two combined for 31 points against Canyon. Stats, stats, stats: Moorpark and Simi Valley each have three players among the area leaders in scoring. The Musketeers have Kevin Lawrence at 23.5 points per game, Keith Donahue at 16.9 and Chad Chad (chăd, chäd), Fr. Tchad, officially Republic of Chad, republic (2005 est. pop. 9,826,000), 495,752 sq mi (1,284,000 sq km), N central Africa. Tomlinson is averaging 10.8. The Pioneers are led by Berumen's 20.8; Fullove is at 17.5 and Brett Michel 13.4 per game. Lawrence is also among the leaders with 12.1 rebounds. Berumen is averaging 8.9. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Rafael Berumen was an all-tournament selection at the Las Vegas Prep Classic. Myung J. Chun / Daily News |
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