PREP BASKETBALLL ROUNDUP: MOORPARK MOVES INTO SIMI SEMIS.

Byline: Daily News

Shawn Fortman scored 16 points and teammate Blake Sharpe added 12 to help Moorpark High defeat Rio Mesa of Oxnard 56-42 in the quarterfinals of the Simi Valley boys' basketball tournament Wednesday night at Simi Valley High.

The Musketeers (2-0) will play Marmonte League rival and tournament host Simi Valley in the semifinals Friday at 8 p.m.

Keith Lawrence contributed 10 points and Koorosh Adibzadeh had eight rebounds as Moorpark (2-0) limited the Spartans (1-1) to five points in the second quarter to take a 26-17 halftime lead.

In other Simi Valley games at Simi Valley:

--Calabasas 61, Santa Paula 52: Michael Justman (16 points) was one of three Coyotes (1-1) to score in double figures in the victory over the Cardinals (0-2).

Teammates Steve Saunders and Adam Malatesta scored 13 and 10 points, respectively, for Calabasas.

--Santa Clara 73, Alemany 51: Alex Ingram scored 14 points, but the Indians of Mission Hills (0-2) were outscored in every quarter in a loss to the Saints (1-1) in a consolation game.

-George Vranau

In Simi Valley games at Camarillo High:

--Taft 72, Littlerock 66: Despite missing three key players - Steve Smith, Chris Catoe and Lance Broadus - who are with the football team, the Toreadors of Woodland Hills beat the Lobos (1-2) in a quarterfinal game.

After trailing by 10 points in the third quarter, Littlerock used a 15-4 run to take a 58-57 lead. Mike Creel keyed the run with eight points.

--Newbury Park 75, Ventura 40: Chris Nooney and Chris Randall each had 15 points for the Panthers (1-1) in a second-round game. Teammate Rudy Flores added 14 points as Newbury Park took a 49-23 halftime lead.

- Jack Pollon

In the boys' Saugus Shootout:

--Westlake 64, Lancaster 61: P.J. Isaacson, a junior who transferred in September from Australia, scored 25 points, and Jonathan Wiley added 17 for the Warriors in a second-round game at Saugus High.

--Saugus 89, Verdugo Hills 59: Mike Jones scored 26 points and Marc Holmquist added 21, including four 3-pointers, to lead the host Centurions over the Dons of Tujunga.

Saugus, which led 41-21 at halftime, also got nine points from Saam Golpashin. Brian Gilbert, John Newcombe and Adrian Buencamino chipped in six points apiece.

Danny Castro had 14 points and four rebounds for Verdugo Hills. Luis Cortes added 13 for the Dons.

--Glendale 55, Buena 48: Hugo Guerrero scored 24 points and Riley Van Patton added 16 despite battling the flu to lead Glendale over Buena of Ventura.

--Harvard-Westlake 69, Ridgeview 56: Bryce Taylor and Bobby Weinborger combined for 36 points and Ed White added 11 as the Wolverines of Studio City earn the victory.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

At the Lady Falcon Tip-Off Classic:

--Crescenta Valley 62, Rio Mesa 40: Guard Jeanine Deno and center Erin Adkins scored 20 of the Falcons' first 33 points as the tournament hosts beat the Spartans of Oxnard (0-2) in a second-round game.

Deno (19 points, six rebounds) and Adkins (14 points, eight rebounds) led Crescenta Valley (1-1) despite a game-high 24 points from Rio Mesa's Marie Ayala.

--Notre Dame 55, Hoover 35: Melissa Hodeib connected on five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 21 points to spark the Knights of Sherman Oaks (2-0). Hoover of Glendale (1-1) was led by Arsineh Eskandari's 20 points.

--Canyon 59, Simi Valley 52: Erica Doyle scored 19 points and Ashley Palmer added 18 for the Cowboys.

Teresa Cooper led the Pioneers (1-2) with 16 points, and Mikali Bender added 12 in the Pioneers' third game in three nights.

--Montclair Prep 69, Crescenta Valley JV 44: Eshaya Murphy followed her 19-point opening-night performance with a 32-point game for the Mounties of Van Nuys (1-1).

Jessie Mira added 14 points for Montclair Prep. Jessica Chessum's scored 14 points to lead the Falcons.