HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : 3-Point Shooters Key Thousand Oaks’ Romp

Sometimes, it takes three.

In the case of the Thousand Oaks High basketball team, that meant the trio of Denny LeVine, Jason Hartman and Peter Lauer, who combined for nine three-point baskets to lead the Lancers to an 83-53 rout of Buena on Tuesday in the semifinals of the Ventura tournament.

LeVine, a senior guard, made all four of his three-point shots--one in each quarter--to finish with 12 points. Hartman, a 6-foot-6 junior forward, also was perfect from long distance, making both of his three-point attempts en route to a game-high 21 points.

Lauer, a senior guard, made three of six three-point attempts and finished with 12 points.

Thousand Oaks (9-1) made nine of 14 three-point shots, with two misses coming in the final two minutes. “That’s about as well as we’ve shot that shot,” Thousand Oaks Coach Ed Chevalier said. “It really helped a lot. We were able to generate a lot of offense.”

Buena (1-7) surprised the Lancers in the first quarter by taking a 13-9 lead. But after two free throws by center Nick Foster, LeVine and Hartman made back-to-back three-pointers.