Nervous at Start, He’s One of Boys for Simi Valley

A bright, shining victory it wasn’t.

Yet Simi Valley High’s Ian Boys and Coach Dean Bradshaw both seemed glad to have the first game over after defeating North Hollywood, 76-50, in a first-round game of the Pioneers’ tournament Tuesday night.

Boys, a 6-foot-7 forward-center who was at the center of a controversial transfer from Buena, admitted he was nervous for his first game as a Pioneer.

“It felt good to finally play,” said Boys, who had 16 points and 12 rebounds. “I was a little more nervous than I usually am and that probably affected some of my shots.”

With 6-9 center Rafael Berumen held out by Bradshaw because he missed a practice, Simi Valley struggled offensively for three quarters before putting away North Hollywood in the fourth quarter.

The Pioneers, the No. 10-ranked team in the state in Cal-Hi Sports’ preseason poll, had 10 turnovers in the first half, but only two in the second.

“It’s obvious that when you’re playing without one of the best players in the state, if not the country, you’re going to miss him,” Bradshaw said. “We were out of sync. The guys are used to running plays with Rafael and he wasn’t in there.”

Simi Valley trailed, 13-10, at the end of the first quarter before leading, 30-26, at halftime and, 46-37, at the end of the third quarter.

The Pioneers, who play Hart in a second-round game at 8 tonight, opened the fourth quarter with an 18-4 run to take a 64-41 lead with 4:15 left. Boys scored four points during that stretch and 6-4 sophomore forward Brett Michel had four of his 20 to go with 14 rebounds.

Michel and Angelo Mosesso each had three three-point baskets for Simi Valley, and Bryan Zumo hit two in the fourth quarter.

Dejon Lee scored 15 points and Keron Wilkerson had 14 for the Huskies (0-2).

Chatsworth 62, Notre Dame 58--Montae McFarland scored nine of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, including two free throws with nine seconds left for the Chancellors at Camarillo High.

Chatsworth (3-0) trailed, 50-48, early in the fourth quarter before going on a 10-2 run to take a 58-52 lead with 3:33 remaining.

McFarland had three baskets, including a three-pointer, during the run and assisted on a three-point play.

Cody Pearson had 17 points for Notre Dame (0-1).

Hart 70, El Camino Real 60--J.T. Stotts and Jeff Whitmore each scored 24 points for the Indians at Simi Valley.

After leading, 33-29, at halftime, Hart outscored the Conquistadores, 21-10, in the third quarter to take a 54-39 lead entering the fourth.

P.J. Reyes scored 17 points for El Camino Real and Kamal Hoke added 13.

South Gate 47, Granada Hills 46--Adrian Garibay sank two free throws with one second left for the Rams (2-0) at Simi Valley.

Ronald Johnson had 16 and Ozzie Espana scored 12 for the Rams.

Santa Paula 81, Canoga Park 77--Joe Rizcio scored 44 points to lead Santa Paula (1-0). Jammie Harris had 34 points for the Hunters (0-2).

Camarillo 60, Monroe 50--Jeff Stuteville contributed 15 points to help the Scorpions (1-0) hold off the Vikings (0-2).

Damien Ritter and Robert Ramos each scored 14 points for Monroe.

Chaminade 78, Santa Barbara 53--Scott Borchart, a 6-7 freshman, made a memorable debut for the Eagles, scoring 21 points and grabbing 17 rebounds as Chaminade cruised.

Newbury Park 70, Palmdale 57--Brigham Young-bound Daniel Bobik scored 23 points to pace the Panthers at Simi Valley.