In its 8-year athletic history, Pacifica High sports teams have won 10 Pacific View League titles.

The CIF-Southern Section has approved a proposal that would allow the Marmonte League to have five automatic qualifiers for football beginning next fall.

The hottest team down the stretch will be the one that wins the Marmonte League boys' soccer race.
With four games to go, Royal, Newbury Partk and Simi Valley are locked in a three-way tie for first.
Royal and Newbury Park have been the hot teams of late.
Newbury Park racked up two big wins last week, including a 1-0 victory over Agoura.
Royal's 2-1 victory over Agoura on Friday night extended its win streak to four in a row.
"We're playing well right now," said Royal coach Ignacio Saldain. "Our goal has always been to win the league championship."

Boys' basketball
Price 82, Besant Hill 67

Girls' basketball
Oxnard 62, Hueneme 27
Rio Mesa 73, Channel Islands 39
Pacifica 51, Camarillo 48
Oaks Christian 62, Villanova Prep 30
Oak Park 48, Fillmore 28
Nordhoff 54, La Reina 30
Santa Clara 63, Bishop Diego 42
Santa Paula 60, Grace Brethren 22
 
Boys soccer
Channel Islands 4, Rio Mesa 0
Pacifica 1, Camarillo 0
Hueneme 4, Oxnard 1
Buena 1, San Marcos 1

Girls soccer
Buena 3, San Marcos 0
Camarillo 0, Pacifica 0
Rio Mesa 1, Channel Islands 0
Oxnard 1, Hueneme 0
Santa Paula 4, Bishop Diego 0

Girls' water polo
Agoura 25, Newbury Park 8
Westlake 15, Moorpark 7
Pacifica 15, Camarillo 3
Oxnard 15, Hueneme 4
Rio Mesa 17, Channel Islands 2
Dos Pueblos 20, Ventura 4
Malibu 17, Carpinteria 2

Wrestling
Rio Mesa 33, Oxnard 31
Simi Valley 47, Agoura 27
Buena 48, San Marcos 28
Pacifica 36, Camarillo 35
Hueneme 36, Channel Islands 33

(Updated 11:19 p.m.)

Boys' basketball
Calabasas 50, Royal 48
Simi Valley 62, Moorpark 61 (OT)
Agoura 67, Newbury Park 51
Westlake 59, Thousand Oaks 53
Rio Meas 58, Oxnard 57
Pacifica 52, Channel Islands 36
Hueneme 57, Camarillo 53
Oaks Christian 78, St. Bonaventure 50
Santa Clara 42, Carpinteria 36
Fillmore 49, Santa Paula 47
Nordhoff 57, Bishop Diego 43

Girls' basketball
Thousand Oaks 51, Westlake 43
Moorpark 66, Simi Valley 35
Royal 72, Calabasas 34

Boys' soccer
Newbury Park 1, Agoura 0
Thousand Oaks 1, Westlake 0
Royal 4, Calabasas 3
Oaks Christian 2, Santa Paula 2
Fillmore 3, Bishop Diego 1
Malibu 2, Oak Park 1

Girls' soccer
Royal 0, Calabasas 0
Simi Valley 1, Moorpark 0
Westlake 4, Thousand Oaks 1
La Reina 4, Fillmore 0
Oaks Christian 3, St. Bonaventure 0
Oak park 7, Nordhoff 0

Girls' water polo
Royal 14, Calabasas 3
Oaks Christian 6, Cate 1

Wrestling
Santa Paula 36, Fillmore 35

The two high school football players who arguably were the top two defensive linemen in the county last fall have each made college commitments.

Quen Kantaris, the Moorpark High defensive end who led the county with 16 sacks, will attend West Point and play collegiately for Army. Cassius Marsh, the Oaks Christian School standout who also racked up 16 sacks, said he will attend UCLA.

The first day that high school athletes can sign their letters of intent will be Wednesday, Feb. 3.

Kantaris was selected as large-schools Defensive Lineman of the Year by the Marmonte League and county coaches. He was the Star's Defensive Player of the Year.

Marsh, who switched his previous commitment from LSU,  was the small-schools Defensive Lineman of the Year.

Boys' basketball
Villanova 78, Grace Brethren 27
West Valley Christian 60, Hillcrest Christian 33

Girls' basketball
Ventura 59, Dos Pueblos 34
Camarillo 44, Hueneme 38
Pacifica 34, Channel Islands 26
Rio Mesa 60, Oxnard 36
Oaks Christian 61, La Reina 19
St. Bonaventure 55, Fillmore 52
Santa Clara 69, Grace Brethren 13

Boys' soccer
Pacifica 1, Channel Islands 1
Rio Mesa 4, Oxnard 1
Hueneme 3, Camarillo 1
Grace Brethren 2, Nordhoff 1 (OT)

Girls' soccer
Oxnard 0, Rio Mesa 0
Pacifica 4, Channel Islands 0
Camarillo 6, Hueneme 0
Santa Paula 3, Santa Clara 1

Girls' water polo
Agoura 22, Thousand Oaks 3
Newbury Park 15, Moorpark 10
Hueneme 13, Camarillo 12 (OT)
Pacifica 12, Channel Islands 1
Rio Mesa 18, Oxnard 4
San Marcos 11, Ventura 5
Santa Barbara 14, Buena 2

(Updated 11:10 p.m.)

Click the jump for this week's prep standings, which ran in Tuesday's paper. 

Boys' basketball
Oaks Christian 69, Buena 55
Oak Park 46, Malibu 32
Besant Hill 69, Dunn 46

Boys' soccer
Pacifica 2, Oxnard 0
Rio Mesa 1, Hueneme 0
Oaks Christian 2, Carpinteria 0
Fillmore 2, Oak Park 1

Girls' soccer
Royal 1, Westlake 0
Buena 1, Santa Barbara 1
Pacifica 4, Oxnard 1
Rio Mesa 6, Hueneme 1
Oaks Christian 5, Carpinteria 2
Oak Park 7, Fillmore 0
La Reina 3, Nordhoff 0
Santa Paula 2, Malibu 2

Girls' water polo
Calabasas 13, Moorpark 11 (OT)
Pacifica 21, Hueneme 8
Malibu 12, Nordhoff 3
Carpinteria 9, Oaks Christian 8 (OT)

Oak Park High senior Melissa Skiba has made a verbal commitment with UCLA.

With its second straight CIF Southern California regional girls' wrestling title, you can be sure that Pacifica can't wait until its next challenge.

Girls' basketball
Ventura 54, San Marcos 17
Santa Barbara 46, Buena 41
Pacifica 67, Hueneme 21
Rio Mesa 46, Camarillo 28
St. Bonaventure 55, La Reina 50
Oaks Christian 68, Fillmore 26
Oak Park 32, Villanova 31
Santa Clara 58, Santa Paula 15

Girls' water polo
Ventura 8, Buena 6
Oxnard 23, Channel Islands 4
Rio Mesa 20, Camarillo 3

Wrestling
Simi Valley 69, Westlake 12
Moorpark 55, Agoura 20
Newbury Park 49, Calabasas 11

Both UCLA and USC are making a big push to land Oaks Christian senior defensive end Cassius Marsh.
Oaks Christian coach Bill Redell said he spoke to UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel on Thursday, along with Bruins' defensive line coach Todd Howard. USC assistant coach Ed Orgeron also talked with Redell.
Marsh had previously made a commitment to LSU.

A strong push in overtime and two stalwart performances enabled the Oaks
Christian School boys¹ basketball team to win the first-place showdown in
the Tri-Valley League on Wednesday night.

Dillon van der Wal scored a game-high 22 points with 10 rebounds, and Blair
Holliday collected 14 points, nine rebounds, seven steals and six assists to
lead the host Lions to a 66-60 victory over arch rival Oak Park.

Tied at 56-56 after regulation, Oaks Christian opened overtime with a
3-pointer by Taylor Hange and an inside basket by van der Wal to take
charge.

Oaks Christian (11-7) takes sole possession of first place in the league
chase at 4-0
.
Oak Park (12-8, 3-1) was led by Ron Lee with 15 points, five rebounds and
three assists and Austin Ramljak with 13 points.

Boys' basketball
Pacifica 60, Rio Mesa 59
Rio Mesa 46, Hueneme 42
Camarillo 64, Channel Islands 47
Oaks Christian 66, Oak Park 60
Santa Paula 64, Grace Brethren 41
Fillmore 49, Nordhoff 44
Bishop Diego 52, Villanova Prep 48
St. Bonaventure 58, Carpinteria 51 (OT)
Malibu 69, Santa Clara 66
Newbury Park Adventist 58, Hillcrest Christian 38

Girls' soccer
St. Bonaventure 5, Fillmore 1

Wrestling
Buena 42, Santa Barbara 10
Ventura 61, San Marcos 11
Camarillo 48, Hueneme 35
Oxnard 42, Pacifica 24
Santa Paula 65, Nordhoff 18

Brenda Lorca and Samantha Ebberson scored three goals apiece as the Pacifica High girls' water polo team held off a late rally to defeat rival Oxnard 9-6 in a Pacific View League game on Tuesday afternoon at the Oxnard Aquatic Center.

Goalkeeper Andrea Limones made 17 blocks for Pacifica (7-5, 3-1). Lauren Ray scored three goals to lead Oxnard (5-13, 2-2).

Pacifica jumped to a big early lead only to have Oxnard counter with a third-quarter scoring blitz.

But the Tritons managed to remain in front to stay in second place in the league standings.

"The girls are excited about the win," Pacifica head coach Travis Dasnoit said. "But we had a tough loss to Rio Mesa last week, so we are still kind of dwelling on that a little bit. We need to work harder to have a better showing against them next time." 

Junior Hannah Kolbeck and senior Rebecca Parziale had 18 points apiece, but it was sophomore Susanna Kolbeck who had four of Villanova Prep's five points in overtime as the Wildcats edged host St. Bonaventure, 58-55, in overtime Tuesday night.

The Kolbeck sisters combined for 19 rebounds, including 10 for Susanna, who also added six points for Villanova (13-3, 2-2).

Hailey Lozano had 17 points, including two free throws with nine seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime, and Juliette Hill added 13 points and four assists for St. Bonaventure (8-10, 0-4).

The Fillmore High girls' basketball team used height to its advantage on Tuesday night to defeat Nordhoff 53-42 in a Tri-Valley League game at Fillmore High.

The Flashes (11-7, 3-1) had three players finish with double-doubles. Jazzmin Galvez scored 12 points and grabbed 22 rebounds. Victoria Ayala had 14 points and 14 rebounds and Conchita Meza added 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Ayala made eight straight free throws in the fourth quarter after Nordhoff had pulled to within five points.

Makayla Morrison scored 13 points for Nordhoff (10-7, 2-3) and Carmen Cotsis had 10 points. Leah Paquette grabbed 11 rebounds.

-- Rhiannon Potkey

Boys' basketball
Santa Clara 65, St. Bonaventure 45 (Monday)

Girls' basketball
Rio Mesa 71, Hueneme 28
Pacifica 44, Oxnard 36
Channel Islands 58, Camarillo 43
Rio Mesa 71, Hueneme 28
Villanova 58, St. Bonaventure 55 (OT)
Fillmore 53, Nordhoff 42
Oak Park 46, La Reina 14
Santa Clara 77, Malibu 17
Carpinteria 38, Santa Paula 25

Boys' soccer
Channel Islands 2, Camarillo 0
Grace Brethren 4, St. Bonaventure 1
Viewpoint 3, Oak Park 2

Girls' soccer
Camarillo 7, Channel Islands 1

Girls' water polo
Pacifica 9, Oxnard 6
Camarillo 10, Channel Islands 1
Rio Mesa 19, Hueneme 6

(Updated 10:49 p.m.)

No more tie games in divisional boys' and girls' soccer championship finals.

The CIF-Southern Section has announced that all championship games now will played to a conclusion. In the past, time restraints forced the CIF-SS to permit co-champions if the game was knotted after 80 minutes of regulation.

The new rules stipulate that a game tied after regulation will lead to a pair of 10-minute overtimes. If the game is still tied, penalty kicks will decide the winner.

The change has been mandated by the CIF-SS Soccer Regional Championships, which began three years ago.

It's crowded atop the Pacific View League in boys' soccer, where four teams were ranked in the Top 7 of last week's CIF-Southern Section Division IV poll -- No. 3 Pacifica, No. 4 Channel Islands, No. 5 Rio Mesa and No. 7 Oxnard.

It wasn¹t a championship match, but had all the flavor of one.

Camarillo High¹s Matt Hickman and San Lorenzo Valley¹s Cody Rodebaugh, both
returning state placers and currently ranked among the top 145-pound
wrestlers in the state, met in the quarterfinals of the Five-Counties Tournament Saturday at Fountain Valley High.

Rodebaugh, the 2009 state 140-pound champion, defeated Hickman, 6-4.

Rodebaugh is ranked No. 1 in the state at 145 pounds.

Hickman, who was 3-2 and one place away from a top-eight finish last year at
state, finished fourth in one of the most prestigious tournaments of the
season. Hickman is No. 4 in the state.

Brent Meline of Camarillo was 1-1 in the 140-pound division

Boys' basketball
Besant Hill 79, Midland 52

Girls¹ basketball
Thacher 53, Dunn 25
Buena 53, Rio Mesa 36
Ventura 65, Valencia 37
Santa Barbara 81, Oxnard 44

Boys' soccer
Ventura 1, Buena 0

Girls' soccer
Buena 2, Ventura 0

Wrestling
Pacifica placed fifth at Anaheim Tournament
Oxnard finished second and Santa Paula's Joe Camacho at Santa Ynez Tournament

The Ventura High boys basketball team defeated crosstown rival Buena 63-48 Friday night behind 15 points and eight rebounds from guard Dylan Houck, who was energized by the capacity crowd at Ventura College:

"How could you not want to play hard in this kind of atmosphere?"

"Playing two games against Buena here is the highlight to our season. We're glad to finally get this first one behind us."

How's this for a memorable week?

The Royal High boys basketball team opened the week by losing to Newbury Park on Jordan Brower's buzzer-beating, half-court heave Monday (scroll down for video) and ended it tonight by shocking cross-county rival Simi Valley, beating the Pioneers for the first time since 2004 and the second time in 20 meetings.

"That's this league," said Simi Valley coach Christian Aurand. "Anybody can beat anybody."

Jose Deharo tied the game with less than 30 seconds to play and Gabriel Camacho followed with a buzzer-beating layup as the Channel Islands boys' basketball team nipped rivals Hueneme, 40-38, Friday night.

Deharo had 11 points and Bobby Diaz and Camacho had 10 points apiece for the Raiders (10-8, 1-2), who were also lifted by Alfredo Raya's nine rebounds and Jeremiah Valoaga's eight rebounds.

"He had some huge buckets in the fourth quarter," said Channel Islands coach Brad Bowman of Camacho, who scored all 10 points in the second half.

Emilio Morales had 21 points for Hueneme (9-10, 0-3), which dug out of a eight-point hole to take a 38-36 last-minute lead.

"It was a good basketball environment," said Bowman. "It was a lot of fun tonight.

Boys' basketball
Calabasas 80, Agoura 52
Thousand Oaks 63, Newbury Park 39
Royal 59, Simi Valley 50
Westlake 45, Moorpark 28
Ventura 63, Buena 46
Pacifica 64, Rio Mesa 48
Channel Islands 40, Hueneme 38
Oxnard 70, Camarillo 44
Oaks Christian 83, Malibu 50
Oak Park 42, Carpinteria 26
Nordhoff 74, Grace Brethren 40
Santa Paula 46, Villanova 39
Fillmore 60, Bishop Diego 44
Hillcrest Christian 47, Ventura County Christian 13

Girls' basketball
Royal 67, Simi Valley 13
Newbury Park 54, Thousand Oaks 52
Agoura 67, Calabasas 33
Westlake 43, Moorpark  37

Boys' soccer
Newbury Park 3, Thousand Oaks 1
Agoura 0, Calabasas 0
St. Bonaventure 6, Villanova 0
Oaks Christian 2, Fillmore 1
Oak Park 2, Carpinteria 0

Girls' soccer
Royal 0, Simi Valley 0
Calabasas 2, Agoura 1
Newbury Park 1, Thousand Oaks 0
Moorpark 1, Westlake 1
Oak Park 4, Carpinteria 3
Oaks Christian 9, Fillmore 0
St. Bonaventure 1, LA Reina 1 (AET)

Coed soccer
Cornerstone Christian 2, Pilgrim 0

Girls' water polo
Thousand Oaks 7, Newbury Park 6
Villanova 5, Oaks Christian 3
Malibu 22, Cate 4
Carpinteria 10, Nordhoff 0

(Updated 11:10 p.m.)

Buena High girls basketball coach Dave Guenther on the Bulldogs 47-36 win over crosstown rival and previously unbeaten Ventura Thursday night:

"We just played well defensively. We only gave up two cheap baskets that I could think of and didn't give up any curls to the basket or back cuts. That can change a game if teams do that to you. It's a backbreaker. So it really started defensively for us to hold them down and then we were able to finish."

Oaks Christian football coach Bill Redell's decision to continue coaching the Lions was helped by the decision to promote long-time offensive coordinator Mark Bates to assistant head coach and reduce some of Redell's on-field duties.

Redell, who has a 121-12-1 record at Oaks, was involved in a serious car accident before the 2008 season in which he suffered a broken back. He told the Oaks administrators that he would not continue coaching after the 2009 season partly because of the pain. But the staff reorganization has helped offset some concerns.

"I am very excited to lead our team into the Marmonte League and coach against an outstanding group of schools, several of whom are led by former coaches of mine," Redell said. "I think our league will be the top football league in the state and will provide the ultimate challenge for our program, coaches and students."

As part of his new role, Redell will help direct a campaign to raise $1 million to install synthetic turf at Oaks Christian's Thorson Stadium and re-surface the surrounding track. 

No need to plan a retirement party.

Oaks Christian football coach Bill Redell is returning to the sideline next season. Redell announced his intentions today, so he will be leading the Lions into their first season in the Marmonte League.

Women's basketball
Cal Lutheran 69, La Verne 56

Girls' basketball
Buena 47, Ventura 36
Pacifica 29, Rio Mesa 27
Channel Islands 56, Hueneme 51
Camarillo 61, Oxnard 51,
Oaks Christian 44, Oak Park 40
Fillmore 60, Villanova 49
Nordhoff 68, St. Bonaventure
Santa Clara 49, Carpinteria 31
La Reina 48, St. Matthias 36

Boys' basketball
Newbury Park Adventist 51, Cornerstone Christian 34

Boys' soccer
Pacifica 4, Rio Mesa 1
Hueneme 2, Channel Islands 2
Oxnard 2, Camarillo 1
Dos Pueblos 4, Buena 0
Santa Clara 3, Nordhoff 0

Girls' soccer
Pacifica 2, Rio Mesa 0
Channel Islands 2, Hueneme 0
Oxnard 2, Camarillo 0
Buena 2, Dos Pueblos 0

Coed soccer
Cornerstone Christian 6, Westmark 1

Girls' water polo
Westlake 14, Moorpark 5
Rio Mesa 15, Pacifica 3
Oxnard 7, Camarillo 3
Hueneme 13, Channel Islands 5

Wrestling
Simi Valley 49, Newbury Park 25
Royal 45, Moorpark 26
Agoura 66, Westlake 9
Dos Pueblos 34, Buena 30

Boys' basketball
Calabasas 78, Newbury Park 38
Thousand Oaks 77, Royal 46
Agoura 56, Moorpark 52
Simi Valley 63, Westlake 54
Pacifica 49, Camarillo 47
Oxnard 70, Hueneme 42
Rio Mesa 85, Channel Islands 65
Ventura 52, Santa Barbara 33
Dos Pueblos 54, Buena 42
Oak Park 60, St. Bonaventure 49
Oaks Christian 75, Santa Clara 52
Bishop Diego 62, Santa Paula 60 (OT)
Fillmore 74, Grace Brethren 43
Nordhoff 55, Villanova 48
Besant Hill 67, Dunn 29

Girls' basketball
Royal 50, Thousand Oaks 46
Newbury Park 73, Ccalabasas 56
Agoura 68, Moorpark 33

Boys' soccer
Agoura 1, Moorpark 1
Newbury Park 2, Calabasas 2
Royal 2, Thousand Oaks 1
Oaks Christian 4, Oak Park 1
Carpinteria 2, Fillmore 1

Girls' soccer
Newbury Park 1, Calabasas 1
Royal 1, Thousand Oaks 0
Moorpark 2, Agoura 1
Oaks Christian 5, Oak Park 0
St. Bonaventure 5, Nordhoff 1
Carpinteria 7, Fillmore 0

Girls' water polo
Malibu 16, Oaks Christian 3
Villanova 9, Nordhoff 4
Newbury Park 10, Calabasas 0
Royal 10, Thousand Oaks 8

Wrestling
Santa Paula 76, Malibu 0
Santa Paula 48, New Jewish Community 30
Channel Islands 36, Pacifica 30
Hueneme 40, Rio Mesa 30

Boys' basketball
Hillcrest Christian 42, Westmark 22

Girls' basketball
Buena 62, Dos Pueblos 21
Ventura 63, Santa Barbara 38
Rio Mesa 56, Channel Islands 30
Pacifica 54, Camarillo 43
Oxnard 53, Hueneme 44
Oak Park 45, Nordhoff 37
Oaks Christian 50, St. Bonaventure 29
Fillmore 43, La Reina 41 (OT)
Santa Clara 60, Bishop Diego 39
Santa Paula 43, Grace Brethren 22

Boys' soccer
Channel Islands 1, Rio Mesa 1
Pacifica 4, Camarillo 3
Oxnard 1, Hueneme 0
Buena 2, San Marcos 0
Santa Clara 3, Grace Brethren 1

Girls' soccer
Pacifica 1, Camarillo 0
Oxnard 6, Hueneme 0
Rio Mesa 2, Channel Islands 0
Buena 4, San Marcos 1
Santa Clara 1, Grace Brethren 0 (OT)

Girls' water polo
Newbury Park 9, Westlake 7 (OT)
Agoura 23, Moorpark 1
Dos Pueblos 17, Ventura 4
Rio Mesa 15, Channel Islands 0
Pacifica 17, Camarillo 4

Wrestling
Oxnard 42, Camarillo 30

Newbury Park senior Jordan Brower's Monday night heroics in overtime at Royal.

Senior Jordan Brower made two 3-pointers in the final 25 seconds of overtime, including the buzzer-beating winner from midcourt, as the visiting Newbury Park High boys' basketball team shocked Royal Monday night, 65-62.

"It was crazy," said Newbury Park head coach Jeff Perrault. "What a game.

"We put Jordan in the corner. Thankfully, he stayed there."

Brower stroked a 3 from the corner to tie the score with 25 seconds to play. After a Royal miss with less than five seconds to play, Brower took a dribble past his own 3-point arc and banked home the game-winning shot from inside the midcourt stripe.

The senior forward finished with 22 points, including five 3-pointers.

"The Royal crowd was crazy loud," said Newbury Park assistant Jason Townsley. "Then dead silent while the Newbury Park people stormed the floor."

The Panthers (10-8, 3-2), who were coming off a 2-point home loss to Simi Valley Saturday, improved to 3-2 in Marmonte League play.

Two-sport standout Phillip Muscarella now knows what sport he will be playing in college.
It will be soccer.
Muscarella, a senior at Newbury Park High, has accepted a scholarship to play soccer for Santa Clara University. His college coach will be Cam Rast, a former Royal High standout and captain for the U.S. Olympic soccer team.
Muscarella starred at wide receiver and defensive back for the Panthers football team, catching 65 passes for 980 yards and 10 touchdowns.

It's status quo for area boys' soccer teams in the CIF-SS playoffs in February.
The Marmonte League remains in Division I. The Channel League stays in Division II. and the Pacific View League and Tri-Valley Leagues are still in Division IV.
The Frontier League stays put in Division VII.
Rio Mesa coach Brandon Fuchs, whose team won the Division IV championship last season, thinks change is coming a year from now.
"I think this is our last year in Division IV," he said. "Our league will be moving up. I just hope we move up one division and not two."
With three teams in the Final Four last year, the Pacific View League has likely played its way out of Division IV. But will it move up to Division III or Division II?
A lot may depends on this year's post-seasn.

The Ventura High boys' soccer team hasn't had much trouble scoring goals this season.
Then came the Buena Tournament.
The Cougars went cold and scored zero goals in four games last week. Ventura even had a chance to finish fifth, but lost by shootout to Channel League rival Dos Pueblos.
Ventura coach Todd Tackett likened the scoring slump to a baseball player's downturn.
"It's like being a baseball player, and going into a slump where you can't get a hit," he said.
"It's not for lack of effort. We're just in a time of the season when nothing works."

The Ventura High boys' soccer team hasn't had much trouble scoring goals this season.
Then came the Buena Tournament.
The Cougars went cold and scored zero goals in four games last week. Ventura even had a chance to finish fifth, but lost by shootout to Channel League rival Dos Pueblos.
Ventura coach Todd Tackett likened the scoring slump to a baseball player's downturn.
"It's like being a baseball player, and going into a slump where you can't get a hit," he said.
"It's not for lack of effort. We're just in a time of the season when nothing works."