Santa Barbara High suffered a 59-53 boys basketball loss to Simi Valley in the consolation final of the Simi Tip-Off Classic on Saturday.
The Dons, who trailed 17-12 after the first quarter and 25-19 at halftime, pulled to within two points with under a minute left, but Simi Valley managed to hold on and claim the victory.
“We came out flat and turned the ball over too much early on,” said coach Corey Adam.
Santa Barbara (3-3) got 24 points from Bryce Warrecker and 16 from Stephen Davis.
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