Canoga Park Gets Revenge on Jump Shot by Farzaneh : High school basketball: After losing to Antelope Valley earlier this season, Hunters knock off Antelopes, 74-72, and advance to title game of Hart tournament.

It wasn’t hard for the Canoga Park High boys’ basketball team to get motivated for its semifinal game Thursday night against Antelope Valley in the Hart tournament.

All the Hunters had to do was think back to earlier this month when Antelope Valley bounced them from the semifinals of the Saugus tournament, handing them a 15-point defeat.

But Canoga Park (10-2) redeemed itself when reserve forward Pat Farzaneh hit a 10-foot jump shot with five seconds remaining to give the Hunters a 74-72 victory.

Canoga Park will face Hart in the final tonight at 8 p.m.

Canoga Park used its transition game to take control early. The Hunters scored 12 first-half points off Antelope turnovers en route to a 47-35 halftime lead.

Canoga Park still led comfortably, 70-59, with 3 minutes 39 seconds left in the game when guard Carloes Harper fouled out after scoring 28 points.

Harper’s departure set up a stirring Antelope Valley comeback.

The Antelopes (9-4) went on a 13-2 run and tied the score at 72-72 on a three-point play by Ziarre Williams with 1:02 left.

Williams scored nine of his 25 points during the surge.

Meanwhile, the Hunters were desperately searching for a way to regain their composure. Finally, Farzaneh stepped forward for the Hunters.

“I think our guys lost their focus after Carloes fouled out,” Canoga Park Coach Ralph Turner said. “To be honest, we were running scared. But hey, we sucked it up and made it to the final.”

In other Hart tournament games:

Hart 72, Simi Valley 47--Cory Johnson scored 30 points as the Indians shocked the Pioneers in the other semifinal.

Hart (10-3) jumped to a 39-27 halftime lead and did not trail thereafter.

The Indians held Simi Valley (8-2) to only four points in the fourth quarter.

Senior center Pero Vasiljevic scored 25 points for Simi Valley, but Hart shut down his teammates.

“It was one of those nights where everything goes well,” Hart Coach Mike May said. “We sacrificed the points to Pero and concentrated our defense on the rest of them.”

Highland 74, Notre Dame 58--John Burrell came off the bench to score 21 points as the Bulldogs (7-6) beat the Knights (6-7) in a fifth-place semifinal. Burrell did not start the game for disciplinary reasons.

Adam Davenport added 12 points for Highland.

Ryan Bowne led the Knights with 20 points.

Glendale 2, Venice 0--The Gondoliers failed to show for their consolation game, resulting in a forfeit. Glendale improved to 4-9.

Palmdale 74, San Fernando 45--Steve Eernisse scored 20 points and the Falcons cruised in a consolation game. Palmdale (9-5) led at halftime, 39-18.

Beverly Hills 78, North Hollywood 60--Shannon Johnson had 24 points and 14 rebounds for the Huskies (3-9) in a consolation game. Melvin Goodman added 13 points for the Huskies.

Atwater 63, Littlerock 51--Dwight Hester scored 15 points and Bronson Pitts added 12 for the Lobos in a consolation game.