Dos Pueblos and Simi Valley battled down to the wire Wednesday and the Chargers came out on the short end, falling 43-42 when Jay Larinan missed a 3-pointer with one second left in a second-round boys basketball game at the Simi Valley Tournament.
DP was ahead 42-41 when Jonathan Davis scored on a layup with 21 seconds left to give Simi Valley the one-point lead.
The Chargers called timeout to set up a potential game-winning play.
Larinan led DP with 18 points and five rebounds. Pablo Miranda added 10 points.
Davis scored 18 for Simi.
The Chargers (1-1) play McClymonds of Oakland on Thursday at 5 p.m.
