Rain delays time to shine

Friday’s storm forces teams to reschedule CIF-SS games

Saugus High boys basketball got an early start Friday. The Centurions departed at 12:40 p.m. for Dos Pueblos High of Goleta, an 87-mile trek, with hopes of arriving in time to shoot around at a local Boys & Girls Club or YMCA before a 7 p.m. tipoff.

Mother Nature had other ideas.

Amid one of Southern California’s strongest storms in years, the Centurions made it to Ventura when they learned the northbound Highway 101 was closed due to a mudslide. School officials felt detour options weren’t safe driving in the bus.

So Saugus and Dos Pueblos rescheduled the CIF-Southern Section Division 2A second-round game for tonight at 7:15 p.m.

Due to road conditions on the way home, the Centurions didn’t arrive back at Saugus until 6:30 p.m. Friday, but coach Bill Bedgood found a positive.

“It gives us a little more time to look at film. The Wednesday to Friday is