Stay in good position and look for good openings to take your attacks.
You probably avoid trying to force legs in on a guy when it sounds like you haven't ridden legs much competitively. I'm not saying you should be scared to throw them in if the opportunity arises (double leg to a turk finish, etc) but I'd be apprehensive about trying to put them in off the whistle on top in an important match when you lack experience (its an easy way to get pinned or caught)
If he's really scared of having legs thrown in (a lot of HS kids are because it hurts when done right..), faking the motion of an attempt to throw them in can be very effective in breaking guys down because they over react while trying to prevent the leg from coming in making it easier to force their movement.