Costa boys, girls prove selves against Palos Verdes
Mira Costa freshman Will Householter led his team with 20 points and 10 rebounds in victory over Palos Verdes High. Photo It only took two games over four days for the Mira Costa boys basketball team to send an unspoken-but-unmistakable message to seven-time defending Bay League champion Redondo: you better take us seriously this year. After suffering through too many years of Bay League non-contention while their backyard neighbor dominated the rivalry and the league, the Mustangs knocked off pre-season favorite Peninsula 56-44 last Tuesday and then scraped by another pre-season powerhouse, Palos Verdes, by one-point Friday night in a 50-49 nailbiter. Tuesday night, Costa improved its record to 3-0 by defeating Leuzinger. Redondo fell to Palos Verdes High Tuesday, leaving them with a 2-1 record. Next Tuesday, the two rivals will play at Sea Hawk Pavilion in a game that may determine the league champion. The second rivalry game, the last game of the regular season on Feb. 6, could be decisive. It will be played on Costa’s home turf. What was most impressive about the Mustang’s two wins in four days was the different ways they went about beating two teams that were projected to…
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