Costa football team reaches second round; PV, Redondo eliminated

Dropping its final two regular season games for a third-place finish in the Bay League, Mira Costa’s football team emerged as the only team to advance to the second round of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs.Trailing 12-0 going into the fourth quarter, ninth-ranked Mira Costa (5-6) capitalized on a Jonah Tavai touchdown run and a 25-yard scoring strike from Mustang quarterback Nick Carpino to Eddie Burga-Donovan to escape with a 13-12 road victory against No. 3 Crescenta Valley in the open