Mira Costa earns home playoff game with rivalry football win
Mira Costa players celebrate after their 45-38 road win over rival Redondo. The victory earned the Mustangs a home game in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Northern Division playoffs on Friday. Photo With its win at Redondo last Friday, Mira Costa was awarded a home game in Friday’s first round of the CIF Southern Section/Ford Northern Division Championship presented by Farmers. All playoff games are slated to start at 7:30 p.m. unless another time is mutually agreed upon. Bay League runner-up Mira Costa (7-3) will host Highland (6-4), the third-place which finisher in the Golden League. The Bulldogs are led by quarterback Donte Ross, a double threat who leads the team in both passing and rushing. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound junior has completed 77 of 133 passes for 1,242 and 14 touchdowns this season but has also tossed nine interceptions. Ross has rushed for 14 touchdowns while gaining 809 yards on 122 carries. Mira Costa’s Khalil McClain ran for 132 yards from the quarterback position in the Mustang’s battle for second place. Photo Mira Costa enters the game ranked sixth in the Northern Division. The winner will face the victor between No. 5 St. Joseph of Santa Maria and…
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