Mira Costa football squad rebounds for road win at West
Sophomore quarterback Reed Vabrey threw for 160 yards in his first varsity start. Photo Mira Costa’s football team showed its resiliency Friday night recording a much-needed road victory against former Bay League rival West Torrance. Coming off a heartbreaking loss to El Segundo and learning they had lost their All-CIF quarterback for the season, the Mustangs dismantled the Warriors 35-7 with a strong rushing game and a tenacious defense. Much like the previous week in its loss at Redondo, West found itself facing a deficit at halftime too large to come back from. Mira Costa’s Justin Goring scored on the team’s first offensive play from scrimmage, racing 60 yards to paydirt to begin the onslaught, while the Mustang defense held West to a meager 10 yards and two first downs in the first half. Standing on the sidelines with the aid of crutches, injured senior quarterback David Arredondo cheered on his successor Reed Vabrey, who led the offense to five first-half touchdowns. The 5-foot-10, 210-pound sophomore connected with Alec Oshita for 52 yards before scoring on a 1-yard run and, after a Harrison Dulgarian interception, scored again on a 9-yard run. “We have a lot of confidence…
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