Mira Costa High hoopsters triumph over Palos Verdes in Bay League opener
by Paul Teetor Preston “Master P” Ezewiro grabbed a pin-point pass that found him at the low post, wheeled around two Palos Verdes defenders, and threw down a monstrous dunk. The home crowd roared its approval as if to say, finally, this is what we came for. Thirty seconds later he snagged another clever pass from point guard Christian Kranz, went up strong and unleashed another monster dunk. Suddenly the Mustang lead had ballooned to 53-35, and what had been a tense, two-point game early in the second half was now turning into a party atmosphere and an eventual 64-50 Mira Costa victory in the Bay League opener for both teams Friday night. Mira Costa point guard Christian Kranz gave his team the lead with a layup at the end of the first half. Photo by Ray Vidal The strange part about this game was that it started out so predictably as Costa dominated most of the first quarter. From the opening jump the Mustangs concentrated on getting the ball inside to Ezewiro. Then he could either work his way to the hoop or spray the ball back out to the wing shooters just waiting to let fly with either two- or three-point shots. It started out working to perfection. In rapid succession the…
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