Palos Verdes shuts down Mira Costa offense on the gridiron
Mira Costa running back Raphael Lawson-Gayle found little room to run against a physical Palos Verdes defense. Photo After scoring 62 points the previous week, Mira Costa’s veer offense was virtually ground to a halt by a stingy Palos Verdes defense leading to a 48-13 throttling of the Mustangs on the Sea King’s home turf. Mira Costa’s running attack was held to 112 yards on 42 attempts and was unable to mount a comeback after falling behind 38-6 by halftime. Raphael Lawson-Gayle was limited to 50 yards rushing on 13 carries but he did manage to catch a 47-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. During the first drive for the Sea Kings, they went on a 5-play, 80-yard drive that ended with a 36-yard pass from quarterback Bryan Scott to wide receiver Dean Alessi. After Mira Costa went three and out, Sea King running back Matt Lopes scored on a 50-yard run. Although it appeared his knee was down, he continued to run after no whistles had sounded and Palos Verdes never looked back. Mira Costa quarterback Khalil McClain went 9 for 17 for 145 yards in a game where the Mustang’s offense failed to find any rhythm. McClain scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter to open the scoring…
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