LoVett’s six treys lead Redondo over Mira Costa in Bay League hoops battle
Redondo’s Kyle Carter goes for a dunk in the Sea Hawk’s 74-51 victory against rival Mira Costa. Photo Facing a Redondo boys basketball team with higher height, deeper depth and quicker quickness at every position, the Mira Costa Mustangs had only one option Tuesday night: start out bombing away from 3-point land and keep bombing until the end. And it worked – for one quarter. But in the bitter end Redondo simply outclassed a gutty Mira Costa team by a final score of 74-51 in the first installment of the annual backyard brawl of the long-time neighbors and rivals. The game got off to an exciting start as Sea Hawk senior star Zekiah LoVett drilled a three-pointer from the top of the key to get the scoring underway. Mustang guard Morgan Clark answered with a corner three-pointer to tie it, so LoVett simply launched another trifecta from the same spot and connected again. Mira Costa guard Lucas Hobbs, who played for Redondo as a freshman two years ago, nailed a three to tie it again at 6-6. Redondo’s other star, 6-foot-8 center Quinn Collins, rolled to the hoop for an easy bucket, but Hobbs drove to tie it again and then hit another trifecta to give the Mustangs their first lead of…
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