Redondo hosts Mira Costa to determine second place in Bay League football
Redondo running back Anthony Philyaw is consoled after breaking his wrist on his second run against Palos Verdes. Photo In fitting fashion, Friday’s 7 p.m. rivalry game between host Redondo and Mira Costa will have playoff implications with the winner holding the second spot in the Bay League. Unfortunately, the game lost a little of its luster when Redondo running back Anthony Philyaw suffered a broken wrist on the second play in a 21-7 loss to visiting Palos Verdes last Friday. Philyaw and Mira Costa’s Raphael Lawson-Gayle are two of the area’s top running backs and leaders in their team’s potent rushing attack. Redondo (5-4, 3-1) did its best to hang with Palos Verdes in what turned out to be a slugfest, but surrendered two second-half touchdowns after Freddie Smith tied the score 7-7 on a 1-yard run with 34 seconds left before halftime. Palos Verdes (6-3, 4-0) claimed a share of the Bay League title with the win and will play at rival Peninsula (2-7, 1-3) Friday afternoon. Palos Verdes is ranked No. 4 in the CIF Northern Division while Redondo dropped out of the top ten. Philyaw had two 17-yard gains before the injury sidelined the senior. He was the South Bay’s leading…
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