Redondo Union’s offense can’t get on track in gridiron loss to West Torrance
Led by a strong defensive performance, West Torrance displayed its team balance Friday in a 37-7 home win over Redondo Union. West rebounded from a disappointing overtime loss at Mira Costa the previous week, to shutdown Redondo’s offense which had led the Sea Hawks to four straight wins going into the game. J.J. Allen and Ray Lima anchored West’s defensive line that quashed a Redondo drive at the 25-yard line in the first quarter and took control for most of the remainder of the game. Allen put the final points on the board for West when he returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown with 5:13 remaining in the third quarter. The outcome puts West (6-1, 1-1) and Redondo (5-2, 1-1) in a three-way tie for second place with Mira Costa (4-3, 1-1). Palos Verdes (5-2, 2-0) is in sole possession of first place and will play at West Torrance Friday in a rematch of last season’s Northern Division championship game. Junior running back Michael Navarro scored Redondo’s lone touchdown on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter. West quarterback Zach Heeger completed 11 of 20 passes for 219 yards in little more than two quarters of play after his 9-yard touchdown run gave the Warriors a 30-0…
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