Redondo’s boys basketball team avoids Morningside upset
Redondo’s Jayden Winfrey passes to a teammate during the Sea Hawk’s loss to St. Bernard in the Take Flight Challenge. Photo With 45 seconds left in Redondo’s Bay League opener Tuesday night against Morningside High, a fire alarm went off and the game came to a standstill while lights flashed and all kinds of noise effects filled the gym. You could say the same thing happened a few minutes earlier when the heavily favored Redondo boys basketball team found itself tied 65-65 and coach Ali Parvaz was forced to call a timeout to deliver his own fire alarm. His message: “You lose a game like this in a tough league like the Bay League and it can ruin your season,” he said after the Sea Hawks pulled out a 77-69 victory thanks to late heroics by their two stars, 6-foot-8 center Quinn Collins and 6-foot-3 wing Zekiah LoVett. Collins finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds while LoVett totaled 13 points, three rebounds and two assists after a mostly silent first half. They had plenty of help from teammates like senior guard Kyle Carter, who hit two free throws to break the 65-65 tie, and sophomore wing Xan Wesley, who added two more free throws to pump the Hawks lead up to 69-66. And when…
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