by Paul Teetor
Palos Verdes High battled Mira Costa high into overtime in the Bay League final and won on quarterback Ryan Rakowski’s 1-yard touchdown run on the opening possession of overtime.
The Sea Kings, who ended their regular season with a Bay League record of 3-2 and an overall record of 5-5, earned one of the Bay League’s three automatic playoff berths with the victory.
In regular time, PV defensive back Evan Aguirre broke up a pass to the back of the end zone for Mira Costa receiver Luke Meeker on Costa’s last-chance, fourth down play.
The key sequence in the game came with PV trailing 13-10 and needing to go 80 yards with one minute and 37 seconds remaining in the game.
Facing a fourth-and-8 on his own 23-yard line, Rakowski scrambled and found running back Andrew Habif for a 30-yard completion.
“I was trying to make a play,” Rakowski said. “It’s fourth-and-8, game’s on the line. I trust my guys and gave them a chance.” Pen
