By Duane Barker
(Pasadena) It was a big night for Kayden Taylor who accounted for more than 500-yards of total offense and six touchdowns for Pasadena in a 52-13 win over the visiting Harvard Westlake Wolverines Friday night on the campus of Pasadena High School.
Early on it didn’t appear that this was how the game would go as the Wolverines jumped out to an early 7-0 lead. Aided by a 52-yard pass from Henry Wendorf to Jason Thompson, Harvard Westlake was set up deep in Bulldog territory.
The luck gods were smiling down on the Wolverines as Alvin Holmes was hit as he went into a wall of Pasadena defenders and fumbled the ball at the Bulldog goal line. Wolverine Michael Schneider was able to fall on the loose ball in the endzone for the touchdown. Alex Mogollon came on and booted the extra point.
Pasadena needed only two plays on the ensuing drive to tie the score. Kayden Taylor found his go to receiver Mekhi Fox who weaved his way through the Wolverine defenders 58-yards to paydirt.
The Bulldogs put up three unanswered scores to take a 28-7 lead on touchdown runs of four and 60-yards by Taylor and a 58-yard touchdown pass from Taylor to Jason Sanford Jr.
On the ensuing kick off following the Sanford Jr. score, Harvard Westlake got their final points on the evening when Holmes redeemed his earlier fumble with a 94-yard touchdown return. The extra point failed and Pasadena’s lead was cut to 28-13.
Pasadena put together a drive as time was winding down in the first half. A seven play drive stalled at the Wolverine 22 and Andres Reyes came on to hammer through a 39-yard field goal.
The second half was more of the same as the Bulldogs continued the scoring barrage with Taylor getting two more touchdowns of 51 and 20 yards respectively to Idrique Carmichael and Cameron Mitchel.
Taylor finished the night hitting on 14 of 19 passes for 357-yards and the four scores. He was also the games leading rusher with 151-yards on nine carries and two touchdowns.
The Bulldog defense was stellar as well holding the Harvard Westlake offense to less that 200 total yards and just the one score.
Pasadena will take the next week off to begin preparing for Pacific League play when they host Crescenta Valley on September 30th.
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