Story and Video by STEPHEN ACOSTA, Contributing Writer In a night that was supposed to be a ‘battle of the Bulldogs,’ Burbank showed who the top dogs are. Burbank spoiled Pasadena’s senior night, routing the opposing Bulldogs, 40-7, in a Pacific League contest. Guy Gibbs, the Burbank quarterback, threw a pair of TD passes. Gibbs […]
Story and Video by STEPHEN ACOSTA, Contributing Writer
In a night that was supposed to be a ‘battle of the Bulldogs,’ Burbank showed who the top dogs are.
Burbank spoiled Pasadena’s senior night, routing the opposing Bulldogs, 40-7, in a Pacific League contest.
Guy Gibbs, the Burbank quarterback, threw a pair of TD passes.
Gibbs connected with Jake Kelley on a 61-yard TD strike, and then, on his next pass, hit Forest Fajardo on a 27-yard score.
Gibbs finished with 216 yards on 11 of 25, and the two scores. Randy Santellan picked off Gibbs for Pasadena.
Pasadena (1-7 overall, 1-4 in league) scored its lone points on the evening on the opening kickoff, when Jalen Jolley took it back 94 yards untouched for the score.
But it was Burbank (6-2, 5-0) who owned the rest of the night.
“It was a team effort,” Burbank coach Richard Broussard said. “Our defense got us going, we started off slow, but figured it out. It was a great team effort.”
Charlie Andrade had a pair of 35-yard field goals for Burbank.
Pasadena held a 7-6 lead into the second quarter with 9:31 left in the half.
Jolley, who also plays quarterback and defensive end, was set to punt from the Pasadena 17-yard line.
Burbank, though, blocked the punt, and Drew Pendelton picked it up the end zone for a touchdown.
Seconds later, on a bad exchange with the running back, Burbank recovered a fumble that set up Darnell Williams’ 5-yard TD run.
Jalen Jolley ran for a team-best 85 yards for Pasadena.
“We have to work on our mental toughness,” first-year Pasadena coach DeJuan Shamburger said. “Other than that, we have a great group of kids, and have to put all the pieces together.”
Box Score:
Burbank: 6-20-14-0-(40)
Pasadena: 7-0-0-0-(7)
Scoring:
P: Jalen Jolley 94 kick off return at 11:42 1Q (Charlie Andrade kick)
B: Andrew Rovira 35 field goal at 5:13 1Q
B: Andrew Rovira 35 field goal at 2:21 1Q
B: Drew Pendelton recovered blocked punt in end zone (Rovira kick blocked)
B: Darnell Williams 5 run at 9:01 2Q (Rovira kick)
B: Nicolas Warren 7 run at 2:58 2Q (Rovira kick)
B: Jake Kelley 61 pass from Guy Gibbs at 5:17 3Q (Rovira kick)
B: Forest Fajardo 27 pass from Gibbs at 1:57 3Q (Rovira kick)
Offensive Leaders:
Passing: Guy Gibbs (B) 11 of 25 for 216 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT; Kristopher Jolley (P) 7 of 22 for 61 yards.
Rushing: Nicolas Warren (B) 18 for 61 yards, 1 TD; Jalen Jolley (P) 13 for 85 yards; Darnell Williams (B) 7 for 36 yards, 1 TD.
Receiving: Forest Fajardo (B) 5 catches for 81 yards, 1 TD; Jake Kelley (B) 1 catch for 61 yards, 1 TD; Jalen Jolley (P) 2 catches for 18 yards.
Pacific League Standings:
Crescenta Valley (7-1 overall, 5-0 in league)
Burbank (6-2, 5-0)
Arcadia (7-1, 4-1)
Burroughs (4-4, 3-2)
Muir (4-4, 2-3)
Pasadena (1-7, 1-4)
Hoover (3-5, 0-5)
Glendale (1-7, 0-5)
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