Football:
The Pasadena High School football program entered the CIF-SS Division 7 playoffs having not played in two weeks.
And it didn’t slow PHS down one bit.
The Bulldogs took a 34-7 lead into the break and cruised by visiting Thousand Oaks, 50-13, in Friday’s first-round contest.
Pasadena looked every bit the division’s No. 1 seed, and they extended their win streak to six games.
Kaden Taylor completed 5 of his 8 pass attempts for 145 yards and three TD’s.
Taylor also rushed for 40 yards on five carries, and that included a TD run.
Daylon Beasley led the PHS ground attack with 87 yards on 10 carries.
Beasley scored two of the Bulldogs three rushing TD’s.
Hype Grand and Ahmad Jolley both had 40 rushing yards in the win.
Grand also threw a 45-yard TD pass on Friday.
Jamir Mitchell, Jason Sanford, Idrique Carmichael and Cameron Mitchell had one receiving TD apiece.
Michael Liggins and Cameron Mitchell led the PHS defense with five tackles each.
Mike Wallace and Warren Koslow had one sack apiece and Jason Sanford picked off a Thousand Oaks pass.
Up next: The Bulldogs will head to La Mirada on Friday.
The Matadores defeated Golden Valley, 35-29, in their first-round contest.
Box Score:
TO: 0-7-0-6-(13)
PHS: 14-20-10-6-(50)
Records: Thousand Oaks (6-5); Pasadena (8-2)
Division 7 Scores:
Pasadena 50, Thousand Oaks 13
La Mirada 35, Golden Valley 29
Leuzinger 44, El Rancho 12
Aquinas 49, Xavier Prep 12
Mira Costa 35, Pacifica Garden Grove 14
Alta Loma 33, Troy 26
Rio Hondo Prep 37, Charter Oak 30
St. Pius 34, Heritage 6
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