Football Recap: Pasadena Takes a Loss

After flying high against Hoover last Friday, Pasadena came back down to earth. Pasadena lost 35-14 to Burbank on Friday. Pasadena was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.

Deshawn Laporte had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 320 yards and five TDs while completing 78.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 62 yards for Burbank. Laporte is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Burbank also got a significant boost from Troy Wells, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 83 yards.

Bulldogs

Previous 5 Games

10/10/25 @ Burbank	14-35
10/03/25 vs Hoover	66-8
09/25/25 @ Glendale	41-0
09/19/25 @ Burroughs	54-14
09/05/25 @ Norwalk	34-42

With the loss, Pasadena broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3. As for Burbank, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Pasadena is set to take on their familiar foe Crescenta Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Dutch Burbidge and Xavier Thompson. Meanwhile, Burbank will challenge rival Hoover at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.