Scotties make quick work of Wolf Pack

By Ramon Scott
Updated: October 22, 2016

HELIX'S MUGEN BLUE is tackled by West Hills' TANNER SUTTON Friday night. / EastCountySports photo

2016 EAST COUNTY PREP FOOTBALL

HELIX 56, WEST HILLS 0

By Ramon Scott
EastCountySports.com

SANTEE – The Helix Highlanders proved to be league title game ready by suffocating West Hills, 56-0, on the Wolf Pack’s home turf Friday night.

Helix junior safety JAYDEN TAUANUU got the scoring procession underway early with a 58-yard fumble return just 2:36 into the contest after West Hills had picked up a opening-drive first down.

SCOTTIE YOUNG scores on a 60-yard run Friday night against West Hills. / EastCountySports photo

The Wolf Pack misconnected on the handoff and the ball squirted all the way into the defensive backfield where Tauanuu was able to pick it up and have ample running room toward the right sideline, not to mention an escort of blockers.

After West Hills was forced to punt on its next possession, quarterback CARSON BAKER aired one out down the right sideline and SCOTT YOUNG beat his man to convert a 49-yard score not five minutes into the game. Young had to catch the ball while spinning back toward the sideline, but easily regained his feet to cover the last 10 yards into the end zone.

The Highlanders (6-2, 3-0 Grossmont Hills League) made it 21-0 towards the end of the first when EZEKIEL NOA scored on a 4-yard run.

Helix’s Noa scores on a 5-yd run with 1:48 left in first quarter for a 21-0 lead over West Hills. pic.twitter.com/Dbv08AvAf7

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Young added a second quarter touchdown on a 60-yard run on a double handoff, as he got a toss and came back down the right side for the long score, putting Helix ahead 28-0 with 10:07 left in the first half.

West Hills running back JOVAN BEA would also seem to manage a strong run early in several of the Wolf Pack’s first-half drives, but those hopes were quickly fizzled by the Highlanders’ defense. Bea totaled 50 yards on the night.

West Hills’ JOVAN BEA tries to escape the grasp of Helix’s EZEKIEL NOA. / EastCountySports photo

With eight minutes left in the second quarter, junior RASHAD SCOTT had a 41-yard punt return down the West Hills 14.

On the next play, Baker threw a screen behind the line of scrimmage to Young, who knocked off his closest pursuer, then raced in between a pair of defenders near the goal line for the score and a 35-0 lead.

On the opening kickoff of the second half, senior EVAN PERKINS picked up on bounding ball on the right side at the 8-yard line and won a sprint past the coverage team back down the left side for the 92-yard score.

Freshman ELEYON NOA had a 31-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and rushed eight times for 70 yards.

Helix junior QB Carson Baker threw for 106 yards completing all four of his attempts.

West Hills (5-3, 1-2 GHL) drove inside the red zone with four minutes left in the game, but Helix forced a fumble and recovered.

JAYLEN ARNOLD relieved Baker and had a 3-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Pitching in on the shutout for the Highlanders were BLAYKE DE LA ROSA, MICHAEL SHAWCROFT, D’ANDRE FIELDS, JESSE LEASAU, JONATHAN MILLSAP and TYREECE PATANE.