CALABASAS ROUTS H.-W. : COYOTES SHUT DOWN WOLVERINES' BIG-PLAY MEN CALABASAS 41, HARVARD-WESTLAKE 14.

Byline: Danny Schumacher Daily News Staff Writer

If Calabasas High School's nonleague game on Friday against Harvard-Westlake was supposed to be the Coyotes' first real test of the season, then the result more closely resembled an open-book pop quiz.

The final result, a 41-14 rout of the Wolverines by the Coyotes at Calabasas, will definitely look suspicious to those expecting a tough showdown between two unbeatens.

But Calabasas, behind the powerful running of Robby Coppolla, the precision passing of Scott Quigley and a defense that hammered away at Harvard-Westlake for most of the night, dealt out far more punishment than the Wolverines (3-1) could handle.

The Calabasas (4-0) defense, which eliminated the Wolverines' big-play men - Steve Durbin and Sam Hornblower, made Harvard-Westlake's stints on offense short and bitter, forcing six turnovers and allowing just 270 yards, most of which came in the final quarter.

And for Harvard-Westlake's defense, that was bad news, because it spent most of the game on the field and was fatigued well before the first half was even over, allowing Coppolla and Quigley to dominate.

Coppolla delivered blow after blow, running for 154 yards with three touchdowns. And that just softened things up for Quigley, who completed 7 of 11 passes for 200 yards.

``I thought Harvard-Westlake was an excellent football team and I still think Harvard-Westlake is an excellent football team,'' Calabasas coach Larry Edwards said. ``We executed real well and we were physical on the line of scrimmage.''

With that tough play on the line of scrimmage, Calabasas was able to overwhelm Harvard-Westlake from the opening play and take a 34-0 lead at halftime.

The Wolverines failed to move the ball and committed five turnovers, including a fumble that was recovered and returned 37 yards for a touchdown by Calabasas' Brandon Parker.

Parker would also recover another fumble while defensive back Kevin Wang added two interceptions. Wang also contributed greatly on offense, catching 4 passes for 111 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown.

The only positive for Harvard-Westlake was that it was only penalized twice for 10 yards but it hardly made a difference.

The Wolverines just couldn't hang onto the ball and their defense wilted as the game wore on. Spent from spending most of the first 24 minutes on the field, Harvard-Westlake had little chance at stopping Coppolla and Quigley.

``Our defense is just physical,'' Edwards said. ``All our guys like to tackle. We only go one day with hitting during practice because we'll get someone killed with the way our guys run around out there.''