James Glover II / Star staff The West's Casey Serna tries to get around the East's Evan Yabu during Saturday's All-Star Game at Larrabee Stadium.

Casey Serna was reluctant to accept an invitation to the 35th Ventura County East-West All-Star Football Game.

"I wanted to end my career with the state championship game," said the St. Bonaventure quarterback, who led the Seraphs to the 2007 CIF Division III state title last December.

Convinced to try it out, Serna rushed for 82 yards and completed 6 of 8 passes for 86 yards and two touchdowns to lead the West to a 29-10 victory Saturday night at Larrabee Stadium.

Only three weeks removed from his final high school baseball game, Serna was simply magnificent in limited playing time.

The game's MVP escaped danger twice in a 43-yard TD that went from one sideline to the other and threw TD passes of 27 yards to Hueneme's Travaun Nixon and 8 to Camarillo's Anthony Pinedo.

"I was expecting to be a normal quarterback in this game," said Serna. "I had an awful lot of help from the offensive line and from downfield blocking."

Nixon and Simi Valley's Langston Jackson were the West and East offensive players of the game, respectively. Jackson scored the only touchdown for the East on a 32-yard run in the first half.

Loren Powers of St. Bonaventure and Newbury Park's Chance Flaaten were the West and East defensive players of the game, respectively. The sportsmanship awards went to Ron Tatham of Newbury Park and Calen Albert of Ventura.

The game was co-sponsored by the Ventura County Football Coaches Association and the Ventura Downtown Lions Club.

Special teams produced the biggest play of the game.

East coach Charlie Wegher of Agoura and West coach Todd Therrien of St. Bonaventure had agreed to change rules to allow teams to rush kickers.

With Westlake's Jordan Mannisto poised to kick a 22-yard field goal, St. Bonaventure's Christian Mohan broke through the center of the East offensive line and blocked the attempt. Rio Mesa's Jerell Thomas picked up the loose ball and returned it 95 yards for a touchdown to give the West a 7-3 margin.

"I have been doing that (blocking kicks) all year long," said Mohan. "I made a bull move to the inside. I'm 6-foot-4 and with my arms stretched out, it's like I am 7 feet."

On the second play of the second quarter, Serna escaped a sack, sprinted up the right sideline, made a spin move, ran to the opposite sideline and scored to complete a 43-yard TD run for a 15-3 margin.

Newbury Park's Cody Cameron completed passes of 38 and 11 yards on the East's next series. Jackson, whose brother Lorne Jackson was the MVP of the Ventura County Boys' Basketball All-Star Game, scored on a 32-yard run with 8:40 left in the half to close the deficit to 15-10.

In what may have been the game's most controversial play, Serna threw deep to Hueneme's Travaun Nixon. Nixon caught the ball at the East 1-yard line. As he twisted, the ball appeared to come loose. Nixon dove for it and scored to give the West a 22-10 margin early in the third quarter.

"The ball fell close to the pylon and I just went for it," said Nixon. "Coach (Therrien) said that he was going to showcase my talents. I am thankful for that."

A 59-yard TD pass reception by Nixon was nullified in the second half because of a penalty. A trick play set up the game's first score. Ryan Murry of Moorpark threw a 33-yard halfback option to Cameron. Mannisto, the Ventura County career field-goal record holder, hit on a 26-yard field goal.

Cameron completed 7 of 11 passes for 58 yards.

"We didn't convert for touchdowns inside the red zone on our first two opportunities," said Wegher. "That and the blocked field goal did us in."

The West rushed for 95 yards in the half, 67 on two carries by Serna. Besides his blocked field goal, Mohan had two tackles for losses.