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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARBULLETIN.COM
Punahou's Manti Te'o lunged for the end zone for a third-quarter score last night against Kamehameha.
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Buffanblu barely get by Warriors
Kahuku's loss is Punahou's gain.
Manti Te'o, a transfer from Kahuku, made a world of difference in every phase of Punahou's 14-13 win over Kamehameha last night.
The 6-foot-1, 210-pound sophomore blocked a punt that Kimo Makaula turned into a touchdown, and had five sacks to lead the top-ranked Buffanblu over No. 4 Kamehameha.
The win gave defending Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion Punahou (4-0 overall) a successful start to the conference season. Kamehameha, meanwhile, faces a tough road after losses in its first two league games.
When Kamehameha pulled within 14-13 on Ryan Montez's 1-yard run with 2:50 left, Punahou's young defense stepped up. After the Buffanblu were called for encroachment, the ball moved half the distance. Kamehameha, which had planned to kick for one point, called time out and decided to go for two points.
"We already had one loss, so a tie's not gonna help us," Kamehameha coach Kanani Souza said. "We need to control our destiny to win. I thought we could get it. We came to win. If we make it, it's a great call."
Punahou defensive tackle J.J. Autele and safety Siu Tafuna, both juniors, stopped Montez on the Warriors' ensuing try. Autele got into the backfield to snag Montez low, while Tafuna squared up and brought the hard-running back down.
"I stayed upfield, swam the tackle and I saw 23 come to me. I just went for his legs and tried to hold on," Autele said.
"I knew he was gonna cut back," Tafuna said. "He ran the touchdown like that."
Montez was stopped a yard short. "It's a tough call and they felt the need to go for it," Punahou coach Kale Ane said. The defensive guru had his unit stuffing the box with eight defenders, limiting Kamehameha to 62 rushing yards on 28 carries. Punahou had eight sacks in all.
Conversely, Punahou's offensive line allowed just one sack.
"Our line did good against a team that's physical and fast," Kan said. "Dalton had a great game."
After stopping the Warriors on the PAT, Punahou ran out the final minutes of play. Hilliard put the game on ice by bolting for a 16-yard run on third and 15.
There were plenty of keys for the Buffanblu. Sophomore Dalton Hilliard ran for 64 yards on 17 carries against one of the state's top defensive units. Quarterback Brett Kan only passed for 112 yards, but was turnover-free.
The first half was a battle of wills. Kamehameha's stellar defense did not allow a point, but Punahou jumped to an early lead anyway.
Te'o made his presence felt almost immediately. The sophomore surged up the middle and blocked a punt by Kamahanaokala Tim Sing, allowing Kimo Makaula to pick up the bouncing ball and race into the end zone from 7 yards out. That gave the Buffanblu a 7-0 lead with 9:19 to play in the opening quarter.
"That's the first time I ever blocked a punt. They tried to block me, but I sidestepped it," said Te'o, who attended Punahou in seventh and eighth grades before returning to Kahuku as a freshman. After that, he decided to return to Punahou for good.
The Buffanblu offense came to life in the third quarter. Miah Ostrowski, playing on an injured ankle, hauled in a 26-yard pass on fourth and 4. That gave Punahou first down at the Kamehameha 7-yard line, and Te'o scored on the next play on a toss sweep to the left.
River Kim's extra-point kick gave Punahou a 14-7 lead with 6:42 remaining in the third quarter.
No. 8 Iolani 24, Pac-Five 14
The Raiders were outgained, but not outplayed. Despite Pac-Five's edge in total yardage -- 351 to Iolani's 288 -- the Raiders came through with an unlikely source of victory.
Iolani's defense, pummeled in the first half, allowed just 33 rushing yards (2.4 per attempt) in the second. Pac-Five's Jordan Ho-Ching, who rushed for 130 yards in the first half, had just one carry for 10 yards after the break, and the Iolani defense came up with four interceptions and a fumble recovery.
Iolani's offense wasn't smooth, but made enough plays and had just two turnovers. Justin Yamamoto rushed for 182 yards on 29 carries. Kela Marciel, a sophomore, had two of his team's interceptions.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
ILH
No. 1 Punahou 14, No. 4 Kamehameha 13
| Kamehameha |
0 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
-- |
13
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| Punahou |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
-- |
14 |
Pun--Kimo Makaula 7 blocked punt return (River Kim kick).
KS--Kaneakua Friel 20 pass from Michael Hoke (Tyler Akao kick).
Pun--Manti Te'o 7 run (Kim kick).
KS--Ryan Montez 1 run (run failed).
RUSHING--Kamehameha: Montez 9-62, Jordan Rego 10-35, Truman Chun 2-8, Kamahanaokala Tim Sing 1-(-4), Hoke 7-(-39). Punahou: Dalton Hilliard 17-64, Te'o 2-21, Kainoa Carlson 5-11, Kyle Whitford 1-(-5), Brett Kan 6-(-12).
PASSING--Kamehameha: Hoke 10-19-1-168. Punahou: Kan 10-21-0-112.
RECEIVING--Kamehameha: Ian Bernardino 4-106, Ariel Osorio 2-7, Friel 1-20, Charles Soon III 1-19, Brandon DeMelo 1-17, Montez 1-(-1). Punahou: Miah Ostrowski 3-41, Carlson 3-30, Hilliard 2-28, Whitford 1-7, Te'o 1-6.
No. 8 Iolani 24, Pac-Five 14
| Pac-Five (2-3, 0-2) |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
14
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| Iolani (3-1-1, 1-0-1) |
14 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
-- |
24 |
P5--Liko Satele 1 run (kick failed).
Iol--Ronnie Hirokawa 14 pass from Ryan Dung (Kody Adams kick).
Iol--Dung 1 run (Adams kick).
P5--Satele 9 pass from Bryson Beirne (Shandon Augustus run).
Iol--Adams FG 35.
Iol--Justin Yamamoto 8 run (Adams kick).
RUSHING--Pac-Five: Jordan Ho-Ching 8-140, Augustus 21-87, Satele 3-8, Beirne 4-(-7). Iolani: Justin Yamamoto 29-182, Dung 9-17, Kela Marciel 1-5, Reid Furukawa 2-(-7).
PASSING--Pac-Five: Beirne 8-20-4-114. Iolani: Dung 11-23-1-91.
RECEIVING--Pac-Five: Matthew Bayan 3-54, Ho-Ching 1-24, Augustus 2-20, Satele 1-9, Matt Shibata 1-7. Iolani: Hirokawa 4-48, Aaron Fong 4-24, Lionel Fujioka 2-22, Furukawa 1-(-3).
OIA RED EAST
McKinley 14, No. 2 Kahuku 13
At Roosevelt H.S. field
| Kahuku (3-2, 2-1) |
0 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
-- |
13
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| McKinley (3-2, 2-1) |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
14 |
McK--Alan Hashimoto 9 pass from Tilton Kaluna (kick good).
McK--Keawe Kalama 18 run (kick good).
Kah--Ian Fujinaga 5 run (Kaika Sasaoka kick).
Kah--Fujinaga 6 pass from Richard Torres (run failed).
RUSHING--Kahuku: Lehi Aumua 18-145, Torres 13-58, Fujinaga 7-39, Blaine Beatty 5-21, Junior Mataafa 1-12. McKinley: Kalama 14-57, Kaluna 7-23, Hashimoto 1-9, Isaac Iuta 1-7.
PASSING--Kahuku: Torres 1-2-0-6. McKinley: Kaluna 12-27-2-135.
RECEIVING--Kahuku: Fujinaga 1-6. McKinley: Ben Davies 3-38, Tuimatagalu Togia 3-35, Hashimoto 2-20, Iuta 2-15, Jarett Luna 1-19, Team 1-8.
Junior varsity-- McKinley 20, Kahuku 14
No. 5 Farrington 35, Kalaheo 17
At Kailua H.S. field
| Farrington (4-1, 3-0) |
14 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
-- |
35
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| Kalaheo (1-5, 0-4) |
7 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
17 |
Farr--Team 1 fumble recovery (Matt Stowers kick).
Kalah--Kord Walls 5 run (Timothy Heu kick).
Farr--Hercules Sula 8 run (Stowers kick).
Kalah--Kao Malama-Custer 49 pass from Cody Von Appen (Heu kick).
Farr--Elijah Lesu 49 pass from Maeli Siliga (Stowers kick).
Kalah--FG Heu 27.
Farr--Lesu 60 punt return (Stowers kick).
Farr--Sula 2 run (Stowers kick).
RUSHING--Farrington: Sula 18-141, Maeli Siliga 5-54, Joshua Agasiva-Fernandez 10-54. Kalaheo: Koakela Siliga 8-94, Riley Atanoa 1-71, Von Appen 6-49, Chris Cavaco 2-35, Aka Poole 4-17, Walls 2-9, Malama-Custer 1-6.
PASSING--Farrington: Maeli Siliga 8-17-4-144. Kalaheo: Von Appen 7-20-1-155.
RECEIVING--Farrington: Lesu 5-92, Stowers 2-36, Faifaiese Emosi 1-16. Kalaheo: Malama-Custer 2-66, Donavan Correa 2-46, Bruce Andrews 2-28, Cavaco 1-15.
Junior varsity--Farrington 28, Kalaheo 12
OIA WHITE
Pearl City 13, Waipahu 6
At Pearl City H.S. field
| Waipahu (3-1, 3-0) |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
6
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| Pearl City (3-0-1, 2-0-1) |
7 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
-- |
13 |
PC--Jarrett Questel 42 pass from Kawika Borden (Sean Hasegawa kick)
Waip--Gil Fernandez 10 run (run failed)
PC--Chris Gitten 5 run (pass failed)
RUSHING--Waipahu: Fernandez 12-92, Keo Palimoo 12-50, Jesse Doctolero 7-22, Mike Poscablo 1-6, Tyler Martin 2-3, Matt Soueira 1-3, Raymond Kahao 1-(-4). Pearl City: Antoin Dewalt 14-82, Borden 8-26, Gitten 5-13, Micah Dela Cruz 5-11, Justin Yamada 5-9, Stayson Isobe 1-2, Team 1-(-19).
PASSING--Waipahu: Fernandez 1-4-0-6, Jamar Winston-Bautista 0-1-0-0. Pearl City: Borden 6-7-0-109.
RECEIVING--Waipahu: Winston-Bautista 1-6. Pearl City: Dewalt 2-26, Questel 1-42, Matthew Tanaid 1-22, Francis Hewlett 1-10, Jacob Amano 1-9.
Junior varsity--Pearl City 14, Waipahu 0
Nanakuli 40, Kalani 7
At Kaiser H.S. field
| Nanakuli (1-4, 1-3) |
20 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
-- |
40
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| Kalani (0-6, 0-5) |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
7 |
Nan--Keoki Kaeha 1 run (kick failed).
Nan--Gycen Garcia 10 pass from Chase McGill (kick failed).
Nan--Juan West 95 punt return (Chase McGill run).
Kaln--Benson Gonsalves 19 pass from Dillon Matsuda (Cody Oshiro kick).
Nan--Safety.
Nan--Chase McGill 1 run (run failed).
Nan--Chase McGill 3 run (kick failed).
Nan--Kaeha 15 run (kick failed).
RUSHING--Nanakuli: Waimea McKeague 7-61, Kaeha 11-53, Chase McGill 14-34, Lalo Respecio 6-8, Chad McGill 1-2. Kalani: Matsuda 4-31, Dustin Kimura 10-11, Ryan Tanaka 1-0.
PASSING--Nanakuli: Respicio 5-10-2-65, Chase McGill 3-6-0-34. Kalani: Matsuda 7-25-5-48.
RECEIVING--Nanakuli: Garcia 3-31, Julius Seabrooks 2-30, Kasey Self-Gomes 1-15, Ala Silva 1-14, West 1-9. Kalani: Gonsalves 2-23, Tanaka 1-15, Matt Shishido 1-12, Kimura 3-(-2).
Roosevelt 39, Anuenue 7
At Moanalua H.S. field
| Roosevelt (4-3, 4-2) |
7 |
19 |
7 |
6 |
-- |
39
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| Anuenue (1-5, 1-4) |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
7 |
Roos--Kaui Kauolulo 21 pass from Lowen Kahooilihala (Trace Matsuda kick).
Roos--Daniel Arruda 13 pass from Kahooilihala (Matsuda kick).
Anue--Kamaki Sherman 12 pass from Kaehukai Nauka (Oluolu Naone kick).
Roos--Kenese Ola 17 pass from Kahooilihala (kick failed).
Roos--Justin Otaguro 40 punt return (kick failed).
Roos--Ola 18 pass from Kahooilihala (Matsuda kick).
Roos--Duran Capps-Doll 25 interception return (kick failed).
RUSHING--Roosevelt: Kavin Kikuyama 7-33, Shaide Quisano 10-28, Keola Mojica 2-10, Hai Chi Nguyen 3-8, James Tran 1-4, Kahooilihala 1-1. Anuenue: Kaleohano Tolentino 1-20, Nauka 8-13, Kawika Poaha 4-9, Kanohoklua Tolentino 3-6, Kekoa Donner 2-5. Naone 3-4.
PASSING--Roosevelt: Kahooilihala 22-29-1-170. Anuenue: Nauka 12-23-1-69, Donner 2-4-1-12.
RECEIVING--Roosevelt: Ola 6-50, Otaguro 6-47, Arruda 4-36, Kyle Onaga 3-10, Kauolulo1-21, Quisano 1-3, Kealii Lacy-Nahale 1-3. Anuenue: Kelii Kon 6-31, Sherman 3-26, Pomaikai Han 3-12, Kekona Kaaihue 2-12.
MIL
Kamehameha-Maui 33, Maui 17
At War Memorial Stadium
| KS-Maui (2-3, 2-3) |
3 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
-- |
33
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| Maui (1-4, 1-4) |
0 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
-- |
17 |
Kam--Kainalu Severson 33 FG.
Maui--Jonathan Los Baños 1 run (kick blocked).
Maui--Mitchell Crim 39 FG.
Kam--Keahi Raikes 6 run (Rocky Keawekane run).
Kam--Jeffrey Kihune 37 fumble return (Severson kick).
Kam--Kaui Owan 1 run (Keawekane run).
Maui--Lorenzo White 82 run (Travis Kahaleauki run).
Kam--Owan 26 run (Severson kick).
Junior varsity--Kamehameha Maui 29, Maui 0
BIIF
Honoka'a 27, Hilo 21
Hawaii Prep 16, Kohala 6
FRIDAY'S LATE RESULT
Kauai 51, Kapa'a 6
| Kauai (3-0, 2-0) |
27 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
-- |
51
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| Kapa'a (1-3, 0-2) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
-- |
6 |
Kauai--Jonathan Gebauer 29 pass from Andrew Renaud (kick failed).
Kauai--Brendan Young 1 run (Kainoa Lemke kick).
Kauai--Tyrus Ceria-Lux 22 pass from Renaud (Lemke kick).
Kauai--Pono Matthews 14 run (Lemke kick).
Kauai--Gebauer 22 pass from Renaud (Lemke kick).
Kauai--Skyler Ramson 21 pass from Renaud (Lemke kick).
Kauai--FG Lemke 28.
Kapa'a--Lizama 2 run (pass failed).
Kauai--Micah Alayvilla 6 pass from Blake Gingerich (Lemke kick).
RUSHING--Kauai: Young 13-61, Gingerich 6-46, Matthews 2-28, Renaud 4-6, Travis Kanehe 1-2, Alayvilla 4-0, Bradley Semana 1-(-2). Kapa'a: Lizama 13-54, Salausa 7-26, Nakamura 3-15, K. Silva 1-2, Alapai 2-(-10).
PASSING--Kauai: Renaud 12-16-1-152, Gingerich 2-12-0-26. Kapa'a: Salausa 15-30-3-130, Alapai 1-2-1.
RECEIVING--Kauai: Semana 4-25, Ramson 3-35, Gebauer 2-51, Ceria-Lux 1-22, Adam Gusman 1-20, Young 1-13, Matthews 1-6, Alayvilla 1-6. Kapa'a: Nakamura 6-36, Lizama 4-34, Mortell 3-43, Doran 1-16, P. Naihe 1-13, Villatora 1-13.
