Saturday, September 29, 2001
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The St. Louis and Kamehameha football teams walked out of the north tunnel at Aloha Stadium in relative silence after their raucous Interscholastic League of Honolulu game ended in a 24-24 tie. INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE OF HONOLULU
Big showdown ends in 24-24 tie
By Jason Kaneshiro
jkaneshiro@starbulletin.comWhile neither team suffered the bitterness of defeat, both left knowing a chance at a crucial early season victory had slipped away.
"You can't afford to make mistakes," Kamehameha coach Kanani Souza said. "We fumbled the ball in the end zone, gave up too many big plays. Our kids played hard and their kids played hard. That's a good unit they have over there."
Both teams left the game with 1-0-1 records in the ILH Division I standings.
Kamehameha jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first half only to see the Crusaders score 24 unanswered points to take the lead in the third quarter. The Warriors tied the game later that quarter, and neither team could manage any points in the fourth.
Warrior running back Kelena Ho'okano rushed for 133 yards on 28 carries, while quarterback Caleb Spencer passed for 170 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another score. St. Louis quarterback Bobby George recovered from a slow start to pass for 204 yards and two touchdowns, both to Jason Rivers.
Kamehameha struck early, as the Warrior offense took the opening kickoff and drove 63 yards on nine plays, capped by Spencer's 14-yard scamper around the left side and into the end zone.
After forcing a St. Louis punt, the Warriors marched 73 yards and scored on a 19-yard touchdown strike from Spencer to Keano Noa. Kamehameha extended its lead to 17-0 with 6:51 left in the half on Pili Kitashima's 31-yard field goal.
The momentum swung to St. Louis' side when Tolifili Liufau sacked Spencer, forcing a fumble that was recovered by linebacker Kawai Curnan at the Kamehameha 43.
George then tossed a 41-yard touchdown pass to Rivers, who beat double-coverage down the right sideline.
After Kamehameha elected to quick-kick on its next drive, George and Rivers hooked up again on a 25-yard scoring pass with 58 seconds left in the half. Michael Houar's point-after cut Kamehameha's lead to 17-14.
The Crusaders tied the game on their first possession of the second half on Houar's 28-yard field goal. St. Louis then took the lead when Timo Paepule forced a Spencer fumble at the Warrior 2. Crusader linebacker Taualai Fonoti fell on the ball in the end zone for a touchdown.
Kamehameha got the break it needed on its next possession when Preston Lingaton recovered a muffed punt by Keahua Bowman at the St. Louis 10. Three plays later, Spencer hit tight end Noah Peterson on a 5-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 24.
Both teams traded punts throughout the fourth quarter. Neither could get within the other's 30 in the final period.
Iolani 37, Pac-Five 21: The Raiders shook off the rust of a three-week layoff to defeat the mistake-prone Wolfpack.
Pac-Five committed 10 turnovers (seven lost fumbles and three interceptions) in the loss.
Iolani quarterback Kila Ka'aihue passed for three touchdowns and rushed for another as the Raiders improved to 2-0 in ILH Division II play.
The game started promisingly for Pac-Five, as it intercepted two of Ka'aihue's first three passes. The Wolfpack capitalized on the second interception by scoring on a 5-yard pass from McShane Dator to Michael Yamauchi-Yamate.
Iolani responded late in the first quarter when Ka'aihue hit Jay Marcouiller for a 37-yard scoring pass and took the lead on Shawn Agustin's 35-yard field goal in the second quarter. Both scores were set up by Pac-Five fumbles.
Iolani blew the game open early in the third quarter as Pac-Five turned the ball over on its first four possessions, three of which were converted into Raider touchdowns.
Pac-Five scored two touchdowns late in the game. The second came when Sualata Siva Savini blocked a punt by Iolani's Daniel Bowyer, then scooped up the ball and raced 45 yards for a score.
The Iolani defense sacked Dator nine times in the game and held Pac-Five to minus-72 yards rushing. Raider linebacker Blake Wong registered two sacks, an interception and a blocked punt.
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