Sunday, October 7, 2001
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St. Louis won a battle last night, but the Crusaders know they have a long way to go to win the war. Iolani gives St. Louis
all it can handleBy Jason Kaneshiro
jkaneshiro@starbulletin.comSt. Louis escaped with a 13-6 win over Iolani in a ragged Interscholastic League of Honolulu contest at Aloha Stadium that left Crusaders coach Cal Lee grateful for the win, but unsatisfied with the overall performance.
"We have to get better," St. Louis coach Cal Lee said. "We were just flat, I would say. We made a lot of mental mistakes."
St. Louis improved to 2-0-1 in the ILH and is tied with Kamehameha for first in the league's Division I standings. Iolani fell to 2-1 in Division II.
"The league is so tough that if you lose one game you might be out of it, so this was very important game for us," Lee said. "But we have to get much better or it'll be a short season."
With their offense stuck in neutral for much of the night, the Crusaders relied on defense to power them to the win. St. Louis defensive end Tolifili Liufau registered eight tackles -- four for losses -- and three sacks of Iolani quarterback Kila Ka'aihue. Linebacker Taualai Fonoti added 12 tackles and recovered a fumble. As a team, St. Louis held Iolani to 124 yards in total offense.
"I thought the defense did a nice job and never gave up," Lee said. "We didn't help ourselves. We had an interception and a fumble, but the defense played real well."
The Iolani defense nearly matched St. Louis. Raider linebacker Blake Wong intercepted two passes and caused a fumble in the fourth quarter that led to Iolani's lone touchdown. The Raiders held St. Louis to 245 total yards, more than 100 yards below the Crusaders' average output this season.
"The defensive effort alone, I can't say enough about it," Iolani coach Wendell Look said.
The St. Louis offense did all of its damage in the first half, as it took a 13-0 lead into halftime. Jason Rivers caught three passes for 76 yards in the half, including an 11-yard touchdown pass from Bobby George. George also tossed a 12-yard scoring pass to Tito Sallas.
Both scores were aided by Iolani miscues. St. Louis scored its first touchdown after recovering a muffed punt at the Iolani 24. The second was set up by an interception by Jonah Lakatani.
The margin could have been wider if not for a second quarter interception by Wong off a tipped pass at the goal line after St. Louis moved the ball to the Raiders' 14.
Kamehameha 49, Pac-Five 13: Kelena Ho'okano rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Warriors to a rout of the Wolfpack in the first inter-divisional game of the ILH season.
Ho'okano, a 5-foot-11, 187-pound running back, carried the ball 17 times in the first half and sat out the second as the Warriors built a comfortable 42-13 lead at halftime.
OIA WHITE
Pearl City 38, Kalani 0: The Chargers capitalized on five second-half Falcon turnovers (4 fumbles, 1 interception) to score 38 unaswered points and get their second win in a row.Kiko Riego De Dios rumbled in from 1 yard out to start Pearl City's onslaught. Lorenzo Jarrett scored the Chargers second TD with a 35 yard scamper, he finished the game with 129 yards rushing on just 8 carries.
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Lahainaluna 36, King Kekaulike 0: An Abner Nakihei 3-yard rumble early in the second quarter capped off a six-play, 62-yard scoring drive for the Lunas that ended the dominance of Na Alii's stingy defense.King Kekaulike's defense held strong throughout the opening quarter, holding Lahainaluna's powerful offense to zero points and two punts.
Na Alii didn't get their first first down until midway throught the third quarter.
A 71-yard Kainoa Casco run kicked in the 35-point mercy rule in the third.
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