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Punahou’s athletes
run over Farrington
Don't let anyone tell you Punahou is lacking for athletes.
The Buffanblu football team --with a big boost from two players on the school's other sports teams -- scored three second-half touchdowns to break open a close interleague game to beat Farrington 41-20 last night at Kamehameha's Kunuiakea Stadium.
The Buffanblu (2-0) of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu scored the first three touchdowns and took a 20-0 lead with 9:34 left in the first half.
But the Governors (0-2) of the Oahu Interscholastic Association, a state-tournament qualifier a year ago, stormed back through intermittent rain to make it 20-14 at the half.
"Sure I was worried when it was a six-point game at halftime," Punahou coach Kale Ane said. "But I was also worried when we were up 20-0. They're a big, athletic team and they hit hard the whole game. We knew they would be good and never quit and they didn't quit."
Steven Dannaway was a huge part of Punahou's early lead. A speedy baserunner for the Buffanblu's state championship baseball team last spring, Dannaway raced for a 47-yard touchdown on a reverse to the right side for the Buffanblu's 7-0 lead. He also scored on a 7-yard reverse to the left early in the second quarter for Punahou's 20-0 bulge.
The quarterback tandem of Brett Kan and Justin Ingalls proved difficult for the Farrington defense to stop throughout. They combined to complete 17 of 31 passes for 287 yards. Kan played most of the second half, leading the team to 21 crucial, unanswered points for an insurmountable 41-14 lead.
Kan's 24-yard TD pass to Brian Matsumoto got things going for Punahou in the second half. He also threw a 14-yard scoring pass to Jeremiah Ostrowski in the final period. Ostrowski, an All-State point guard for the Buffanblu basketball team, finished with three receptions for 113 yards.
Govs quarterback Eti Atonio spearheaded his team's short-lived comeback.
He set up Fetaiagogo Fonoti's 2-yard second-quarter score by completing a 29-yarder to Alex Mendoza, and then he connected on a 65-yard TD bomb to Mendoza with time running out in the first half.
Fonoti had a strong two-way game for Farrington. He scored two touchdowns, including an 87-yard kickoff return late in the second half. He also sacked Kan twice for 22 yards.
"Punahou was well-prepared, as usual," Govs coach Randall Okimoto said. "They did a lot of counter-action in the backfield and that hurt us. But I'm pleased with our effort. It is much improved over last week (a loss to Iolani). We brought it close before the half and we stopped them three-and-out to start the second half. We thought we could come back, but mental errors and dropped passes on third down hurt us."
Dannaway finished with 67 yards on three carries and he caught five passes for 54 yards.
Pac-Five 21, Kaimuki 0: The Wolfpack defense held the Bulldogs to 106 yards of offense as the ILH notched another win over the OIA at Kaiser Stadium.
Pac-Five's offense struggled itself, converting on only two of seven red-zone opportunities, but the Wolfpack were too much for a Kaimuki squad of only 18 players.
Kaimuki opens play in the OIA Red East next Saturday against defending state champion Kahuku, whilePac-Five plays Aiea in another interleague matchup.
Other nonleague result
San Clemente 31, Kauai 7:Mike Cook ran in an 80-yard touchdown to lead the Tritons past the Red Raiders at Vidinha Stadium.San Clemente jumped out to a 17-0 lead before Kauai scored on Kekoa Crowell's 1-yard run. The Tritons rushed for 305 yards to the Red Raiders' 20. Crowell threw for 94 yards on 14 of 27 attempts as the Red Raiders fell to 0-2 in preseason play.
