ISLE FILE
Islanders fall to San Diego for eighth consecutive loss

Advertiser Staff

San Diego scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to rally for a 44-34 victory over the Hawaiian Islanders in an arenafootball2 game at San Diego last night.

San Diego is 4-5 and Hawai'i, which has lost eight in a row, 1-8.

The Islanders led 21-16 at halftime, but Aazaar Abdul-Rahim scored on a 30-yard pass from Kane Claunch to give San Diego a 23-21 lead with 9 minutes, 17 seconds to go in the third quarter.

Hawai'i regained the lead (27-23) on a 6-yard pass from Darnell Arceneaux to Olen Rosehill. But Claunch completed a 32-yard pass to Altie Parker to put San Diego ahead for good.

On the ensuing kickoff, Brad Greetis scored on a ball-off-the-net recovery in the end zone to give San Diego a 37-27 lead with 41 seconds to go in the third quarter.

Abdul-Rahim finished with four catches for 75 yards and two touchdowns. Parker had three catches for 67 yards and two scores.

The Riptide's Claunch completed 14 of 21 passes for 227 yards and four touchdowns.

Arceneaux completed 15 of 31 passes for 126 yards and one touchdown. He also ran for two scores. He was replaced by Erik Wilhelm in the fourth quarter.

Mike Tillis led the Islanders in receiving with five catches for 91 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

The Islanders, in their first season of arenafootball2, return home on Saturday to play Peoria (7-2) at Blaisdell Center Arena.

The Riptide and Islanders meet again on June 14 in Honolulu.

GOLF

Sasada, an assistant pro at Makena, is at 8-under 136. Pros Beau Yokomoto (71 yesterday) and Dean Prince (72) and amateur Kristofer Baptist (72) were at 143. Baptist is a student at the University of San Francisco.

Louie Lee (71) and Kendall Fukumoto (75) are at 144. Defending champion Casey Nakama (73) is at 145.

The final round begins at 6:30 a.m. today at Makena South. The winner gets $4,200.

Sasada won the Maui Open in 1990, 1995 and 2000.