No. 1 Kamehameha stops Punahou, 21-9

Advertiser Staff

Kahe Santos rushed for 225 yards on 38 carries, including a 2-yard touchdown run, and Kawai Akina passed for two scores and 189 yards as Kamehameha defeated Punahou, 21-9, at the Kunuiakea Athletic Complex on the Kamehameha campus yesterday.

Kamehameha, ranked No. 1 in The Honolulu Advertiser's Top 10, is 6-0. Punahou is 2-4.

Kamehameha, the ILH first-half champs, plays St. Louis (5-1) on Saturday for the second-half title. The Warriors earn the overall title and a state berth with a victory.

Punahou (2-4) 0 3 0 6— 9
Kamehameha (6-0) 0 14 7 0—21

Kam— Benjamin Vincent 7 pass from Kawai Akina (Kepa Gaison kick)

Kam—Keoni Ruth 35 pass from Akina (Gaison kick)

Pun—FG Tamatoa Hackney 28

Kam—Kahe Santos 2 run (Gaison kick)

Pun—Stan Fisher 10 pass from Drew Monahan (run failed)

RUSHING—Pun: Monahan 12-(minus 28), Hackney 2-27, Micah Strickland 1-(minus 8). Kam: Santos 38-225, Ruth 3-16, T.J. Kauhine 2-8, Akina 3-6.

PASSING—Pun: Monahan 15-32-1—162. Kam: Akina 14-24-0—189.

RECEIVING—Pun: Christopher Duncan 4-42, Fisher 6-94, Cameron Grace 1-5, Hackney 2-18, Strickland 2-3. Kam: Josh Vierra 5-75, Keoni Ruth 3-44, Waika Spencer 2-23, Santos 1-19, Dustin Grace 1-10, Benjamin Vincent 1-7, Matt Coelho 1-11.

Reported by Clinton Inouye

MAUI

• NO. 6 BALDWIN 14, KING KEKAULIKE 7: Baldwin scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and rallied past host King Kekaulike Friday to take over first place in the Maui Interscholastic League's second round.

Baldwin quarterback Michael Donahoo threw for 270 yards and TD passes of 30 yards to Jared Mochizuki and 19 yards to JJ Eno.

Baldwin, the first-half champion, is 3-0 in the second half and 7-0 overall in the MIL. King Kekaulike is 3-1 and 5-3.

The Bears can win the second half and overall title with a victory over Maui on Saturday. The MIL champion hosts the O'ahu Interscholastic Association's third-place team in the first round of the state playoffs on Nov. 22.

Baldwin (3-0) 0 0 0 14—14
King Kekaulike (3-1) 0 7 0 0— 7

King K—Ikaika Ma 24 run (Jordan Iwata kick)

Bald—Jared Mochizuki 30 pass from Michael Donahoo (JJ Eno kick)

Bald—Eno 19 pass from Donahoo (Eno kick)

• MAUI 14, LAHAINALUNA 7: Andrew Nakihei ran for touchdowns of 26 and 31 yards to lift the Sabers past the Lunas at War Memorial Stadium last night.

Lahainaluna (0-3) 0 0 0 7— 7
Maui High (2-1) 7 7 0 0—14

Maui—Andrew Nakihei 26 run (Chadwick Sagon kick)

Maui—Nakihei 31 run (Sagon kick)

Lah—Joshua Wilhelm 3 run (Cody Alexander kick)

KAUA'I

• No. 7 Waimea 28, Kapa'a 3: Pomaikai Chang Wo rushed for two touchdowns, leading the unbeaten Menehunes (6-0) to a Kaua'i Interscholastic Federation victory over the Warriors (0-5) Friday night at Vidinha Stadium.

Waimea (6-0), the KIF champion, hosts the OIA runner-up in the first round of the state playoffs on Nov. 22 at Vidinha Stadium.

Waimea (6-0) 21 0 7 0—28
Kapa'a (0-5) 0 0 0 3 —3

Waim—Pomaikai Chang Wo 5 run (Cory Rita kick)

Waim—Chang Wo 2 run (Rita kick)

Waim—Rhyan Parbo 29 run (Rita kick)

Waim—Austin Alquiza 2 pass from John Palacio (Rita kick)

Kapa'a—FG Russ Mahuiki Cummings 36