No. 1 Kamehameha still unbeaten, 28-0

By Stacy Kaneshiro
Advertiser Staff

Kamehameha fullback Travis Beyer eluded Iolani's Kyle Muraoka during the second quarter of last night's Interscholastic League of Honolulu interdivisional game at Aloha Stadium. Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser

The Warriors (4-0 ILH, 7-0 overall), ranked No. 1 in The Advertiser Top 10, contained the No. 5 Raiders (3-1, 5-2), who had averaged 369 yards per game, to 197 yards. In fact, Iolani's deepest penetration of the game was to the Warriors' 29 and that came in the closing seconds of the game.

"Second half, they manhandled us up front," Iolani coach Wendell Look said. "They beat us at our own game. They wore us down."

Kamehameha also had three interceptions, one each by Kaeo Drummondo, Kekoa Smith and Guyton Galdeira. Drummondo had a 19-yard return for a TD nullified by an illegal block.

The Warriors also registered two sacks of Iolani quarterback Robert Mageo, one each by defensive end Karl Noa and linebacker Matt Morgado.

"We're glad to have this win because Iolani is real tough,"Noa said.

And if the Warriors didn't sack Mageo, they pressured him heavily. Linebacker Micah Lau and lineman JP Kennedy got to Mageo just as he released the ball for incomplete passes.

Iolani running back Raynold Stowers, who entered the game leading all ILH rushers with 588 yards, was held to 61 in 10 carries. Trailing from the start, Iolani had to revert to the passing game to play catchup, thus limiting his rushes.

Meanwhile, the Warriors rambled for 346 yards, 222 on the ground. Quarterback Caleb Spencer had 199 yards in offense (115 passing and 84 rushing). He scored Kamehameha's final TD on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter.

The Warriors were meticulous on offense, using zone and trap plays behind the offensive line of center Reyn Kaupiko, guards Brennen Carvalho and Shane Cazimero and tackles RJ Willing and Elwin Freitas. That allowed fullback Travis Beyer to rush for 58 yards on 10 carries, including the first TD of the game on a 1-yard run. But Beyer left after one carry in the second half with a sprained ankle. He is expected back next week, Kamehameha coach Kanani Souza said.

Receiver Keoni Ruth, who scored the second TD in the second quarter, lined up in the backfield and scored on a 3-yard run. He left the game later because of cramping. He is expected to return next week, Souza said.

But it wasn't as if the Warriors lost a step. Sy Cullen filled in at running back and got 49 yards on 12 carries.

Josh Vierra, spelling Ruth on punt returns, took one 59 yards to the Iolani 8 to set up the Warriors' third TD in the third quarter, a 17-yard run by Cullen.

KAMEHAMEHA (4-0) 7 7 7 7 —28
IOLANI (3-1) 0 0 0 0 — 0

• Kam—Travis Beyer 1 run (Kepa Gaison kick)
• Kam—Keoni Ruth 3 run (Gaison kick)
• Kam—Sy Cullen 17 run (Gaison kick)
• Kam—Caleb Spencer 1 run (Gaison kick)

RUSHING—Kamehameha: Spencer 11-84, Beyer 10-58, Josh Vierra 1-2, Cullen 12-49, Nikolas Soo 1-5, Ruth 1-3, Samson Castillo 3-4, Chase Kaanoi 3-15, Kawai Akina 2-1, Adam Picadura 1-(minus 1), Brenden Uyehara 1-2. Iolani: Robert Mageo 11-(minus 7), Raynold Stowers 10-61, Kelly Teramoto 4-28.

PASSING—-Kamehameha: Spencer 9-22-0--115, Akina 1-3-0--9. Iolani: Mageo 16-38-3--110.

RECEIVING—Kamehameha: Ruth 2-22, Waika Spencer 1-7, Vierra 3-45, Beyer 2-32, Kahe Santos 1-9, James Hardy 1-9. Iolani: Karl Motoyama 5-26, Tonee Suetsugu 5-45, Stowers 3-7, Paul Bennett 1-9, Matt Choy 1-14, Lee Korenaga 1-9.

ST. LOUIS 35, DAMIEN 0: Crusader defenders Wilson Afoa and Tolifili Liufau combined for 11 tackles, 4 hurries, 3 knockdowns, 2 sacks and forced one fumble in a victory over the Monarchs at Kuniakea Stadium on the Kamehameha Schools campus.

Damien was held to just 4 total yards.

B.J. Batts scored on runs of 4 and 7 yards, and quarterback Bobby George ran one yard for a touchdown and threw a 17-yard TD pass to Jon Amano for the Crusaders.

Damien (0-4) 0 0 0 0— 0
St. louis (3-1) 14 21 0 0—35

• St. L—B.J. Batts 4 run (Kaeo Adams kick)
• St. L—Batts 7 run (Adams kick)
• St. L—Bobby George 1 run (Adams kick)
• St. L—Jon Amano 17 pass from George (Adams kick)
• St. L—Justin Cabansag 1 run (C.J. Santiago kick)

RUSHING—Damien: Cory Mullen 17-27, Tevita Williams 6-(minus 23), Ranson Decosta 5-22, Fehi Sevelo 3-(minus 5), Fuavaa Faualo 2-1, Team 1-(minus 21). St. Louis: George 1-1, Batts, 8-58, Cabansag 3-5, Derrick Hohu 2-10, Stanley Nihipali 1-17, Kealii Perbera 1-(minus 10).

PASSING—Damien: Williams 3-6-1—3, Zachary Shimizu 0-2-1—0. St. Louis: George 7-10-0—101, Nihipali 1-4-0—7, Perbera 1-4-0—14.

RECEIVING—Damien: Micah Komine 1-1, Andrew Canoy 1-1, Faualo 1-1. St. Louis: Shawn Kauleinamoku 1-9, Shane Butcher 3-57, Jon Amano 2-22, John Gentry 1-13, Robert Patrocino 1-7, Donald Fialkowski 1-14.

PUNAHOU 24, PAC-FIVE 7: Drew Monahan accounted for three touchdowns and 212 yards in offense to lift the Buffanblu to their first regular season win in an ILH interdivisional game.

Monahan scored on a 4-yard touchdown run, threw a 12-yard TD pass to Stan Fisher and returned a kickoff 50 yards for another TD to pace the Buffanblu (1-3), who play in Division I.

The Wolfpack (1-3), who are in Division II, averted a shutout when quarterback McShane Dator scored on a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter.

PUNAHOU (1-3) 3 7 7 7—24
PAC-FIVE (1-3) 0 0 0 7— 7

• Pun—FG Tamatoa Hackney 38
• Pun—Drew Monahan 4 run (Hackney kick)
• Pun—Stan Fisher 12 pass from Monahan (Hackney kick)
• Pac—McShane Dator 2 run (Darci Hata kick)
• Pun—Monahan 50 kickoff return (Hackney kick)

RUSHING—Punahou: Monahan 17-21, Reyn Wicklund 3-2, Hackney 15-80, Jason Sakata 1-(minus 3), Royce Bowman 1-3. Pac-Five: Dator 7-20, Gyles Lawrence 3-1, Andrew Rutherford 2-6, Shane Lawrence 1-1, Ryan Leong 4-17, Ryan Urabe 1-(minus 5).

PASSING—Punahou: Monahan 16-24-1—175, Kevin Cronin 2-6-0—6. Pac-Five: Dator 10-28-4—125.

RECEIVING—Punahou: Sakata 1-3, Mitchell Wong 1-3, Wicklund 3-14, Fisher 6-79, Christopher Duncan 3-50, Cameron Grace 1-15, Chad Tamashiro 2-13, Hackney 1-4. Pac-Five: Leong 1-(minus 2), Tyler 4-31, Paul Kaohu-Nishimura 2-43, Rutherford 1-20, Coby Walker 1-10, Nick Miyamoto 1-23.

Reported by Yukio Hamada