Posted on: Saturday, December 13, 2003
Afamasaga propels West to 30-15 victory
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
Little-known Nanakuli High School receiver Jimmy Afamasaga caught four passes for 97 yards and two touchdowns last night to lead the West All-Stars to a 30-15 victory over the East in the Hawai'i Union Builders Foundation Good will Classic.
An Aloha Stadium crowd of 2,492 braved intermittent showers and watched the West jump out to a 24-7 halftime lead, with Afamasaga catching a 7-yard TD pass from Punahou quarterback John Morris to make it 12-0 with 47 seconds remaining in the first quarter, and snaring a 25-yard touchdown pass from Pearl City's Jensen Cabanero to make it 24-7 with 1:47 left in the half.
The West opened its lead to 30-7 on the first play of the fourth quarter on Morris' 17-yard touchdown pass to Buffanblu teammate Koa Duncan, and the East ended the scoring with Raynold Stowers of Iolani scoring on a 1-yard run with 7:56 left.
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W—Chris Lave 1 run (kick blocked)
RUSHING—East: Stowers 7-23, Vaimoui 3-2, Kainoa Tauataha 1-4, Werner 7-35, Keali'i Perbera 1-(minus-11). West: Lave 8-13, Carlo Reneses 2-3, Jensen Cabanero 3-(minus-6), Raymond Tauala 4-(minus-8), Kaheaku-Enhada 8-39, John Dela Rama 1-2, Afamasaga 1-5, Peter Raneses 1-2.
PASSING—East: Werner 5-12-0—107, Perbera 7-19-3—74. West: Ben Ah Mook Sang 1-1-0—40, Cabanero 5-5-0—59, Afamasaga 0-1-0—0, Morris 7-14-0—143, Kaheaku-Enhada 2-2-0—29.
RECEIVING — East: Jarred Suzui 2-47, Travis Tyler 2-43, Ikaika Ho 2-18, Dylan Linkner 2-45, Stowers 2-26, Paul Kaohu-Nishimura 1-11, Vaimoui 1-(minus-9). West: Afamasaga 4-97, Pieper 3-22, Aran Bisho 1-22, Darren Smith 2-19, Dela Rama 1-48, Duncan 2-43, Ah Mook Sang 1-16, Nathaniel Nasca 1-4.
W—Jimmy Afamasaga 7 pass from John Morris (run failed)
E—Paea Vaimoui 4 run (C.J. Santiago kick)
W—Brandon Pieper 11 pass from Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada (run failed)
W—Afamasaga 25 pass from Jensen Cabanero (pass failed)
W—Koa Duncan 17 pass from Morris (pass failed)
E—Raynold Stowers 1 run (Sione Tuifua pass from Werner)
