The Warriors, ranked No. 1 in The Advertiser's statewide poll, rallied from a 13-0 deficit last night and then held off No. 3 Saint Louis, 16-13, in a thrilling ILH opener before 9,193 fans at Aloha Stadium.

Kamehameha (3-0 overall) scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 4-yard play action pass from quarterback Pono Kam to tight end Kawika Vincent with 10:42 remaining in the game, then later got a gift first down when Saint Louis was flagged for a personal foul after stopping the Warriors on third-and-7 on their own 44 with 1:32 left. The Crusaders were out of timeouts, and Kamehameha ran out the clock.

"We were fortunate, we got lucky; this thing coulda gone any which way you could imagine," Warriors coach Kanani Souza said.

Arceneaux, 25, was in his first league game as a head coach. The Saints took a 7-0 lead barely two minutes into the game on a 29-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Keali'i Perbera to Maka'ala Kuewa. Leichman Fiaseu's 1-yard TD plunge in the second quarter made it 13-0.

The Warriors closed to 13-7 shortly before halftime on a 6-yard TD run by Kam, and then made it 13-9 after linebacker Travis Correa tripped up Perbera for a safety with 2:09 remaining in the third quarter.

Ikaika Hardie returned the ensuing kickoff 34 yards to the 50, and Vincent gave Kamehameha its only lead nine plays later.

• KAMEHAMEHA (1-0) 0 7 2 7—16
• SAINT LOUIS (0-1) 7 6 0 0—13

SL—Maka'ala Kuewa 29 pass from Keali'i Perbera (C.J. Santiago kick)
SL—Leichman Fiaseu 1 run (kick failed)
KS—Pono Kam 6 run (Kepa Gaison kick)
KS—Safety, Perbera tackled in end zone
KS—Kawika Vincent 4 pass from Kam (Gaison kick)

RUSHING — KS: Sy Cullen 24-69, Kam 1-(minus-8), T.J. Kuahine 3-8. SL: B.J. Batts 14-29, Cody Wells 6-29, Shaun Kauleinamoku 1-5, Fiaseu 2-2, Perbera 4-(minus-15), Stanley Nihipali 1-(minus-5).

PASSING — KS: Kam 13-24-0—129. SL: Perbera 11-22-1—104.

RECEIVING — KS: Cullen 2-12, Kamuela Kapanui 1-18, Matt Coelho 4-18, Tamatoa Silva 1-36, Nathaniel Nakagawa 2-13, Waika Spencer 2-28, Vincent 1-4. SL: Kauleinamoku 3-33, Batts 5-23, Aaron Bain 2-33, Johnny Gentry 1-15.

• DAMIEN 32, PAC-FIVE 6: Ranson DeCosta rushed for 138 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries and Va'a Fauaolo added 109 yards and one touchdown on 15 carries as the Monarchs (1-1 overall) stunned the Wolfpack (2-1, 0-1) for their first league victory since Oct. 26, 2000.

Damien had lost 16 ILH games in a row.

"Every year, we take the bad things from the season before out of our memory and start over," said DeCosta, a senior three-year starter. "This year is all about making a statement and starting a Damien revolution."

• DAMIEN (1-0) 6 13 13 0 — 32
• PAC-FIVE (0-1) 0 0 0 6 — 6

Dam — Andrew Canoy 12 pass from Tevita Williams (kick failed)
Dam — Williams 13 run (pass failed)
Dam — Ranson DeCosta 1 run (Cory Mullen kick)
Dam — Kealoha Pilares 21 fumble return (kick failed)
Dam — Va'a Faualo 44 run (Mullen kick)
Pac — Travis Tyler 12 pass from Jordan Tani (kick blocked)

RUSHING — Dam: DeCosta 18-138, Williams 5-20, Va'a Faualo 15-109, Landen Dela Cruz 1-(minus-3), Vehi Sevelo 6-27. Pac: Gyles Lawrence 7-16. Brent Umehira 3-23, Cheyne Abbey-Chong 2-2, Shane Lawrence 1-6, Gilbert Gonzales 1-(minus-6), team 1-(minus-24).

PASSING — Dam: Williams 5-11-0—38. Pac: Tani 16-29-1—160.

RECEIVING — Dam: DeCosta 2-7, Canoy 2-31, Dela Cruz 1-0. Pac: Paul Kaohu-Nishimura 5-52, Tyler 8-81, Umehira 1-16, Cody Walker 1-6, Abbey-Chong 1-5.

OIA

• CASTLE 29, KAIMUKI 0: Ikaika Ho caught touchdown passes of 25 and 10 yards and added a 51-yard TD run as the Knights beat the Bulldogs in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red East game at Kaiser field.

• Castle (2-1) 14 7 8 0—29
• Kaimuki (0-3) 0 0 0 0— 0

Cast—Ikaika Ho 25 pass from Jr. Mansanas (Ethan Gonsalves kick)
Cast—Ho 10 pass from Bryce Kalauokaaea (Gonsalves kick)
Cast—Jarred Suzui 13 pass from Mansanas (Gonsalves kick)
Cast—Ho 51 run (Suzui run)

RUSHING—Castle: Kalauokaaea 2-(minus 7), Guy Humalon 5-31, Suzui 1-12, Ho 1-51, Don Medina 1-(minus 1), Mansanas 4-35. Kaimuki: Kaeo Neal 13-27, Shaye Aso'au 13-4, Dylan Kuratsu 1-(minus 6), Shelden Sarcedo 11-78, Tupou Kuliha'apai 4-5.

PASSING—Castle: Kalauokaaea 5-17-1—29, Mansanas 5-9-1—56. Kaimuki: Aso'au 11-20-0—40.

RECEIVING—Castle: Ho 3-44, Suzui 3-14, Jordan Kahoekapu 2-14, Robin Smith 1-17, Justin Kruse 1-(minus 4). Kaimuki: Kuliha'apai 4-16, Sarcedo 3-1, Andre Agbayani 1-7, Josiah Kua 3-16.

JV—Castle 42, Kaimuki 6

• NANAKULI 8, WAIPAHU 0: Jimmy Afamasaga caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from Albert Distajo for the host Golden Hawks in an OIA Red West game.

• Waipahu (0-3) 0 0 0 0—0
• Nanakuli (2-1) 0 8 0 0—8

Nana—Jimmy Afamasaga 22 pass from Albert Distajo (Kyle Beck run)

RUSHING —Waipahu: Joshua Hicks 6-10, Jonathan Cordeiro 15-(minus 3), Stan Abasial 3-40, Sandy Bishop 8-56. Nanakuli: Beck 14-24, Albert Distajo 7-(minus 20), Alex Maiava 1-2, Roland Celes 1-0, Jaycee Alapai 1-(minus 2).

PASSING —Waipahu: Cordeiro 6-27-1—42. Nanakuli: Albert Distajo 7-19-0—154.

RECEIVING—Waipahu: Ryan Winfrey 1-12, Ricky Noble 1-8, Braddon Varde 1-14, Abasial 3-8. Nanakuli: Alex Distajo 1-12, Jeral Alapai 2-44, Afamasaga 3-64, Beck 1-34.

JV—Nanakuli 31, Waipahu 0

Reported by Jason Aki

• 'AIEA 10, RADFORD 0: R.J. Kiesel-Kauhane returned an interception for 70-yard touchdown as Na Ali'i defeated the host Rams in an OIA White game.

• 'Aiea (3-0) 3 0 0 7—10
• Radford (2-1) 0 0 0 0— 0

'Aiea—FG Brandon Puckett 32
'Aiea—R.J. Kiesel-Kauhane 70 interception return (Puckett kick)

RUSHING —'Aiea: Kali Kuia 2-(minus 3), Raymond Tauala 10-34, Ben Ah Mook Sang 3-9, Lawrence Leovao 1-4, Donny Mapusaga 1-(minus 6). Radford: Stephen Baughn 6-30, Roderick Price 7-5, James Armstrong 8-26, Aaron Perry 2-13, Jason Opetaia 1-(minus 1), Dennis Medina 1-(minus 1).

PASSING —'Aiea: Kuia 18-38-4—186. Radford: Baughn 6-13-5—86.

RECEIVING —'Aiea: Tauala 1-22, Jonathan Burgos 7-79, Alden Dememo 5-74, Ah Mook Sang 2-16, Mapusaga 1-(minus 8), Ian Dela Cuesta 2-3. Radford: Sunny Belcher 2-61, Roscoe Pagurigan 1-16, Armstrong 1-3, Price 1-2, Raymond Burciaga 1-4.