Posted on: Saturday, October 2, 2004
Raiders stay perfect behind Kepo'o's four TD passes
Advertiser Staff
Kiran Kepo'o completed 19 of 33 passes for 375 yards and four touchdowns to lead Iolani to a 38-13 victory over Pac-Five yesterday at Aloha Stadium.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser Kepo'o, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound left-handed junior, had 293 yards passing by halftime. He left the game early in the fourth quarter after throwing his fourth TD pass, an 11-yarder to tailback Michael Hirokawa which helped give Iolani a 31-7 lead.
The Raiders had three receivers — Micah Kalama, Kekai Kealoha and Travis Nishioka — finish with more than 100 yards receiving. Also, Iolani defensive back Landon Patoc intercepted four passes.
The Raiders took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter after Kepo'o's 49-yard touchdown pass to Kalama and a 92-yard TD catch-and-run by Nishioka.
The Wolfpack answered with Bryson Beirne's 21-yard touchdown pass to Cody Walker, closing it to 14-7 on the final play of the first quarter.
Milo Kalama's 33-yard field goal put Iolani up 17-7, and the Raiders took a 24-7 lead into halftime after Kepo'o's 9-yard touchdown pass to Nishioka.
Micah Kalama finished with 10 catches for 186 yards, Kealoha had six catches for 105 yards and Nishioka added two catches for 101 yards.
PAC-FIVE (3-2-1, 0-1-1) 7 0 0 6 — 13
Iol — Micah Kalama 49 pass from Kiran Kepo'o (Milo Kalama kick)
Iol—Travis Nishioka 92 pass from Kepo'o (Milo Kalama kick)
Pac—Cody Walker 21 pass from Bryson Beirne (Brent Umehira kick)
Iol—FG Milo Kalama 33
Iol—Nishioka 9 pass from Kepo'o (Milo Kalama kick)
Iol—Michael Hirokawa 11 pass from Kepo'o (Milo Kalama kick)
Iol—Kekai Kealoha 28 pass from Kai Iwasaki (Milo Kalama kick)
Pac—Kaimana Komine 5 pass from Nathan Alvarado (kick failed)
RUSHING—Iol: Hirokawa 16-55, Kepo'o 5-4, Kealoha 1-1, Iwasaki 2-2, William Orihuela 3-5. Pac: Beirne 18-78, Umehira 1-1, Nathan Alvarado 4-14, Royce Alvarado 1-9.
PASSING—Iol: Kepo'o 19-33-1—375, Iwasaki 3-4-0—47. Pac: Beirne 6-20-4—56, Nathan Alvarado 7-15-1—58.
RECEIVING—Iol: Kealoha 6-105, Micah Kalama 10-186, Hirokawa 3-16, Nishioka 2-101, Blayne Yama 1-14. Pac: Walker 2-26, Umehira 4-33, Kawika Searle 4-29, Nathan Alvarado 1-5, Kamalu Kealoha 1-16, Komine 1-5.
The Raiders, ranked No. 6 in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of media and coaches, remained unbeaten at 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu. Pac-Five fell to 3-2-1 and 0-1-1.
Iolani's Kiran Kepo'o passed for 375 yards as the No. 6 Raiders beat Pac-Five to improve to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the ILH.
IOLANI (5-0, 2-0) 14 10 0 14 — 38
