Posted on: Saturday, October 9, 2004

Kamehameha throttles Iolani, 51-20

By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer

The Kamehameha Schools football team took the air out of Iolani's prolific offense and bulled its way to a resounding 51-20 victory last night before a crowd of 3,625 at Aloha Stadium.

The Warriors, ranked No. 4 in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media, improved to 4-1-1 overall and 2-1 in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu. No. 7 Iolani, which entered the game with the ILH's top passing offense, fell to 5-1, 2-1.

Raiders quarterback Kiran Kepo'o threw for 293 yards by halftime in last week's victory over Pac-Five, but was held to seven completions in 22 attempts and only 80 yards in the first two quarters last night. He was intercepted on his third attempt and did not have positive yards in passing until his fourth completion.

"We tried to switch up between man and zone so (the Raiders) kept seeing a different look and they didn't know what to do," said Kamehameha cornerback Travis Uale. "We had a bye last week so we had two weeks to prepare, and we practiced hard. We wanted to stay with our man and let the quarterback test the corners."

Iolani receivers did get open on a couple of deep routes early, but Kepo'o overthrew them both times. He finished 13 of 38 for 189 yards.

"Kiran was very up for this game — everybody was — and when that happens the adrenaline is flowing and sometimes you come out a little tight," Raiders coach Wendell Look said. "You get a little anxious and you lose patience. If we hit a couple of those long ones, it's a different game."

Warriors coach Kanani Souza said "we got lucky" on the overthrows, but added it wasn't always Kepo'o's fault.

"Our defensive backs were in position to make some of those throws difficult," Souza said.

Kamehameha's offense, meanwhile, controlled the ball on the ground and wore down Iolani's undersized front. Senior tailback Jayson Rego rushed for a game-high 149 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries, and sophomore Ryan Montez added 61 yards and one touchdown on nine carries.

IOLANI (5-1, 2-1) 0 3 11 6 — 20

KAMEHAMEHA (4-1-1, 2-1) 7 14 21 9 — 51

KS—Jayson Rego 1 run (Kepa Gaison kick)

KS—Rego 1 run (Gaison kick)

Iol—FG Milo Kalama 33

KS—Ryan Montez 30 run (Gaison kick)

Iol—FG Kalama 32

KS—Ikaika Hardie 92 kickoff return (Gaison kick)

Iol—Michael Hirokawa 1 run (Hirokawa pass from Kiran Kepo'o)

KS—Waika Spencer 30 pass from Pono Kam (Gaison kick)

KS—Rego 5 run (Gaison kick)

KS—FG Gaison 38

Iol—Micah Kalama 2 run (kick failed)

KS—Tyson Fujimoto 2 run (kick failed)

RUSHING — Iol: Kepo'o 7-(minus-39), Micah Kalama 1-4, Hirokawa 5-22, Milo Kalama 1-(minus-8), Jon Takamura 1-34, William Orihuela 3-7, Kai Iwasaki 3-23, Kyle Fooks 1-1; KS: Rego 22-149, Montez 9-61, Kam 2-8, Evan Coller 3-3, Fujimoto 5-46.

PASSING — Iol: Kepo'o 13-38-1—189, Iwasaki 3-3-0—46; KS: Kam 4-9-0—84, Parker Bode 1-2-0—17.

RECEIVING — Iol: Hirokawa 4-50, Micah Kalama 5-47, Nishioka 4-101, Kekai Kealoha 2-22, Mark May 1-15; KS: Hardie 1-0, Spencer 2-75, Aaron Nichols 1-9, Jeremiah Dela Peña 1-17.

SAINT LOUIS 44, PAC-FIVE 0

Stanley Nihipali completed 7 of 16 passes for 116 yards and three touchdowns and the Crusaders held the Wolfpack to 101 yards to remain unbeaten in the ILH.

Saint Louis, ranked No. 2 in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media, improved to 5-1 overall, 3-0 in the ILH. Pac-Five is 3-3-1, 0-2-1.

The Crusaders took a 21-0 lead into the second quarter after Kevin Sullivan's 6-yard touchdown run and TD passes of 35 and 28 yards from Nihipali to Shaun Kauleinamoku. Saint Louis then got a safety when Tane Nahalea blocked a punt out of bounds with 9:22 remaining in the half.

Two plays after the ensuing free kick, Nihipali connected with Shane Perry on a 24-yard touchdown pass. Three plays later, linebacker Chester Wilson intercepted a Wolfpack pass and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown to help the Crusaders take a 37-0 halftime lead.

Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2456.

SAINT LOUIS (5-1, 3-0) 21 16 7 0 — 44

PAC-FIVE (3-3-1, 0-2-1) 0 0 0 0 — 0

SL—Kevin Sullivan 6 run (Jeremy Shea kick)

SL—Shaun Kauleinamoku 35 pass from Stanley Nihipali (Shea kick)

SL—Kauleinamoku 28 pass from Nihipali (Shea kick)

SL—Safety, punt blocked out of end zone

SL—Shane Perry 24 pass from Nihipali (Shea kick)

SL—Chester Wilson 26 interception return (Kenton Chun kick)

SL—Andrew Shriver 2 run (Chun kick)

RUSHING—SL: Sullivan 7-33, Nihipali 4-27, Shriver 7-66, Cody Wells 5-62, Cameron Higgins 4-38; Pac: Bryson Beirne 9-3, Royce Alvarado 10-41, Nathan Alvarado 2-(minus-13).

PASSING—SL: Nihipali 7-16-1—116, Higgins 0-3-0—0; Pac: Beirne 3-11-3—45, Nathan Alvarado 1-9-1—26.

RECEIVING—SL: Kauleinamoku 3-69, Perry 3-40, Ryan Brilhante 1-7; Pac: Cody Walker 2-41, Royce Alvarado 2-30.