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Posted on: Friday, October 31, 2008

Saint Louis wallops Kamehameha, 55-28

By Stacy Kaneshiro
Advertiser Staff Writer

Jeremy Higgins passed for six touchdowns and 485 yards and rushed for another and No. 2 Saint Louis blew past No. 6 Kamehameha, 55-28, last night to keep its Interscholastic League of Honolulu title hopes alive at Aloha Stadium.

The Warriors (7-4 overall, 4-3) are mathematically eliminated, leaving the Crusaders (8-1, 6-1) and top-ranked Punahou (8-1, 5-1) to battle it out the final two weeks for the ILH Division I crown.

Saint Louis has a bye next week before playing Punahou Nov. 12. The Warriors will play the Buffanblu Thursday.

It was the highest-scoring game between the two since the Crusaders won in 1992, 55-12.

Higgins finished 29 of 43 and threw TD passes of 79 and 18 yards to Trevor Mau, 58 yards to Billy Stutzmann, 6 yards to Michael Tuiloma, and 17 and 50 yards to Jordan Fukumoto. Higgins also scored on a 19-yard run.

Running back Austin Wakinekona added a 2-yard TD run for the Saints.

Kamehameha quarterback Edmund Kamano passed for 303 yards and three TDs. Ryan Ho recovered his own fumble in the end zone after a 19-yard gain for the Warriors other touchdown.

The Crusaders blitzed to a 28-0 lead, scoring on four of their first five possessions, before the Warriors responded with 51 seconds left in the half.

Higgins was like a chef at Benihana's, slicing and dicing the Warriors defense with 15-of-20 passing for 294 yards and four TDs by the intermission. He had TD passes of 79 yards to Mau on the right and 58 yards to Stutzmann on the left to make it 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Michael Martin's interception off Kamano in the end zone set up the later TD. It was controversial play because two flags were thrown, as there appeared to be contact between Martin and the receiver. But the flags were waved off. A flag near the Warriors bench for unsportsmanlike conduct followed and the Crusaders took advantage of the frustrated Warriors with the long pass.

In the second quarter, Higgins hit Mau with an 18-yard TD pass and later connected with Tuiloma on a 6-yarder on a slant pattern. Warren Spencer's PAT kick made it 28-0.

The Warriors scored just before the half when Kamano hit Pi'i Minns on a fade into the right side of the end zone for a 9-yard scoring play.

SAINT LOUIS (8-1, 6-1) 14 14 13 14 — 55

KAMEHAMEHA (7-4, 4-3) 0 7 14 7 — 28

Stl—Trevor Mau 79 pass from Jeremy Higgins (Warren Spencer kick)

Stl—Billy Stutzmann 58 pass from Higgins (Spencer kick)

Stl—Mau 18 pass from Higgins (Spencer kick)

Stl—Michael Tuiloma 6 pass from Higgins (Spencer kick)

Kam—Pi'i Minns 9 pass from Edmund Kamano Jr. (Kevin Doo kick)

Stl—Jordan Fukumoto 17 pass from Higgins (Spencer kick)

Kam—Ryan Ho fumble recovery in end zone (Doo kick)

Stl—Fukumoto 50 pass from Higgins (kick failed)

Kam—Maika Mataele 6 pass from Kamano (Doo kick)

Stl—Austin Wakinekona 2 run (Nick Botelho kick)

Stl—Higgins 19 run (Botelho kick)

Kam—Mataele 15 pass from Kamano (Doo kick)

RUSHING—Saint Louis: Higgins 2-17, Wakinekona 15-83, Stutzmann 1-0, Emmett McShane 2-(minus 1), Marcus Mariota 1-10. Kamehameha: Kamano 11-38, Ho 12-57, Shawn Bode 1-(minus 6), Mataele 1-6.

PASSING—Saint Louis: Higgins 29-43-0—485. Kamehameha: Kamano 27-45-1—303, Michael Kukahiwa 1-1-0—37

RECEIVING—Saint Louis: Mau 5-153, Stutzmann 10-136, Jordan Fukumoto 5-107, Wakinekona 1-19, Micah McClinton 4-25, Tuiloma 1-6, Evan Fujihara 1-28, Layson Aliviado 1-5, Kyle Souza 1-4. Kamehameha: Mataele 9-152, Minns 5-39, Liko Oliveira 1-8, Pono Haitsuka 6-47, Ho 5-73, Wave Ryder 1-14, Rylee Urasaki 1-7. DAMIEN 20, PAC-FIVE 14

Stanton Pilialoha connected with Makana Ka'anoi for two touchdown passes and Damien held on to beat Pac-Five, 20-14, last night in Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division II football at Aloha Stadium.

Pilialoha completed 4 of 7 passes for 99 yards, including TD passes of 49 and 29 yards to Ka'anoi for the Monarchs (6-5 overall, 3-5 ILH), who snapped a four-game skid. The first TD came after a Wolfpack fumble and the other after Damien blocked a punt inside Wolfpack territory.

The Monarchs rushed for 243 yards. Ikaika Mokiao led the way with 84 yards on 19 carries with Josh Asuncion gaining 77 yards on 15 carries.

The Wolfpack (3-8, 2-6) scored twice in the fourth quarter, but their rally ended after a failed onside kick following their second TD that pulled them within six. Although they forced Damien to punt with about 30 seconds left, the Monarchs recovered a muffed punt to secure the game.

PJ Minaya hit London Amorin on a 37-yard TD pass and running back Scotty Awaya scored on a 1-yard run with 1:37 left for Pac-Five.

DAMIEN (6-5, 3-5) 0 7 13 0—20

PAC-FIVE (3-8, 2-6) 0 0 0 14—14

Dam—Makana Ka'anoi 40 pass from Stanton Pilialoha (Ka'anoi kick)

Dam—Ka'anoi 29 pass from Pilialoha (Ka'anoi kick)

Dam—Andrew Morgan 5 run (kick failed)

Pac—London Amorin 37 pass from PJ Minaya (Brendan Sagucio kick)

Pac—Scotty Awaya 1 run (Sagucio kick)

RUSHING—Damien: Pilialoha 3-(minus 9), Josh Asuncion 15-77, Ikaika Mokiao 18-84, Austin Dawson 2-13, Darius DeMello 5-43, Jeremiah Matautia 9-34, Morgan 1-5, Team 1-(minus 3). Pac-Five: Minaya 6-(minus 14), Darin Kamealoha 2-18, Awaya 1-1.

PASSING—Damein: Pilialoha 4-7-0—99. Pac-Five: Minaya 26-50-1—278.

RECEIVING—Damien: Asuncion 1-21, Ka'anoi 2-69, Mokiao 1-9. Pac-Five: Kamealoha 9-62, Jordon Doi 4-31, Amorin 11-135, Dylan Gomez 2-50.

Reach Stacy Kaneshiro at skaneshiro@honoluluadvertiser.com.