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Posted on: Saturday, November 21, 2009

CFB: 'Iolani alum Takamura helps Harvard beat Yale


The Associated Press

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Yale's Alex Thomas wards off Harvard's Jon Takamura, an 'Iolani alum, during the first half of The Game on Saturday. It was the 126th meeting between the two schools. Harvard won 14-10.

BOB CHILD | Associated Press

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Collier Winters threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns and 'Iolani alum Jon Takamura made an interception with less than a minute remaining as Harvard came back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat rival Yale 14-10.

Today marked the 126th meeting of The Game and the Crimson's eighth win against the Bulldogs in the last nine years.

Takamura, a senior, had five solo tackles and four assisted tackles in his final game.

Yale led 10-7 with just 2:25 left, but faked a punt on a fourth-and-22 from its 26-yard line. Harvard (7-3, 6-1 Ivy) got the ball when Yale safety John Powers was dragged down at his 40.

Three plays later, Winters hit Chris Lorditch down the left seam for a 32-yard score.

Tailback Gino Gordon ran for 86 yards on 13 carries, including a crucial 19-yard fourth-down run in the fourth quarter that sparked the Crimson comeback.

Alex Thomas had 124 yards on 26 carries for Yale (4-6, 2-5). Gabriel Fernandez, a Yale sophomore offensive lineman and Mid-Pacific alum, got into the game. Former Hawai'i assistant Ikaika Malloe is Yale's defensive coordinator.

The rivalry dates back to 1875.