ILH Football: Kamehameha Wins, St Louis Clinches Title

David Kawada-Digital Sports Hawaii Content Editor

October 26, 2007

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	KAMEHAMEHA DEFEATS IOLANI Both teams were coming off disappointing losses from the previous week. Kamehameha took their 2nd loss against Punahou and thus mathematically eliminated from a chance to win the ILH. Iolani was upset by PAC 5 in a Division II matchup. Tonight it was a matter of which team would rebound quicker. The Warriors were able to focus and defeat the Raiders 35-21 at Aloha Stadium.
ILH Football

Kamehameha
got off to a quick start with a 14-0 lead in the 4th quarter.
Brandon Dumlao scored on a 5 yard run early in the quarter. Rover
Conrad Scheidt intercepted a Kela Marciel and returned it into the
endzone with :21 remaining in the quarter.

In the 2nd quarter,
the only highlight for Iolani was a beautiful rollout punt by Kela
Marciel that rolled all the way to the Warrior 1-inch line. But
Kamehameha quarterback Michael Hoke led his team on a textbook 99-yard
drive which culminated in a Truman Chun 2-yard scoring run just before
the end of the half.

The Warriors were in total control with a
21-0 halftime lead. Raider quarterback Marciel was held to only
74 yards in the air. The offense only mustered 92 total yards as
the Warrior defense completely stuffed the Raider running game as well.

Coach Wendall Look knows how to make halftime adjustments. His team did just that and came out firing in the 3rd quarter.

On
the opening possession of the 2nd half, the Raiders mounted a 70 yard
drive aided by 2 Warrior penalties. Marciel, who had been chased
out of the pocket all night, found Lionel Fujioka for a 9-yard TD
strike with 8:08 in the 3rd quarter.

Then just before the
quarter ended, Marciel and Fujioka connected again on a 28-yard scoring
play. Kodi Look�??s extra point was good and suddenly it was 21-14.

The
Warriors then began to pound the smaller and already injury-depleted
Raider defense with their running game. Hoke would only attempt 3
passes into the 4th quarter.

In the final period, Warrior Head
Coach David Stant gambled on 4th and 1 at their own 35. Hoke ran
a quarterback sneak which got the 1st down and kept the clock
running. Dumlao would get his second rushing touchdown from 22
yards out to give Kamehameha some breathing room at 28-14.

A
critical play came on the ensuing kickoff with 4:51 remaining in the
game. Micah Cagulada kicked off with a short kick that was
mishandled by Iolani and recovered by the Warriors at the Raider
35. Backup quarterback Edmund Kamano, Jr came in and threw his
first touchdown, a 10-yard laser over the middle to a wide open Brandon
Demello.

Iolani would add one more Marciel touchdown for the final margin of 35-21.

Kamehameha
improves to 4-3-1. Iolani, at 4-5 overall, 3-3 in ILH Division
II, would need one Damien loss or a victory over Punahou next week to
clinch another ILH D-II title and a spot in the HHSAA Tournament.

ST LOUIS CLINCHES ILH DIVISION I TITLE

In
dominant fashion, the St Louis Crusaders easily defeated the PAC 5
Wolfpack 55-10 to claim their second consecutive ILH Title, and the
school�??s 34th overall.

Quarterback Micah Mamiya accounted for 5
touchdowns, 3 in the air and 2 on the ground, while orchestrating a
flawless offensive machine in the first half. He finished with
226 yards in the air and 68 on the ground and did not play in the 2nd
half.

The Wolfpack, after their upset of Iolani last week, were
simply overmatched against the #1 team in the state. Quarterback
Matt Milton scored on a 1-yard sneak and Josh Mun added field goal late
in the game. But the Crusader defense swarmed everywhere and kept
giving the offense the ball.

St Louis plays Kamehameha next week
in the final regular season game. They have the chance to
complete a 2nd consecutive undefeated ILH season. The Crusaders
will be the number 1 Seed in the HHSAA State Tournament.