GAME NIGHT 9/29: Saint Louis/Kamehameha

The top-ranked Saint Louis defense will look to rebound after giving up 50 points to Narbonne (Calif.) last week when they face Kamehameha.

Top performances in series
Saint Louis passing vs. Kamehameha: Jeremy Higgins with 484 yards in 2008
Saint Louis rushing vs. Kamehameha: Ed Kini with 208 yards in 1973
Saint Louis receiving vs. Kamehameha: Devan Stubblefield with 222 yards in 2013
Kamehameha passing vs. Saint Louis: Justice Young with 381 yards in 2015
Kamehameha rushing vs. Saint Louis: Kainoa Simao with 233 yards in 2013
Kamehameha receiving vs. Saint Louis: Kumoku Noa with 195 yards in 2015

NO. 1 SAINT LOUIS CRUSADERS (5-0, 2-0 ILH D-I)
Head coach: Cal Lee
Crusaders roster

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NO. 5 KAMEHAMEHA WARRIORS (3-3, 0-3)
Head coach: Abu Ma’afala
Warriors roster

No. 1 Saint Louis 23, No. 5 Kamehameha 12

at Aloha Stadium
Saint Louis (6-0, 3-0) 0 7 6 10 — 23
Kamehameha (3-4, 0-4) 0 6 0 6 — 12
StL—Kainalu Reyes-Hackney 4 pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Jacob Tobias kick)
KSK—Thomas Yam 1 run (kick failed)
StL—FG Tobias 32
StL—FG Tobias 32
StL—Cordeiro 6 run (Tobias kick)
StL—FG Tobias 31
KSK—Braden Akima 4 pass from Yam (pass failed)

RUSHING—Saint Louis: Cordeiro 10-36, Kohala Faufata 2-17, Maika Bonner 2-5, Dominic Tominiko 4-0, Chance Beyer 1-0, Adrian Bates-Domingo 1-(minus 1), team 1-(minus 2), Tosh Kekahuna-Kalawe 1-(minus 4). Kamehameha: Kanoa Shannon 19-38, Reino Bush 4-10, Yam 9-(minus 6).
PASSING—Saint Louis: Cordeiro 22-34-1-376, Bonner 3-5-0-35. Kamehameha: Yam 19-36-1-239.
RECEIVING—Saint Louis: Reyes-Hackney 8-57, Jonah Panoke 5-118, Koalii Nishigaya 5-109, Mitchell Quinn 2-64, Beyer 2-19, Keliam Brunn 2-17, Kekahuna-Kalawe 1-27. Kamehameha: Skyler Ramos 7-89, Akima 4-75, Onyx Freitas 4-50, Bush 4-25.

Yam drives down the field late and hits Braden Akima with a 4-yard TD pass with 32 seconds to go. 23-12.

Tobias with his third field goal of the day. A 31-yarder makes it 23-6.

Maika Bonner in at QB for Saint Louis. Cordeiro 22-34, 376 yards, 1 TD pass, 1 TD rush, 1 INT, 1 fumble lost

DL Samuel Scott with a third-down sack for Saint Louis. Warriors punt.

Big catch for 5 yards on third-and-4 for Reyes-Hackney, who has had a nice game. Reyes-Hackney with 18 more and add 15 on the roughing the passer call on Kamehameha. Cordeiro with a 30-yard pass to Nishigaya and then a QB draw is good for a 6-yard TD run. 20-6, 7:31

Kamehameha starts on its 38. Bush drops an easy catch for a first down but Saint Louis will be flagged for a penalty. Hit on a defenseless receiver. Tough call there. Ball on the Crusaders 44. Ramos with a 14-yard reception to the 24. Play-action pass and Yam goes deep and DIVING INTERCEPTION BY Kamo’i Latu. What a pick. Crusaders ball.

Crusaders ball on their 20. Juggling catch by Panoke down the sideline for 45 yards. He’s over 100 and Cordeiro over 300. Third-and-8 on the 15 and Micah Lilo breaks up the pass for Kamehameha. Jacob Tobias nails a 32-yard field goal as time expires in the third.

Kamehameha starts on its 20. Ramos with a 21-yard reception over the middle on third-and-9. He’s dancing all over the place. Flag down though. Illegal hands to face. Penalty declined. Play stands. Yam scrambles to his right on third-and-4 and finds Bush for 12 yards to the Saint Louis 40. Warriors driving. Yam runs for 9 on third-and-8 to move the sticks again. Ball inside the Saint Louis 30. Third-and-13. Akima with the short reception and breaks a tackle. He gets 11. Fourth-and-2 and Yam goes for it. He’s SAC-NO! Yam somehow escapes and he gets 3 yards and the first down. Drive alive. Purcell comes flying in untouched on a blitz and sacks Yam. Second-and-long. Ramos gets nothing. Short pass to Bush goes for 7 yards to the 22. Kamehameha will try a field goal and Saint Louis jumps early. Nokea Nakachi-Isaacs misses a 34-yard field goal.

Crusaders ball to start the second half. Kamehameha pressures Cordeiro into such an under throw that the receiver comes back on it and it’s defensive pass interference. Tough spot for the defense there. Quickly third-and-10 after two runs for no yards. Now a targeting call on Kamehameha. Third-and-goal at the 15 and the pass is incomplete. Jacob Tobias is good on the 32-yard field goal.

HALFTIME BOX
at Aloha Stadium
Saint Louis (5-0, 2-0) 0 7
Kamehameha (3-3, 0-3) 0 6
StL—Kainalu Reyes-Hackney 4 pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Jacob Tobias kick)
KSK—Thomas Yam 1 run (kick failed)

RUSHING—Saint Louis: Cordeiro 8-30, Dominic Tominiko 1-5, Adrian Bates-Domingo 1-(minus 1), Tosh Kekahuna-Kalawe 1-(minus 4). Kamehameha: Kanoa Shannon 13-33, Reino Bush 2-10, Yam 3-(minus 16).
PASSING—Saint Louis: Cordeiro 12-20-1-236. Kamehameha: Yam 8-15-0-97.
RECEIVING—Saint Louis: Reyes-Hackney 4-31, Jonah Panoke 3-59, Koalii Nishigaya 2-53, Mitchell Quinn 1-58, Kekahuna-Kalawe 1-27, Keliam Brunn 1-8. Kamehameha: Skyler Ramos 3-48, Onyx Freitas 3-43, Braden Akima 1-6, Bush 1-0.

Senior Kalani Kamakawiwoole BLOCKS the punt. Kamehameha ball at the Saint Louis 3. Kamehameha calls its final timeout facing third-and-goal at the 2. Shannon is stuffed at the 1. Kamehameha has no timeouts but Shannon is injured on the play. Twenty seconds left on the clock. Fourth-and-goal at the 1. Yam sneaks it. TOUCHDOWN Kamehameha. Extra point is no good with no time on the clock. Halftime.

Cordeiro bounces a third-down pass and Saint Louis goes three-and-out. Kamehameha came to play tonight.

Kamehameha ball on its 45. Second-and-27 after the hold. Kamehameha can’t make up the yards and punts.

Key third-and-1 here and Cordeiro again kills Kamehameha with the scramble. A 4-yard gain to move the chains. Evaimalo comes from behind and crushes Cordeiro on a sack. Ball comes out and Kapono recovers for Kamehameha.

Third-and-11 and Yam has Shannon open DEEP down the sideline but it’s off his hands. Oh man Kamehameha missed a big play there that could have possibly gone for the tying score. Warriors three-and-out.

A hold wipes out an 18-yard scramble by Cordeiro. First-and-28 at the 22. Cordeiro misses a receiver deep and it’s third-and-15. Cordeiro beats the linebacker to the sideline and gets 23 yards on the scramble for the first down. Another hold and we’ll do it again. First-and-27. Jump ball deep down the sideline and Jonah Panoke goes up and gets it for 44 yards to the 15. Great catch by the UH commit. Timeout Kamehameha. Psss to Reyes-Hackney for 12 yards but he is dropped at the 3 and fumbled. Kuewa on the force. Jonah Apo on the recovery.

Great throw on the run by Yam and a better catch by Freitas for 13 yards on third-and-6. Warriors move the chains. Third-and-4 and big Faatui Tuitele comes crashing up the middle for a sack to force a punt.

Junior Akalea Kapono sacks Cordeiro to force third-and-21. Deep ball down the middle is hauled in by Koalii Nishigaya for 44 yards to the 15. Timeout Kamehameha with Saint Louis on the 10. Cordeiro scrambles to the 3 but takes a huge shot from Kapono. Kaianlu Reyes-Hackney wide open for the 4-yard TD pass from Chevan Cordeiro. 7-0 Crusaders, 9:45, Q2.

Saint Louis starts on its 11 with 1:19 left in the first. Kekahuna-Kalawe with a 27-yard reception. Third-and-4. Pass to Keliam Brunn is good for 8 yards and moves the chains into Kamehameha territory to end the quarter.

Yam finds Ramos who breaks free for a 32-yard reception to the Saint Louis 31. Yam is firing some bullets tonight. He looks healthy. After a holding penalty wipes out a first-down run, Yam with two dangerous throws that fall incomplete. Third-and-15. Pass to Reino Bush loses a yard as he fumbles but Kamehameha recovers.

Crusaders will start on their 28. Deep ball by Cordeiro is underthrown and Kalamaku Kuewa comes over for the INT from his safety position.

Warriors start on their 6-yard line. Shannon with a 14-yard run for a first down as he jukes two linemen in the backfield. Third-and-2 and Noa Purcell shoots in to tackle Shannon for no play. Great play by Purcell.

Crusaders will start first-and-10 on their 20. PUT ONE ON THE HIGHLIGHT TAPE AGAIN FOR QUINN. Mitchell Quinn goes up for a catch and then steps over a defender for a 58-yard reception. What a month he is having. Ezra Evaimalo with a sack for Kamehameha. Cordeiro scrambles for 10 but Tosh Kekahuna-Kalawe is stuffed for a loss on third down and Cordeiro is tackled short on fourth. Turnover on downs.

Warriors receive and start on their 20. Sophomore Jordan Botelho sacks Yam on the first play. RB Kanoa Shannon runs for 11 and then Yam finds Skyler Ramos for 11 and a first down. After a false start, Yam fires a bullet to Onyx Freitas for 23 yards into Saint Louis territory. Third-and-5 on the 43 and Yam misses an open receiver.

Kickoff set for 7:45 p.m.