10:34 p.m. Woo! What a game. A truly great championship game. Hat’s off to both teams.
9:41 p.m.: Punahou stops Kamehameha inside the 2 on back-to-back quarterback sneaks, time expires. Punahou wins 24-17.
9:39 p.m. Pass complete, Stevens to Bush-Loo, first down Kamehameha at the Punahou 2. Third time they tried that play-action, and Stevens finally completed it. Time out, Kamehameha, final time out with 0:29 left.
9:35 p.m. First-down run by Barretto, first down Kamehameha at the Punahou 12-yard line, 0:57 left.
9:32 p.m. Clutch pass by Stevens for a first down. Warriors at the Punahou 19-yard line after some big runs by Barretto.
9:28 p.m. Fourth and 10 for Kamehameha on its 45-yard line. They tried the rollout left pass to Bush-Loo again, wide open, incomplete.
9:24 p.m. Kamehameha gets the ball back on a punt, ball on Warriors’ 28-yard line, 4:42 left.
9:16 p.m. Kamehameha — Nice punt return to start at the Punahou 32-yard line, but offense stalls, another open receiver missed (deep) on fourth down. Punahou ball, 7:18 left.
9:06 p.m. Barretto scores on a 6-yard run, lead is cut to 24-17. Kamehameha got the ball back, drove to the Punahou 12, but Stevens’ fourth-and-4 pass fell incomplete to an open receiver (Keoni Bush-Loo).
8:46 p.m. Steven Lakalaka scores on a 2-yard blast up the middle. Punahou leads 24-10, third quarter.
8:13 p.m. 36-yard field goal by Kanekoa Pawn-White of Kamehameha cuts the lead to 17-10 as the half ends.
8:00 p.m. 37-yard field goal by Kaimi Fairbairn opens Punahou’s lead to 17-7 with 2:50 remaining in the half.
7:41 p.m. Kamehameha gets good field position after a sack and fumble recovery. Bronson Barretto 1-yard touchdown run.
Punahou answered with a 93-yard interception return by Tim Kamana and a 53-yard touchdown pass from Larry Tuileta to Malik Johnson. Punahou leads 14-7 with 6:05 left in the half.
7:09 p.m. Coin flip!
Weather is good. No rain, moderate trade winds. Punahou wil receive the opening kickoff. Jason Kaneshiro and I are here. Somebody’s going to be done with football tonight.
Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser
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