Boys Basketball
Schools
Schedules
Standings
Stats
JV Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
JV Girls Basketball
Girls Soccer
JV Girls Soccer
Boys Soccer
JV Boys Soccer
UH Athletics
» Football
» Girls Volleyball
» JV Football
» JV/White Girls Vball
» Baseball
» Softball
» Boys Volleyball
» Girls Water Polo
» JV Boys Volleyball
» Hoops in Hawaii Classic
» Iolani Classic
» Boys Basketball
» Girls Basketball
» Boys Soccer
» Girls Soccer
» JV Boys Basketball
» JV Girls Basketball
» JV Boys Soccer
» JV Girls Soccer
All-Hawaii
Power Rankings
16in16
Distinguished Athlete
Newcomer Award
Life matters Award
Prep Football Preview
SL Scoops
Top Performers
Game of the Week
Photog services
Stories
Photos
Shop
Athlete Profile
About SL
Contact
Privacy
Advertise
ScoringLive staffSeptember 2, 2018, 12:37am
HALAWA — Cole McDonald's 428 passing yards and six touchdowns carried Hawaii to a 59-41 win over Navy before a crowd of 27,284 fans at Hawaiian Financial Credit Union Field at Aloha Stadium Saturday night.
McDonald, a redshirt-sophomore quarterback, completed 30 of 41 passes without an interception. He threw two touchdown passes apiece to John Ursua (10 receptions for 167 yards), Jojo Ward (6 for 161) and Cedric Byrd (11 for 90).
Hawaii built a 14-0 lead on McDonald's 7-yard TD pass to Byrd and a 1-yard TD run by Fred Holly III in the first quarter. McDonald then found Ward for a 34-yard scoring strike on a fourth down early in the second quarter.
Jeffery Keene blocked a Navy punt and it was Maxwell Hendrie scooped and scored from 19 yards out. After the Ryan Meskell PAT, Hawaii took a 28-0 lead with 11:08 left in the second quarter.
Navy got on the board with Zach Abey's 3-yard TD run, but McDonald answered with a 50-yard TD pass to Ursua on another fourth down to cap Hawaii's next drive.
Malcolm Perry cut the lead to 35-14 with his 75-yard TD run with 4:02 left in the first half. Meskell converted a 23-yard field goal on the final play of the first half to send the Rainbow Warriors into halftime with a 38-14 lead.
Abey found the end zone twice in the third quarter to pull the Midshipmen within 38-28. However, McDonald went on to throw TD passes of 31, 75 and 9 yards to Byrd, Ward and Ursua, respectively, in the fourth quarter.
Video: McDonald dropping a dime! 75 yd TD to Ward! #HawaiiFB #LiveAlohaPlayWarrior pic.twitter.com/fiwgLWSUUG — Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) September 2, 2018
Video: McDonald dropping a dime! 75 yd TD to Ward! #HawaiiFB #LiveAlohaPlayWarrior pic.twitter.com/fiwgLWSUUG
Perry, who rushed for a game-high 108 yards on 17 carries, also threw a 19-yard TD pass to Tre Walker in the fourth quarter. Abey's 2-yard TD run — his fourth of the game — closed out the scoring with 2:46 to play.
Hawaii (2-0) will host Rice Saturday. Navy (0-1) will host Memphis Saturday.
ADVERTISEMENT
Leif Fautanu was just a freshman in 2016, when the Jr. 'Bows won the Div. II state crown.
Kalani's Halunajan, Birdsong defeated Roosevelt head-to-head for the grand championship.
The senior center scored 11 of his game-high 15 points in the first half Saturday.
The two teams will face off Saturday in a 2 p.m. contest at Klum Gymnasium.
Tourney's Most Outstanding Player played through a MCL sprain Saturday night.
Iolani avenged Monday's loss to Saint Francis and locked up the ILH's final state berth.