Football
No. 5 Saint Louis wallops No. 11 Kamehameha in ILH opener


  



Sat, Sep 10, 2022 @ Kamehameha [ 6:00 pm ]


Final 1 2 3 4 T
Saint Louis (4-5-0) 14 14 21 049
Kamehameha (0-7-1) 0 14 0 014
Kealii Ah Yat 95 yd 2 TD
Kekahi Graham 301 yd 4 TD
Keola Apduhan 81 yd 2 TD
Sheyden Iokia 34 yd 1 TD
Chyler DeSilva 87 yd 1 TD

KAPALAMA HEIGHTS—Kekahi Graham threw four touchdowns and No. 5 Saint Louis rebounded to shred No. 11 Kamehameha-Kapalama, 49-14, in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Open Division opener at Kunuiakea Stadium Saturday.

The Crusaders (2-2 overall, 1-0 ILH) bounced back in an emphatic way after a 56-14 loss to Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) last week and scored early and often to keep the Warriors (0-2-1 overall, 0-1 ILH) winless on the season.

Graham finished with 301 yards on 21-of-25 passing and threw touchdown passes to four different receivers. He found Chyler DeSilva down the seam for a 45-yard touchdown after the defense forced a Warrior punt.

DeSilva led the Crusader receivers with 87 yards on four receptions and Jaysen Peters-de Laura added six catches for 61 yards. Keola Apduhan had 81 rushing yards on 15 carries and pair of 1-yard scores.

The Crusaders forced another three-and-out, and went on a 14-play, 75 yard drive that resulted in Graham's second touchdown pass to Peters-de Laura from 25 yards out to make it, 14-0.

Kamehameha responded with a scoring drive of their own. Kealii Ah Yat converted a 8-yard pass to Kalai Bradley on fourth-and-5 and two plays later, threw a 8-yard touchdown pass to Kaina Watson.

Peters-de Laura returned the ensuing kick off 57 yards to the Kamehameha 22 and four plays later, Graham's third touchdown pass of the night went to Titan Lacaden for a 21-7 lead.

After Kamehameha's third punt of the first half, Keola Apduhan capped a 11-play, 75-yard drive with a 1-yard rushing score on fourth-and-goal.

Kamehameha converted five first downs on the ensuing possession and Ah Yat found Sheldon Iokia for a 22-yard touchdown with 8.7 seconds left to go before halftime. That touchdown turned out to be the Warriors' final points of the night.

Ah Yat finished the game with 95 yards on 11-of-26 passing and was intercepted once.

Saint Louis scored on the opening drive to start the third quarter despite two holding penalties that drove them back. Graham finished the nine-play, 71-yard drive with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Yosei Takahashi for his final touchdown of the night.

The Crusader defense held the Warriors to 182 yards of total offense and shut out the home team in the second half.

Apduhan scored another rushing touchdown and Hikaa Dancil-Evans rushed for a 7-yard touchdown to send the entire fourth quarter to running clock.

Saint Louis will take on No. 2 Punahou on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Farrington's Edward ‘Skippa' Diaz Stadium at Kusunoki Field.

Kamehameha goes to Las Vegas to face Liberty in a non-league game on Friday, Sept. 16.

Both teams are scheduled to play each other again on Saturday, Oct. 1 at Kunuiakea Stadium.



Reach Brandon Ching at [email protected].




Show your support

Every contribution, no matter the size, will help ScoringLive continue its mission to provide the best and most comprehensive coverage of high school sports in the state of Hawaii and beyond.

Please consider making a contribution today.

ADVERTISEMENT


IMAGE GALLERY



MORE STORIES

Kohala's Kauka repeats as All-Hawaii Division II POY

Sophomore Layden Kauka led the Cowboys to a second straight state title, averaging 15.7 ppg in league...

Sepulona tops All-Hawaii Division I picks for second straight season

Junior forward Pupu Sepulona lead the Crusaders to second straight state crown; Saint Louis coach Dan...

Hawaii Prep's Samura leads All-Hawaii Division II selections

Brooke Samura averaged 34.6 points per game in her seniorr campaign, including seven games scoring over...

Lahainaluna's Donez earns All-Hawaii Division I POY honors

Senior guard Lola Donez averaged 26.9 points per game in MIL play and led Lunas to semifinal finish at...

Hirayama delivered in much-needed win for Trojans; Ho powering Buffanblu with prolific junior season

The Mililani junior LHP struck out 10 batters in six innings against Aiea Saturday, while the Punahou...

No. 4 Moanalua sweeps Roosevelt to cap undefeated OIA East season

Na Menehune were too much for the Rough Riders on senior night to finish the OIA East season unbeaten...