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(Fri) November 26, 2010
HHSAA Division I FOOTBALL: Saint Louis claims division I football championship crown
By Wes Nakama
HHSAA
Marcus Mariota completed 17 of 23 passes
for 230 yards and three touchdowns Friday night as Saint Louis defeated
Wai‘anae, 36-13, to win its first First Hawaiian Bank/Hawaii High School
Athletic Association Division I Football State Championship since 2002.
A
crowd of 12,309 at Aloha Stadium watched the Crusaders finish the
season at 11-1. The Seariders, making their first state title game
appearance, ended up at 6-8.
Saint Louis took the lead barely
four minutes into the game, on Mariota’s 13-yard TD pass to Joshua Tupua
followed by Aaron Goo’s extra point to make it 7-0. The Crusaders
extended it to 13-0 midway through the first quarter on Mariota’s
79-yard strike to Jeremy Tabuyo. The extra point attempt failed.
Wai‘anae
cut it to 13-7 after the first play of the second quarter, a 14-yard
touchdown pass from Puletua Wilson to twin brother James on
fourth-and-6, followed by Shaughn Spencer’s PAT.
Saint Louis
answered with a six-play, 73-yard drive capped by Keanu Mook-Garcia’s
1-yard scoring plunge, then went up, 23-7, on Goo’s 40-yard field goal
30 seconds before halftime.
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But the Seariders responded
immediately with Jaylen Mitchell’s electrifying 94-yard kickoff return
for a TD. The two-point conversion attempt failed, and the Crusaders led
23-13 at the half.
Saint Louis opened the fourth quarter with a
4-yard touchdown run by Elijah McShane, capping a seven-play, 68-yard
drive, then effectively sealed it with Mariota’s 2-yard TD pass from
Mariota to Dallas Tu‘umalo with 7:34 remaining.
After Wilson
started hot with seven straight completions, Crusaders intercepted three
passes, including two picks by Leland Gomez. Wai‘anae was also plagued
by penalties, being flagged 11 times for 93 yards through three
quarters, including six for 58 in the first quarter alone. Division I Results »Division I Bracket »Complete Game Statistics »
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