Non-League FOOTBALL: 'Iolani rolls past HPA, 44-6

By Wes Nakama
HHSAA

'Iolani scored on its first five possessions and limited Hawai'i Prep to just 45 yards of total offense in the first half Saturday afternoon en route to a 44-6 nonleague victory at Eddie Hamada Field.

The Raiders, who began the season with narrow wins over Konawaena (43-40) and Waipahu (35-34), improved to 3-0. Ka Makani fell to 0-2.

'Iolani jumped out to a 7-0 lead just three minutes into the game after Kody Mento's 16-yard run, then recovered the ensuing pooch kickoff and struck again one play later with Reece Foy throwing a 26-yard touchdown pass to Tanner Nishioka.

Mento scored on a 9-yard run, and Jordan Genovia connected on the extra point and then a 41-yard field goal at the end of the first quarter to make it 24-0.

Backup quarterback Easton Tsubata made it 30-0 on a 10-yard keeper with 8:43 remaining in the first half, and Yuuya Kato's 57-yard TD scamper helped the Raiders go up, 37-0, at the end of the third quarter.


HAWAI'I PREP 0 0 0 6 -- 6
'IOLANI 24 6 7 7 -- 44

'Iol -- Kody Mento 16 run (Jordan Genovia kick)
'Iol -- Tanner Nishioka 26 pass from Reece Foy (Genovia kick)
'Iol -- Mento 9 run (Genovia kick)
'Iol -- Genovia FG 41
'Iol -- Easton Tsubata 10 run (kick blocked)
'Iol -- Yuuya Kato 57 run (Genovia kick)
HPA -- Michael Nakahara 10 pass from Koa Ellis, Jr. (kick blocked)
'Iol -- Connor Ohira 27 pass from Austin Jim On (Tyler McKenna kick) 

RUSHING -- Hawai'i Prep: Micah Hanano 3-3, Kellen Gillins 5-9, Blake Hooser 8-23, Li'i Purdy 2-8, Michael Nakahara 10-36. 'Iolani: Mento 7-89, Max Maneafaiga 12-75, Tsubata 3-12, Kato 4-70, Jim On 3-(minus-5), Adan Overcash 6-0.

PASSING -- Hawai'i Prep: Purdy 2-8-0--23, Ellis 6-13-0--41. 'Iolani: Foy 4-4-0--62, Tsubata 9-14-0---75, Jim On 3-4-0--59.

RECEIVING -- Hawai'i Prep: Hooser 1-23, Gillins 2-8, Purdy 2-15, Nicholas Palleschi 1-(minus-2), Nakahara 2-20. 'Iolani: Nishioka 2-35, Chase Kanekuni 1-18, Chad Hanaoka 1-9, C. Ohira 4-52, Austin Ohira 3-28, Kyle Kekina 2-21, Tyler Teruya 3-33.