Non-League FOOTBALL: 'Iolani rolls past HPA, 44-6
(Sat) August 25, 2012
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.
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.