HHSAA Division II FOOTBALL: ‘Iolani holds off Lahainaluna, 36-33, for sixth straight title
(Fri) November 23, 2012
By Wes Nakama
HHSAA
Reece Foy completed 22 of 36 passes for 299 yards and five touchdowns and JT Los Banos intercepted three passes — including one with 27 seconds remaining -- as 'Iolani held off Lahainaluna, 36-33, for its sixth straight First Hawaiian Bank/Hawai'i High School Athletic Association Division II State Championship.
The victory at Aloha Stadium's Hawaiian Airlines Field helped the Raiders finish the season at 9-3; Lahainaluna — making its first title game appearance — ended up 9-2.
'Iolani led 15-0 early in the second quarter and 29-20 with 3:35 remaining in the third, but the Lunas closed it to 29-27 after Tytus Lucas' 19-yard TD run two minutes later and took the lead on Taylor Kohler-Fonohema's 2-yard touchdown run with 7:29 left in the game.
But the Raiders went ahead for good on Foy's 26-yard scoring pass to Tanner Nishioka with 1:59 remaining, and Jordan Genovia's extra point made it 36-33.
Lahainaluna took the ensuing kickoff and advanced to the 'Iolani 34, but Los Banos made a lunging interception of an overthrown pass at the 19-yard line to seal the victory.
'Iolani had taken a 7-0 lead with 55 seconds left in the first quarter after a 7-yard TD pass from Foy to Chad Hanaoka, then went up, 15-0, on Foy's 26-yard touchdown throw to Nishioka and Max Look's two-point conversion run 44 seconds into the second quarter. The Lunas got on the board with Luk Filikitonga's 21-yard quarterback keeper to paydirt followed by Kohler-Fonohema's PAT with 3:39 left in the half, then closed it to 15-14 after Filikitonga's 26-yard scoring pass to Scott-Isaac Medeiros-Tangatailoa with 32 seconds remaining.
But the Raiders advanced the ball quickly after the ensuing kickoff and pushed the lead to 22-14 after Foy's 2-yard TD pass to Hanaoka and Genovia's extra point with 0:03 showing on the clock.
Lahainaluna cut it to 22-20 on Filikitonga's 7-yard scoring run barely three minutes into the third quarter, but 'Iolani answered with Foy's 18-yard touchdown throw to Hanaoka to help stretch the lead to 29-22 with 3:35 left in the quarter.
Nishioka led all receivers with eight catches for 134 yards.
The Lunas had three rushers reach the 100-yard mark — Jared Rocha-Islas (106), Filikitonga (103) and Christian Whitehead (101) — and finished the game with 441 yards total on the ground.
HHSAA
Reece Foy completed 22 of 36 passes for 299 yards and five touchdowns and JT Los Banos intercepted three passes — including one with 27 seconds remaining -- as 'Iolani held off Lahainaluna, 36-33, for its sixth straight First Hawaiian Bank/Hawai'i High School Athletic Association Division II State Championship.
The victory at Aloha Stadium's Hawaiian Airlines Field helped the Raiders finish the season at 9-3; Lahainaluna — making its first title game appearance — ended up 9-2.
'Iolani led 15-0 early in the second quarter and 29-20 with 3:35 remaining in the third, but the Lunas closed it to 29-27 after Tytus Lucas' 19-yard TD run two minutes later and took the lead on Taylor Kohler-Fonohema's 2-yard touchdown run with 7:29 left in the game.
But the Raiders went ahead for good on Foy's 26-yard scoring pass to Tanner Nishioka with 1:59 remaining, and Jordan Genovia's extra point made it 36-33.
Lahainaluna took the ensuing kickoff and advanced to the 'Iolani 34, but Los Banos made a lunging interception of an overthrown pass at the 19-yard line to seal the victory.
'Iolani had taken a 7-0 lead with 55 seconds left in the first quarter after a 7-yard TD pass from Foy to Chad Hanaoka, then went up, 15-0, on Foy's 26-yard touchdown throw to Nishioka and Max Look's two-point conversion run 44 seconds into the second quarter. The Lunas got on the board with Luk Filikitonga's 21-yard quarterback keeper to paydirt followed by Kohler-Fonohema's PAT with 3:39 left in the half, then closed it to 15-14 after Filikitonga's 26-yard scoring pass to Scott-Isaac Medeiros-Tangatailoa with 32 seconds remaining.
But the Raiders advanced the ball quickly after the ensuing kickoff and pushed the lead to 22-14 after Foy's 2-yard TD pass to Hanaoka and Genovia's extra point with 0:03 showing on the clock.
Lahainaluna cut it to 22-20 on Filikitonga's 7-yard scoring run barely three minutes into the third quarter, but 'Iolani answered with Foy's 18-yard touchdown throw to Hanaoka to help stretch the lead to 29-22 with 3:35 left in the quarter.
Nishioka led all receivers with eight catches for 134 yards.
The Lunas had three rushers reach the 100-yard mark — Jared Rocha-Islas (106), Filikitonga (103) and Christian Whitehead (101) — and finished the game with 441 yards total on the ground.
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