Iolani picks off Pac-Five, 24-14
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Iolani intercepted four passes and Justin Yamamoto rushed for 181 yards and one touchdown on 30 carries last night to lift the Raiders to a 24-14 victory over Pac-Five at Aloha Stadium.
Iolani, ranked No. 7 in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media, improved to 3-1-1 overall and 1-0-1 in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu. Pac-Five fell to 2-3, 0-2.
Sophomore cornerback Kela Marciel made two of the Raiders' interceptions, including the final one with 3:35 remaining on the 5-yard line. He returned it 51 yards, and though Pac-Five got the ball back at its own 39 four plays later, the Wolfpack eventually lost the ball on downs and the Raiders took a knee to run out the final seconds.
Iolani's Kody Adams kicked a 35-yard field goal with 8:29 remaining in the first half to break a 14-14 tie, and Yamamoto helped put the Raiders up 24-14 with an 8-yard touchdown run with 3:18 left in the third quarter.
In addition to the interceptions, Pac-Five also lost two fumbles, both recovered by linebacker Jarom Baldomero.
The Wolfpack needed only 77 seconds to take a 6-0 lead, with Liko Satele scoring on a 1-yard run set up by Jordan Ho-Ching's 68-yard scamper on the game's first play from scrimmage.
But the Raiders took a 7-6 lead after Ryan Dung's 12-yard TD pass to Ronnie Hirokawa and Adams' extra point with 5:30 remaining in the first quarter.
Iolani went up, 14-6, four minutes later after Dung's 1-yard quarterback sneak, but Pac-Five tied it on Bryson Beirne's 9-yard touchdown pass to Satele and Phillip Sarubbi's two-point conversion run.
PAC-FIVE (2-3, 0-2) 6 8 0 0—14
IOLANI (3-1-1, 1-0-1) 14 3 7 0—24
Pac — Liko Satele 1 run (kick failed)
Iol — Ronnie Hirokawa 14 pass from Ryan Dung (Kody Adams kick)
Iol — Dung 1 run (Adams kick)
Pac — Satele 9 pass from Bryson Beirne (Phillip Sarubbi run)
Iol — FG Adams 35
Iol — Justin Yamamoto 8 run (Adams kick)
RUSHING — Pac: Jordan Ho-Ching 8-130, Shandon Augustus 11-27, Satele 3-8, Sarubbi 1-3, Beirne 3-(minus-3). Iol: Yamamoto 30-181, Reid Furukawa 2-(minus-7), Dung 5-30, Kela Marciel 1-5.
PASSING — Pac: Beirne 9-20-4—120. Iol: Dung 12-23-1—92.
RECEIVING — Pac: Satele 1-9, Matt Shibata 1-7, Augustus 3-26, Matthew Bayan 3-54, Ho-Ching 1-24. Iol: Aaron Fong 4-24, Hirokawa 4-48, Furukawa 2-(minus-2), Lionel Fujioka 2-22.