Jeremy Higgins passed for three touchdown and ran for another, but it was the defense that came up big to help No. 3 Saint Louis hand No. 6 'Iolani its first Interscholastic League of Honolulu loss, 28-0, last night at Aloha Stadium.

The Crusaders' defense kept the Division II Raiders (7-2 overall, 5-1 ILH) off the board despite three first-half interceptions that gave 'Iolani the ball in Saints' territory. The Crusaders' defense then came up with three interceptions of its own by Chris Santiago, Marcus Umu and Casey Kamakana in the second half to frustrate the Raiders in their quest for a Division I sweep after beating Punahou and Kamehameha earlier this season.

Higgins was 15 of 20 for 283 yards with TD passes of 60 yards to Duke Bukoski, 36 yards to Sean Ahlo and 29 yards to Jordan Fukumoto. He also ran one in from 9 yards. He completed eight of his first 11 passes, but two were intercepted to keep the game close in the first half for the Crusaders (6-2, 3-2).

Defense was a big reason Saint Louis took a 14-0 lead into the half. The Raiders had three interceptions — two off Higgins by Reid Saito and Sean Nada and one off Marcus Mariota by Matt Padaca — giving them starting field position inside Saints' territory each time. But the Raiders' failed to score, losing the ball on downs twice and punting on the third.

The Crusaders also sacked 'Iolani QB Jarrett Arakawa three times. He was 13 of 49 for 182 yards, including 6 of 28 with three picks in the second half.

Saint Louis scored on its second series of the game when Higgins hit Bukoski on a 60-yard TD pass for a 7-0 lead with 6:33 left in the first quarter.

The Crusaders lost the ball on interceptions their next three series and punted on a fourth. The Raiders then threatened later in the second quarter, driving to the Saints' 6. But an errant toss from Arakawa was recovered by Marcus Rodrigues at the Saints' 11 with 4:11 left in the half.

On Saint Louis' fourth play of the series on first-and-10 at its 23, Higgins connected with Bukoski on a medium-range pass. Bukoski broke about four tackles along the way before being stopped at the Raiders' 9. On first-and-goal, Higgins faked a handoff to the running back to the right and scooted around for a 9-yard TD run with 48 seconds left in the half. Arron Goo's PAT made it 14-0 at the break.

SAINT LOUIS (6-2, 3-2) 7 7 7 7—28

'IOLANI (7-2, 5-1) 0 0 0 0— 0

Stl—Duke Bukoski 60 pass from Jeremy Higgins (Arron Goo kick)

Stl—Higgins 9 run (Goo kick)

Stl—Sean Ahlo 36 pass from Higgins (Goo kick)

Stl—Jordan Fukumoto 29 pass from Higgins (Goo kick)

RUSHING—Saint Louis: Higgins 3-3, Emmett McShane 11-30, Shawn Valente 3-2, Derek Nakasato 2-23, Vonn Feao 10-29, Marcus Mariota1-14, Alika Fonseca 1-5. 'Iolani: Jarrett Arakawa 6-(minus 15), Ammon Baldomero 12-24, Kevin Barayuga 1-2.

PASSING—Saint Louis: Higgins 15-20-2—283, Mariota 1-3-1—5. 'Iolani: Arakawa 13-493—182.

RECEIVING—Saint Louis: Jordan Fukumoto 6-73, Joshua Tupua 1-2, Kaeo Aliviado 1-16, Bukoski 4-145, Sean Ahlo 4-52. 'Iolani: Trevyn Tulonghari 7-108, Matt Talavera 4-65, Josiah Sukurara 1-7, Barayuga 1-2.

KAMEHAMEHA 44, PAC-FIVE 20

T.C. Campbell passed for 240 yards and three touchdowns and Ryan Ho rushed for two scores as No. 2 Kamehameha held off Pac-Five in an ILH game at Aloha Stadium.

Campbell had TD passes of 5 yards to Blaise Cuban, 75 yards to Charley Bolling IV and 6 yards to Alika Bell. Ho had TD runs of 71 and 12 yards for the Warriors (6-1 overall, 3-1 ILH).

The Wolfpack (5-3, 2-3) closed to 31-20 in the third quarter after cashing in on a Kamehameha fumble. But the Warriors pulled away with two unanswered TDs.

Pac-Five's P.J. Minaya passed for 348 yards and three TDs, including 65 yards to Everett Kim and 55 yards to London Amorin.

Kim sustained an injury after making a 16-yard catch late in the game. He was tended to by trainers until paramedics arrived and he was taken to the hospital.

"He was talking and he had movement to all his extremities," Pac-Five coach Kip Botelho said.

As he was being moved into the ambulance, Kamehameha's Kamu Morita, one of the players who tackled Kim on the play, went up to console the player and his parents.

"First class," Botelho said of the gesture. "That's why we play the game, for sportsmanship."

Kim was a frequent target for Minaya, catching seven passes for 106 yards.

PAC-FIVE (5-3, 2-3) 0 6 14 0—20

KAMEHAMEHA (7-1, 4-1) 7 17 14 6—44

Kam—Ryan Ho 71 run (Tarra Gabriel kick)

Kam—Blaise Cuban 5 pass from T.C. Campbell (Gabriel kick)

Pac—London Amorin 1 pass from P.J. Minaya (kick blocked)

Kam—FG Drew Honda 27

Kam—Charley Bollig IV 76 pass from Campbell (Gabriel kick)

Kam—Alika Bell 6 pass from Campbell (Gabriel kick)

Pac—Everett Kim 65 pass from Minaya (Kim pass from Minaya)

Pac—Amorin 55 pass from Minaya (kick blocked)

Kam—Ho 12 run (Gabriel kick)

Kam—Devin-Jackson Kawewehi 1 run (kick failed)

RUSHING—Pac-Five: Minaya 11-(minus 31), Amorin 1-3, Kim 1-1, Darius Anderson 4-17, Landen Burkhart 1-(minus 3), Team 1-(minus 4), Darin Kamehaloha 1-22. Kamehameha: Campbell 3-6, Ho 10-103, Kupono Park 6-27, Cuban 1-5, Kawewehi 7-21, Christian Akana 2-(minus 23), Team 2-(minus 4).

PASSING—Pac-Five: Minaya 27-58-2—348, Jack Foster 0-1-0—0. Kamehameha: Campbell 13-19-0—240, Christian Akana 2-3-0—13.

RECEIVING—Pac-Five: Amorin 7-130, Kim 7-106, Lawson Kurosu 1-8, Chalson Baitlon 8-26, Jordan Doi 3-74, Anderson 1-4. Kamehameha: Keola Bradley 2-8, Bell 2-10, Bolling IV 2-86, Ho 3-64, Cuban 3-60, Brent Auyong 2-23, Dyson Hoohuli 1-2.

PUNAHOU 44, WORD OF LIFE 14

The No. 10 Buffanblu rolled past the Firebrands in an ILH game at Punahou field.

Punahou improved to 3-4 overall and 3-2 in the ILH. Word of Life is 0-7 and 0-5.

Game statistics were not reported.