As Hurricane Lala drenched parts of the Hawaiian Islands, the calm remained at sunny Father Bray Athletic Complex.
By 1:30 p.m., Edison kicked off to host ‘Iolani, and the Chargers from Huntington Beach, Calif., put a jolt into the Raiders with a 41-27 win at Eddie Hamada Field. Sam Thomson threw three touchdown passes, while running backs Brett Dempsen and Gavyn Degiacomo combined for 183 yards and three TDs on 21 carries.
It was a 27-0 lead before the home team began to find its footing. Edison played a mix of reserves and starters from beginning to end. ‘Iolani coach Patrick Samsonas found solace in his team’s in-game resilience.
“I feel wet. It’s a wet game,” he said of the gusty, rainy conditions by game’s end. We battled in the second and that was the test. They answered some of the calls. That’s a really good team in the CIF (California Interscholastic Federation). I’m proud of our guys for battling. We’ve got a bye week before we get another mainland team.”
‘Iolani (1-1) hosts Westview (San Diego) on Aug. 29.
Edison’s crisp offensive attack, taking any cushion the defense allowed with quick passes, was impressive. It wasn’t enough to make longtime coach Jeff Grady ecstatic.
“We didn’t really think or talk about (the hurricane) much, to be honest with you,” Grady said. “I think we played well in the first half. I wish I could say there’s a whole bunch of good things, but we feel as a staff, there’s a lot of things if we don’t improve, we play in one of the toughest leagues around, people are going to make us pay for those.”
Degiacomo, a sophomore, finished with 76 yards and two TDs on 12 carries. He wore No. 39 and looked the part of old-school Miami Dolphins bruiser Larry Csonka.
“We had some sophomores step up. Degiacomo stepped up. Everybody played and contributed in some way,” Grady said. “I thought ‘Iolani got tougher as the game went on. They ran the ball really well on us. They’re tough up front and they executed their passing game when they needed to.”
The visitors, clad in white jerseys, pants and helmets, scored on a 17-yard touchdown pass from Thomson to Dominic Harrison on a fake bubble screen. It was 6-0 with 8:22 left in the opening quarter.
After pushing ‘Iolani’s offense backward, Edison drove and scored on a 1-yard blast by Degiacomo. That gave the Chargers a 13-0 lead with 3:28 to go in the first quarter.
A 25-yard TD pass from Thomson to Harrison opened the lead to 20-0 with 14 seconds to play in the opening quarter.
After Dempsen bolted for a 59-yard TD untouched, Edison was cruising with a 27-0 lead and 3:36 left in the first half.
The Raiders got on the scoreboard on a pick-6 by defensive back Taueve Sataraka. His 31-yard return to pay dirt came with 1:56 remaining in the first half.
Scoring Summary
Game
Qtr
Scoring Play
Score
Edison vs. ‘Iolani
1st
ED — Dominic Harrison 17 pass from Sam Thompson (run failed)
ED 6–0
1st
ED — Gavyn Degiacomo 1 run (Crue Bradshaw kick)
ED 13–0
1st
ED — Dominic Harrison 25 pass from Thomson (Bradshaw kick)
ED 20–0
2nd
ED — Brett Dempsen 59 run (Bradshaw kick)
ED 27–0
2nd
IOL — Taueve Sataraka 31 interception return (kick failed)
ED 27–6
2nd
ED — Logan Hampton 13 pass from Thomson (Bradshaw kick)
ED 34–6
3rd
IOL — Joshua Griffin 1 run (Ty Mitsunaga kick)
ED 34–13
4th
IOL — Jadon Anzai 21 run (Mitsunaga kick)
ED 34–20
4th
ED — Degiacomo 2 run (Bradshaw kick)
ED 41–20
4th
IOL — Karim Boursiquot 7 pass from Nixon Ling (Mitsunaga kick)
ED 41–27
Orem vs. Kamehameha
1st
OREM — Javoni Halalilo 64 interception return (Adrian Sanchez kick)
OREM 7–0
2nd
KS — Maddox Sharrer 4 run (Tyler Fujimoto kick)
TIE 7–7
3rd
OREM — Sanchez 31 FG
OREM 10–7
4th
OREM — Brooks Ross 23 pass from Rock Speredon (run failed)
OREM 16–7
Individual Statistics (Orem vs. Kamehameha)
Category
Team
Player
Stat Line
Rushing
Orem
Beckham Curtis
21 att, 67 yds
Rock Speredon
7 att, -19 yds
Hayden Jarvis
3 att, -4 yds
Kamehameha
Maddox Sharrer
25 att, 75 yds
Loea Keopuhiwa
3 att, -12 yds
Passing
Orem
Rock Speredon
12-19-0, 163 yds
Tanner Lewis
2-3-0, -6 yds
Kamehameha
Loea Keopuhiwa
12-25-2, 134 yds
Receiving
Orem
Po Faumui
6 rec, 68 yds
Brooks Ross
4 rec, 44 yds
No. 83
1 rec, 25 yds
Vai Max Funaki
1 rec, 12 yds
Beckham Curtis
1 rec, 11 yds
Hayden Jarvis
1 rec, -3 yds
Kamehameha
Jayden Braun
7 rec, 59 yds
Loea Asuega-Stark
1 rec, 55 yds
Maddox Sharrer
2 rec, 14 yds
Hunter Shizuru
2 rec, 6 yds
Other Scores
Matchup
Final Score
Mililani vs. Liberty (Nev.)
31–24
Chaminade (Calif.) vs. Leilehua
38–9
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