Punahou (Honolulu) vs. St. Louis (Honolulu)
Jimmy Nunuha, St. Louis
Photo by Darryl Oumi
No. 22 Punahou would earn its fourth-consecutive ILH Division I championship with a win over rival St. Louis Friday night at Aloha Stadium. Punahou (6-0) utterly dominated its regular-season opponents, winning by an average score of 56-7. That's nearly the identical margin of the Buff-n-Blue's 55-7 Week 1 win over St. Louis. Junior
Ephraim Tuliloa is the triggerman in Punahou's explosive offense. The 6-3, 225-pound quarterback has completed 72 percent of his passes for 1,344 yards with 15 touchdowns and only one interception. On the other side, St. Louis has six straight victories after starting the year 0-3. The Crusaders have averaged 55 points in those six games after being held to only seven in the first Punahou game. St. Louis sophomore
Jahred Silofau ran for a season-high 166 yards in last week's 47-20 win over Kamehameha (Honolulu).
Sign up for Qwixcore and provide live scoring for this gameJust the facts: This will be the 22nd faceoff between these teams over the last 11 seasons. Punahou has won the last six and owns a 12-9 edge overall. … St. Louis has claimed a state football championship 16 times in the last 29 years. Punahou has two titles (2008 and 2013).
Mitch Stephens: St. Louis 42, Punahou 35
Kevin Askeland: Punahou 48, St. Louis 14
Jamie DeMoney: Punahou 38, St. Louis 35
Stephen Spiewak: Punahou 35, St. Louis 10
Leland Gordon: Punahou 41, St. Louis 28
Colin Ward-Henninger: Punahou 35, St. Louis 17
