Punahou is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Sierra Canyon. The Buff n' Blue were outmatched by the Trailblazers and fell 45-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Buff n' Blue were not able to get on the board.
Sierra Canyon had a senior duo take command as Laird Finkel threw for 335 yards and four TDs while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt and Tron Baker picked up 136 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Baker showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 62 yards.
Punahou now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Sierra Canyon, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Punahou will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Kamehameha Kapalama at 3:00 p.m. on the 20th. The Buff n' Blue are facing the Warriors at the right time seeing as the Warriors are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Sierra Canyon, they will head out to face off against Downey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,003 yards in their previous games.
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