PHOTO BY ANDREW LEE
Damien explodes in the first quarter to beat Nanakuli, 42-7
BY HSRN STAFF
PUBLISHED SEPT 1, 2024
Damien scored 28 unanswered points in the first quarter and didn’t look back in their dominate 42-7 victory over Nanakuli in a non-league game at Farrington on Saturday night.
Talitonu Keohuhu scored the lone touchdown for the Golden Hawks off a 24 yard pass from Kingston Salausa with just under six minutes left in the game.
AJ Tuifua threw three touchdown passes to three different receivers in the first quarter to lead the Monarchs to victory.
Damien’s Sylas Alaimalo tallied 92 yards and a touchdown in the air to along with his 70 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
| SCORING SUMMARY VIA SCORINGLIVE.COM |
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| 1ST QUARTER | |||||
| DMS | 9:37 Sylas Alaimalo, 1 yard run. (Samuel Kawakami kick) | ||||
| DMS | 4:10 Kaysen Dulay-Gorai, 11 yard pass from AJ Tuifua. (S. Kawakami kick) | ||||
| DMS | 2:11 Champ Buffet, 42 yard pass from A. Tuifua. (S. Kawakami kick) | ||||
| DMS | 0:09 S. Alaimalo, 1 yard pass from A. Tuifua. (S. Kawakami kick) | ||||
| 2ND QUARTER | |||||
| DMS | 8:40 S. Alaimalo, 1 yard run. (S. Kawakami kick) | ||||
| 4TH QUARTER | |||||
| NANA | 5:59 Talitonu Keohuhu, 24 yard pass from Kingston Salausa. (Chance Asinsin kick) | ||||
| DMS | 3:43 Wyatt Ho-Williams, 35 yard run. (Jacob Inocencio kick) | ||||
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