Lunas blank The Sabers 45-0 Saturday at War Memorial Stadium
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By Ryan Mitchel Collins
The Maui News
WAILUKU – The Maui Sabers (1-3) and the Lahainaluna Lunas (3-3) kicked off a MIL conference game Friday night at War Memorial Stadium.
Lahainaluna wide receiver, Maui Strong, goes up for a catch in the third-quarter at War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku Saturday night.
The Lunas took control of the game early on in the first quarter with a 10-yard Joseph Arcangel run. The Lunas went for the two-point conversion on the touchdown run and converted with a Kua Bacalso pass to Brayden Valencia, pushing the score to 8-0.
It was a lead the Lunas would never relent, as they cruised to 37 more unanswered points on their way to 45-0 victory.
The Lunas went off in the second quarter, scoring 23-points to push their lead to 31-0 heading into halftime.
Moku Basques with an over the shoulder catch for a touchdown late in the second quarter.
Throughout the second quarter, the Lunas scored on a Kyle Thomas 10-yard run, failing the two-point conversion. Kahi Magno scored on a 29-yard punt block return with the Lunas opting to kick the extra point. Moku Basques caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Ty Branco-Gomes, before ending the half with a Joseph Arcangel 31-yard field goal with one second left on clock.
The Lunas came out in the third quarter with the same intensity as Kyle Thomas scored his second rushing touchdown of the game, crossing the pylon on a 11-yard scamper in the third quarter.
Kahi Magno shut the door on The Sabers with his second defensive touchdown of the game, taking a 50-yard interception to the house.
Lahainaluna’s Kahi Magno with a pick-6 in the fourth-quarter to put the score 44-0.
The Lunas move to 4-3 on the season with the win and will face the Baldwin Bears (4-2) next Friday night at War Memorial Stadium, with a 7 p.m. kickoff.
The Maui Sabers fell to 1-4 on the year with the loss to the Lunas on Saturday, and will take a bye week before playing The Baldwin Bears on Friday, Oct. 18, at War Memorial Stadium.