If the high point of the game was the rousing "Star Spangled Banner" sung by Brad Lawson, the low point had to be the out-of-bounds personal foul hit on QB Kela Marciel that knocked him out of the game with a concussion.
Despite the loss of Marciel and, later, running back Justin Yamamoto, also to concussion, and despite the previous loss of no fewer than six defensive players to injury, 'Iolani fought hard tying the score at 7-7 on a Yamamoto one yard plunge in the first quarter following a John Foy interception.
Gradually, however, the size and power of the number two Division I team in the state proved too much for the undermanned Raiders as Punahou scored 20 unanswered second quarter points, leading 34-7 at the half.
The second half was mop-up time, complete with a running clock, before 'Iolani scored a late TD on a pass from second string quarterback Jarrett Arakawa to Jordan Nakamura.
'Iolani clinched a berth in the Div II championship tournament last week and now must wait three weeks until the Saturday after Thanksgiving to play again against an as-yet unknown OIA adversary.
