It's pouring in Hawaii today. We need to concentrate on Greg Salas. It will be Shareece's job to shut him down.
We start off forcing a 3 and out, but it gets ugly after that as Barkley sails a ball over Ronald's head for a pick. They use the short field to get a TD. We miss a short FG at the end of our next drive and they get another TD just before the 1st quarter is over. They lead 13-0 at the end of 1.
With a minute left in the half, Barkley finds Prater on a fade to the back of the endzone for their first TD together. We go into the half down 13-7.
T.J. Bryant returns the kickoff to start the 2nd half for a TD, but it gets called back on a hold.
Disaster on the 3rd play of the drive as Barkley gets hit while throwing it and throws a terrible pass for a pick.
Our defense holds them to a short FG despite the return having brought them inside the 10.
Woods catches a 12 yard pass for a TD to make it a 16-14 game with 2:30 to go in the quarter.
We force a 3 and out and then Dillon Baxter with a nice little return to give us the ball at midfield. Baxter with 3 straight solid runs to get us inside the 20. We end the drive with a 9 yard TD pass to Ausberry who lept above the defender to snag it.
At the end of 3, we lead 21-16.
Barkley sprained his foot on the TD throw, but I'm keeping him in the game.
With 5:40 left in the game, they go for it on 4th and goal from the 1.. they run a rare running play for a TD. They are going for 2... and a pass to the right side of the endzone for the 2 point conversion. Down 24-21.
With just over 3 minutes to go, Barkley finds Woods for a 5 yard TD pass on an underneath cross. We lead 28-24.
On 3rd and 11, Bradley makes his 2nd amazing catch of the game - this time for a 33 yard gain.
2 plays later a 28 yard TD pass to Tinoco puts Hawaii back ahead, 31-28. 1:49 to go...
A 24 yard pass to Prater to keep the drive going on 3rd and 9.
A 15 yard run by Bradford to pick up a 1st on 2nd and 9.
A 18 yard pass to Ayles.
A 19 yard pass to Ronald Johnson for the go ahead TD with 40 seconds left. We lead 35-31.
On 4th and 10, we get our 3rd sack of the game (all by Tupou.)
Barkley takes two knees to end it.
We escape with a 35-31 win. Barkley was the player of the game.
Barkley: 23 of 33 for 262 yards with 5 TD's and 2 INT. He was sacked 1 time.
Shane Austin was 14 of 20 for 132 yards and TD's before he got hurt.
Bryant Moniz was 13 of 23 for 186 yards and a TD. Moniz was sacked 3 times.
Bradford had 17 carries for 75 yards with a long of 25.
Dillon Baxter had 8 for 82 yards with a long of 38.
Alex Green ran it 5 times for 17 yards and a TD.
Robert Woods had 4 catches for 44 yards and 2 TD's.
Ronald Johnson had 4 catches for 30 yards and a TD.
Prater with 3 catches for 35 yards and a TD.
Ayles with 3 catches for 35 yards.
Rodney Bradley torched us with 13 catches for 180 yards.
Shareece held Salas to 4 catches for 44 yards. Alex Green had 4 catches for 45 yards and a TD.
Torin Harris was the one getting torched the most. He led the team with 10 tackles.
Tupou had a big ame with 7 tackles, 4 for a loss, and 3 sacks.
Wright had 3 passes defended as did Torin.
Baxter with 3 punt returns for 20 yards.
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