From the Honolulu Hurricanes Bulletin
In front of 1,500 fans at the NBC Arena, the 'Canes put the Mad Dogs to sleep. An outstanding kick off return by Falaniko Vitale to the 'Canes 23 yd line set the pace for the offense. QB Mike Tillis then put the hustling Hurricane offense in scoring position. The 'Canes with 12:02 left in the first quarter gave Mike Tillis the opportunity to run the ball in for 6 pts. This was followed by a failed extra point attempt by kicker A. Champathong. The defense then took to the field and worked their magic with an almost immediate interception by DB Mike Wolfe.
QB Mike Tillis took advantage of this turnover and drove the ball to the 3 yd line. Then Mike Tillis did it again. A QB run put the Hurricanes up another 6 pts. 'Canes 12 - Dogs 0. Another failed extra point left the score 12 - 0. The Dogs finally got on the board with a hand-off from QB Mike Simpson to RB Brian Knuckles for a 7 yd touchdown. The Dogs missed the extra point kick and the score remained 12 - 6 into the second quarter.
The second quarter clearly belonged to QB Mike Simpson and the Madison Mad Dogs as they "kicked it up a notch" and put another 6 pts. on the board. Mike Simpson handed off to Brian Knuckles for a 23 yd touchdown. Kicker Drew Christ took the field and launched the ball straight down the middle for the PAT. This was followed by QB Mike Simpson's 1 yd rush that brought the score to Dogs 20 - 'Canes 12.
The Dogs scored first in the second half with a 2 pt. field goal kick and 11:44 left in the third quarter. Dogs 22 - 12. Then the Hurricanes turned on that comeback style they have been getting a reputation for when QB Mike Tillis passed to WR Jose Santiago for a 5 yd touchdown. Kicker A. Champathong put it down the middle for the PAT. Dogs 22 - 'Canes 19 The fourth quarter Hurricanes were in the groove. Mike Tillis scored again with another QB run followed by a good extra point kick from A. Champathong. The 'Canes took the lead 26 - Dogs 22.
The Madison defense scored 2 pts. for a safety with 5:58 on the clock. 'Canes 26 - Dogs 24. A kick-off to the Mad Dogs and a fumble on the return put Honolulu back in control of the ball. Steve Sinkus rushed for the last touchdown of the game and field goal kick from A. Champathong sealed the deal.
Madison 6 14 2 2 24
Honolulu 12 0 7 12 33
First Quarter
HH-12:02-Mike Tillis 1 yd run, Amphay Champathong PAT failed 6-0
HH- 5:37-Tillis 2 yd run, 2pt run failed 12-0
MM-1:53-Brian Knuckles 8 yd run, Drew Christ PAT failed 12-6
Second Quarter
MM-8:40-Knuckles 26 yd run, Christ PAT 12-13
MM-0:24-Mike Simpson 2 yd run, Christ PAT 12-20
Third Quarter
MM-11:34-Christ 2 pt FG 12-22
HH- 7:38-Jarrett Jose-Santiago 37 yd pass from Tillis,
Champathong PAT 19-22
Fourth Quarter
HH-10:25-Tillis 17 yd run, Champathong PAT 26-22
MM-5:42-Safety by David Knott 26-24
HH- 1:52-Steve Sinkus 8 yd run, Champathong PAT 33-24
Team Stats Honolulu Madison
First Downs 7 5
Rushing 4 2
Passing 2 1
Penalty 1 1
Rushing Attempts 29 15
Yards Rushing 114 73
Passing Yards 59 46
Passes Attempted 8 22
Passes Completed 3 8
Had Intercepted 0 3
Total Offensive Plays 38 35
Total net Yards 173 119
Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties: Number-Lost 8-57 13-53
Missed Field Goal Returns 0-0 1-19
Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 4-84 6-145
3rd Down Conversions 1-5 2-6
4th Down Conversions 1-1 2-4
Sacks by: Number-Yards 2-16 0-0
Interception Returns: 3-22 0-0
Individual Stats
Rushing-H-Darrell Jones 12-53, Tillis 12-51, Sinkus 1-13,
Mike Miyashiro 1-0, Falinko Vitale 2-(-3);
M-Knuckles 4-35-2, Simpson 2-21-1, Emmitt Pride 6-13,
Mark Martinez 1-6, Kerry Henderson 1-3, Nick Johnson 1-1
Receiving-H-Santiago 2-36-1, Jones 1-23;
M-Henderson 3-19, Derek Schaefer 2-12, Knuckles 2-11, Johnson 1-6
Passing-H-Tillis 3-8-59-1-0;
M-Martinez 4-11-16-0-2, Simpson 4-11-30-0-1
Field Goals-H-Champathong 0-2 (missed 45, 46);
M-Christ 1-1 (made 23)
PATS-H-Champathong 3-4;
M-Christ 2-3
Kickoff Returns H-Jones 2-44, Vitale 1-23, Miyashiro 1-17;
M-Dan Mlachnik 2-74, Johnson 2-31, Knuckles 1-34, Henderson 1-6
Interceptions-H-Vitale 1-19, Mike Wolfe 1-2
Tackles-H-Vitale 5, Jardine 7, Odom 4, Ulufale 3, Wolfe 4,
Cortez 6, Wenger 1, Bullock 2, Marchlinski 2, Sinkus 2,
Cockett 1, Seleni 3, Barientos 2, Coen 1, Clarke 1;
M-Spraggin 4, Mlachnick 3, Knott 8, Martin 1, Christ 4,
Stringham 4, Temple 4, Salcido 4
Passes Broken Up-H-Wolfe 2;
M-Martin 1
Fumble Recovery M-Temple 1
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