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Week 4

1. Punahou (3-0, 1-0 ILH)  

Previous rank: 1
Last week: beat Damien, 48-0
This week: vs. No. 2 Kamehameha Sat

Quarterback Larry Tuileta passed for three touchdowns and running back Wayne Talaupapa added a pair of rushing scores in the shutout victory over Damien. The Buffanblu led 21-0 after the first quarter and 42-0 at halftime and limited the Monarchs to just 107 yards of total offense. Punahou meets Kamehameha in the feature game of an ILH tripleheader at Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium Saturday.

2. Kamehameha (5-0, 2-0 ILH)  

Previous rank: 2
Last week: beat Iolani, 38-22
This week: vs. No. 1 Punahou Saturday

Running back Brandon Kahookele carried 27 times for 244 yards with two touchdowns in the win over Iolani. The Warriors pounded out 375 rushing yards (9.4 yards per attempt) and recorded two interceptions off the Raiders' quarterbacks - including a 26-yard pick-6 by Dylan Kane in the second quarter. Kamehameha returns to Aloha Stadium for a third straight week Saturday, when it takes on top-ranked Punahou.

3. Saint Louis (4-1, 1-1 ILH)

Previous rank: 3
Last week: beat Pac-Five, 73-6
This week: vs. Iolani Saturday

Quarterback Ryder Kuhns threw three touchdown passes, running backs Adam Noga and Raymond Caayon added two rushing scores apiece and both Tanner Oshiro and Faafatai Lulu scored on interception returns in the win over Pac-Five. The Crusaders amassed 468 yards of total offense and held the Wolf Pack to just 87 offensive yards. Saint Louis plays six-time Division II state champion Iolani at Aloha Stadium Saturday.

4. Mililani (4-1, 3-0 OIA Red West)  

Previous rank: 4
Last week: beat Waipahu, 39-12
This week: idle

Quarterback McKenzie Milton threw two touchdown passes - both to slotback Bronson Ader - in the win over Waipahu. Dayton Furuta ran in a touchdown and made a game-high 10 tackles, including one sack, against the Marauders. Ader, a transfer from Campbell, caught seven passes for 102 yards and wide receiver Kainoa Wilson added six grabs for 121 yards. Mililani, which have a bye this week, played without leading rusher Vavae Malepeai (ribs).

5. Kahuku (2-2, 2-0 OIA Red East)

Previous rank: 5
Last week: beat Moanalua, 33-19
This week: vs. Castle Friday

Quarterback Tuli Wily-Matagi rushed for a touchdown and passed for another score and linebacker Manaia Atuaia picked off a pair of passes - including a 30-yard pick-6 in the third quarter - in the win over Moanalua. The Red Raiders pounded out 243 rushing yards (6.2 yards per attempt) and outscored the Knights, 27-0, in the second and third quarters. Kahuku, which is tied with Farrington atop the Red East, hosts Castle Friday at Carleton E. Weimer Field.

6. Waianae (4-1, 2-1 OIA Red West)  

Previous rank: 7
Last week: beat No. 6 Leilehua, 39-21
This week: at No. 8 Campbell Friday

Ronald Matautia ran in three touchdowns and seven different ball carriers helped the Seariders accumulate 356 rushing yards. Trensten Spragling (14 rushes, 120 yards) became the third different running back to break the century mark in a game this season. Leading rusher Jemery Willes (16 rushes, 96 yards, TD) returned from an ankle injury after sitting out a 44-24 loss to Mililani a week ago. Waianae visits Campbell in another key Red West game Friday.

7. Leilehua (3-1, 1-1 OIA Red West)  

Previous rank: 6
Last week: lost to No. 7 Waianae, 39-21
This week: vs. No. 9 Kapolei Friday

Quarterback Mack Eberhardt passed for 253 yards with two touchdowns and rushed for 76 yards and another score, but was also picked off twice in the loss to Waianae. The Mules posted 366 yards of total offense, but couldn't overcome five turnovers, including a fumble in the end zone that resulted in a Waianae touchdown. Leilehua will play at home for the fourth straight week when it hosts Kapolei Friday at Hugh Yoshida Stadium.

8. Campbell (3-1, 1-1 OIA Red West)  

Previous rank: 8
Last week: idle
This week: vs. No. 6 Waianae Friday

The Sabers had a bye last week and last played on Aug. 30, when it beat Aiea, 28-7. Quarterback Isaac Hurd, who accounted for 297 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns against Na Alii, ranks third amongst Division I quarterbacks with 760 passing yards. He has thrown nine touchdowns against four interceptions and has rushed for 287 yards with four more scores this season. Campbell, which is tied with Leilehua for fourth-place in the Red West, hosts Waianae Friday.

9. Kapolei (4-1, 2-1 OIA Red West)  

Previous rank: 9
Last week: beat No. 10 Aiea, 10-7
This week: at No. 7 Leilehua Friday

Running back Tristan Pebria scored his team's lone touchdown on an 18-yard rush and place kicker Arielle Stoyanow made a 26-yard field goal in the win over Aiea. The Hurricanes, who held Aiea to just 136 yards of total offense, are tied with Waianae for second place in the Red West - one game behind division-leading Mililani. After playing its first five games at home, Kapolei visits Leilehua Saturday - the first of three straight road games to end the regular season.

10. Baldwin (2-2, 2-0 MIL)

Previous rank: -
Last week: beat Kamehameha-Maui, 42-35
This week: vs. Lahainaluna Friday

The Bears make their 2013 debut in the Power Rankings after a 2-0 start in the MIL. Slotback Kawelakeapono Kaeo-Mata caught two touchdown passes and running back Dusty Flores rushed for two other scores in the narrow win over Kamehameha-Maui. Baldwin, whose two losses were to Saint Louis and Southern California-powerhouse Mission Viejo, plays Division II state runner-up Lahainaluna Friday at War Memorial Stadium.

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