10/01/18
Georgina Hanigan, Head of PR
Email: hanigagj@dukes.jmu.edu
Game Recap
The Honolulu Hammerheads extend their win streak to four after a stunning, 209.60-117.72, win against the San Diego Jack Rabbits. Hammerhead quarterback, Jared Goff scored a season-high 64.30 points having completed 26 of 33 passes for 465 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions in the win over the Rabbits Monday night. He also rushed twice for seven yards. Hammerhead running back, Melvin Gordon scored 30.90 points, having rushed 15 times for 104 yards and caught seven of his 10 targets for 55 yards and a touchdown in the win over. He also added a two-point conversion. On the other side of the field, Jack Rabbit quarterback Josh Allen was as bad as it could get. Allen only completed 16 of 33 passes for 151 yards and two interceptions while rushing five times for 19 yards and losing a fumble in Monday night’s loss. A bright side for the Jack Rabbits was Marshawn Lynch who recorded 130 yards on 20 carries and caught three passes for 27 additional yards. San Diego Jack Rabbits actually averages more per game in losses (122.88) than wins (117.43). Honolulu Hammerheads (4-0, 675.24 points) climbs into second place and San Diego Jack Rabbits (2-2, 480.62 points) drops to ninth place. Next week the Hammerheads take on the Omaha Goldenrods.
Match-up Preview- Omaha Goldenrods (Week 5)
- First time meeting, the Omaha Goldenrods are projected to beat the Honolulu Hammerheads, 109.04-102.01.
- Omaha Goldenrods are ranked #1 in the division while the Honolulu Hammerheads are ranked #2.
- Omaha Goldenrods are undefeated and are on a 4 week winning streak like the Honolulu Hammerheads, this matchup will see one of these teams lose for the first time this season
- Omaha quarterback, Andrew Luck is projected to score 17.70 points after scoring a season-high 53.66 points in Week 4. Honolulu quarterback, Jared Goff is projected to score 17.57 points after scoring a season-high 64.30 points in Week 4.
- Honolulu running back, Melvin Gordon is projected to score 19.77 points while Omaha running back, Tevin Coleman is only projected to score 13.41 points.
- Wide receivers, Adam Thielen (17.32) and Davante Adams will be a good matchup with Honolulu wide receiver, Adam Thielen projected to score 17.32 points and Omaha wide receiver, Davante Adams projected to score 16.47 points
Honolulu Hammerheads Season Notes
Team News:
Injuries:
- No injuries to report
Trades:
- Honolulu Hammerheads added wide receiver Paul Richardson and dropped wide receiver Corey Davis
- Honolulu Hammerheads added wide receiver Ryan Switzer and dropped wide receiver Christian Kirk
- Honolulu Hammerheads added wide receiver Albert Wilson and dropped tight end Vernon Davis
- Honolulu Hammerheads added running back Wendell Smallwood and dropped wide receiver Josh Doctson
Other News:
- The University of Hawaii’s football team beat San Jose State, 44-41, on Saturday. This extends their unbeaten run to six. The Rainbow Warriors take on Wyoming on Saturday, October 6.
- The University of Hawai’i baseball team and head coach Mike Trapasso announced the 2019 schedule on Tuesday afternoon. The 50-game schedule features 32 games inside the friendly confines of Les Murakami Stadium, along with five tough non-conference opponents visiting the island O’ahu, and one trip into Big Ten country.
- The largest Hawaiian cultural celebration in the nation wrapped up Saturday with the 72nd annual Aloha Festivals Floral Parade. The parade featured marching bands, floats, and elegant pa’u riders adorned with flowers and magnificent lei. The parade marked the end of a month-long celebration of Hawaiian culture. This year’s theme for the parade was “No Ke Kai Kakou E,” which translates to “We are of the Sea,” organizers said.
- A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu bound for Seattle turned back today due to a medical emergency. Hawaiian Flight 22 returned to Honolulu after a 71-year-old man with hypertension was found to be breathing heavily, Hawaiian spokeswoman Ann Botticelli said.
- A 17-year-old boy, charged as a juvenile in 2017 for the Oct. 21 fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old Kaneohe-based Marine in Waikiki, could be tried as an adult.
- Pearl Harbor museums hoping for resumed USS Arizona Memorial access. The effects of a halt in visitor walk-on access to the USS Arizona Memorial in May to fix its dock have been compounded by traffic-impeding rail construction on Kamehameha Highway, a hurricane and tropical storm, and now, repairs needed to the Arizona Memorial’s shoreside dock, which has partially sunk.