As most football observers expected, Hilo had limited success while Saint Louis senior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa displayed what a blue-chip Division I recruit looks like and put on an entertaining show.
With his accurate arm and nimble feet, Tagovailoa produced four touchdowns, and the Crusaders crushed the Vikings 49-7 in a nonleague preseason game Saturday night at Wong Stadium.
Behind a tough offensive line that rarely leaked, the Alabama verbal commit threw for three touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed for a score. Tagovailoa fired scoring strikes of 70, 6 and 15 yards, and jogged in for a 12-yard TD.