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Graunke rallies Hawaii past Weber State

Sep 7, 2008 - 7:37 AM HONOLULU (Ticker) -- Tyler Graunke came off the bench and led Hawaii to 29 unanswered points in the second half as the Warriors rallied to upend Weber State, 36-17, on Saturday.

Trailing 17-7 at the half and going nowhere on offense, Warrior coach Greg McMakin replaced Inoke Funaki with Graunke, a 6-0, 185-pound senior. The Warrior offense caught fire as Graunke and Malcolm Lane hooked up on a 42-yard touchdown connection.

Kealoha Pilares scored on a 2-yard run to give Hawaii (1-1) a 21-17 lead and the Warriors were on their way. Graunke and Aaron Bain hooked up for two touchdown passes to make it 36-17.

Graunke finished 13-of-20 for 218 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Weber State (1-1) was led by Cameron Higgins, who was 24-of-40 for 223 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.