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ASU: Had a solid first season ... will look to stabalize the front line ... strong force in the middle, good against the run ... missed Spring drills ... could be an honors candidate in 1999. 1998: Saw his first action as a Sun Devil in the season opener against Washington ... posted two solo tackles and one assist, the first of his career, at BYU ... also had one sack for a nine-yard loss ... recorded two solo tackles, two assists and one tackle for a one-yard loss in the Sun Devils' 34-15 defeat of North Texas ... posted two assists in ASU's 24-3 rout of Oregon State ... tallied two solo tackles at USC ... also blocked an Adam Abrams point-after attempt in the third quarter, stopping the Trojan kicker's streak of consecutive PATs made at 35 ... tallied one solo tackle, one assist and one tackle for a three-yard loss against Notre Dame ... posted one solo tackle and three assists in the Sun Devils' 44-38 overtime victory over Stanford ... also had three tackles for an eight-yard loss ... one sent Joe Borchard back four yards on third and 15 at the Stanford 15 on the Cardinal's last drive of the game ... combined with Albrey Battle to sack Todd Husak for a one-yard loss on third and six in the second quarter ... also forced a fumble ... tallied one solo tackle, three assists and one a sack for a seven-yard loss in the Sun Devils' 38-28 win at Washington State ... posted three assists and one tackle for a five-yard loss in ASU's 55-22 rout of California ... also had one pass deflection ... recorded three solo tackles, four assists and one tackle for a nine-yard loss at Oregon ... sacked Akili Smith for a loss of nine yards ... tallied a career-high and team-high seven solo tackles at Arizona ... also had two tackles for a five-yard loss ... one pushed Kelvin Eafon back two yards on third and one at the ASU 44 ... sacked Keith Smith for a three-yard loss on third and 16 on the Wildcats' first drive of the game ... started nine games.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Earned first-team all-Conference and all-Region honors during both seasons at Snow...was also named first-team all-American as a senior...collected 30 solo tackles, 21 assists and 11 quarterback sacks last season.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 1996 graduate of North Sanpete High School...lettered three years in football, three years in basketball and two years in track...named all-State in football and won state in the shot put ...coached by Mark Wotton.
PERSONAL: Majoring in criminal justice...father Pula Pitone (deceased) and mother Phyllis (retired school teacher) Ioane...born July 21, 1977 in Samoa...has five sisters (Neta, Sala, Noelani, Ane and Phyllis) and one brother, Theron...most exciting experience in sports was winning two bowl games at Snow College...hobbies include fishing, camping and hunting...full name is Junior Burton Ioane.
CAREER HIGHS: Unassisted Tackles: 7, at Arizona (11/27/98). Assisted Tackles: 4, at Oregon (11/14/98). Total Tackles: 7, at Arizona (11/27/98). Tackles for Loss: 3, vs. Stanford (10/22/98). Quarterback Sacks: 1, three times, last at Arizona (11/27/98).
Ioane's Career Statistics
G/GS UT/AT TT TFL/YDS Sacks/YDS FF PD BK
1998 11/9 19/19 38 11/47 4/29 1 1 1
Career 11/9 19/19 38 11/47 4/29 1 1 1
