Kahuku scores early, often to defeat Kaimuki, 41-13
By Stacy Kaneshiro
Advertiser Staff Writer
KAHUKU — Because of a scoreboard malfunction, it appeared Kahuku spotted Kaimuki an 8-0 lead last night.
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Turns out it didn't matter. The defending state champion Red Raiders scored three first-quarter touchdowns — including a 78-yard run on their first play from scrimmage — en route to a 41-13 win against Kaimuki (0-1) in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red Conference season opener.
Iolani wide receiver Jay Marcouiller reached over Kearney cornerback Corey Pitts, but couldn't hang on to the pass from quarterback Kila Ka'aihue in yesterday's preseason game at Iolani's field.
The Red Raiders (1-0 Red, 2-0 overall), winners of 11 straight spanning two seasons, jumped to a 20-0 first-quarter lead and made it 34-0 at the half.
When Loga Fonoimoana returned the second half kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown, that initiated the league's mercy rule, which keeps the clock running when a 35-point differential is reached in the second half.
"I was supposed to go along our (Kahuku) sideline but there was no opening so I took it across," Fonoimoana said.
But Kaimuki wasn't ready to fold, stuffing the mercy rule with 1:41 left in the third quarter on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Caires to Daniel Tautofi, which made it 41-7.
Kahuku fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Kaimuki recycled the turnover into a 28-yard touchdown run by Soloni Taumalolo with 30 seconds left in the third quarter to make it 41-13.
"We told them not to leave anything on the field," Kaimuki coach Ronald Oyama said.
The Bulldogs were missing 13 players to academic probation and four to injuries. Five were starters and the rest played on special teams.
"They did a hell of a job with many of their guys going two ways," Kahuku coach Siuaki Livai said.
Fonoimoana led all Red Raiders in scoring with two touchdowns, his first on a 39-yard pass from quarterback Inoke Funaki.
Fonoimoana, usually the starting slotback, didn't start the game because of showboat antics he did in last week's win against Skyline (Utah) he said. Otherwise he might have scored a third touchdown because Moana Hafoka's 78-yard touchdown run was originally planned for him.
Kaimuki 0 0 13 0—13
Kahuku 20 14 7 0—41
Kah—Moana Hafoka 78 run (Solomon Lee kick)
Kah—Loga Fonoimoana 39 pass from Inoke Funaki (kick failed)
Kah—Benjamin Chase 15 pass from Funaki (Lee kick)
Kah—Funaki 8 run (Lee kick)
Kah—Darrell Tachibana 64 interception return (Lee kick)
Kah—Fonoimoana 84 kickoff return (Savannah Sabido kick)
Kaim—Daniel Tautofi 10 pass from Jordan Caires (Sean Nomura kick)
Kaim—Solomi Taumalolo 28 run (kick blocked)
RUSHING—Kamiuki: Caires 1-1, Chaceton Mirafuentes 2-83, Soloni Taumololo 8-36, Leland Ohelo 2-7, Darin Fujimoto 1-0, Wallace Simanu 3-11. Kahuku: Funaki 4-21, Mulivai Pula 4-58, Hafoka 1-78, Ervin Atuaia 3-11, Travis Kaka 2-(-4), Tyler Oto 3-31, Kimo Leung-Chio 3-8, Benson Chang 2-(-1), Kekoa Kamakeaina 1-2
PASSING—Kaimuki: Caires 3-17-1—27, Simanu 4-8-0—55. Kahuku: Funaki 8-16-0—130, Oto 0-2-0—0, Fonoimoana 0-1-1—0
RECEIVING—Kaimuki: Mirafuentes 2-10, Tautofi 3-30, Soloni Taumaulolo 1-30, Nomura 1-12. Kahuku: Hafoka 1-14, Fonoimoana 1-39, Kaka 1-19, Atuaia 1-27, Chase 2-18, Timote Toluta‘u 1-20, Pula 1-(-7).
JV—Kahuku 33, Kaimuki 14
Reported by Advertiser Staff
MORE OIA
• CASTLE 35, MILILANI 28: Joel Botelho scored on an 8-yard boot leg with 20 seconds remaining as the host Knights rallied for 28 points in the fourth quarter to defeat Mililani in a Red Conference game.
Mililani led 21-7 at halftime.
Botelho completed 15 of 40 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns.
Mililani 7 14 0 7—28
Castle 7 0 0 28—35
Cast—Ikaika Ho 40 pass from Joel Botelho (Nolan Miranda kick)
Mil—Trey Brown 62 pass from Mana Au (Brown kick)
Mil—Jose Santos 48 pass from Au (Brown kick)
Mil—Kepa Morris 3 run (Brown kick)
Cast—Ola Keliiholokai 4 run (Kawika Sebay kick)
Mil—Morris 8 pass from Au (Brown kick)
Cast—Keliiholokai 2 run (kick failed)
Cast—Treston Kaneao 26 pass from Botelho (Keliiholokai run)
Cast—Botelho 8 run (Miranda kick)
RUSHING—Mililani: Morris 11-47, Billy Barbour 7-26, Santos 2-20, Thompson Ah Loo 11-41, Au 4-44, Peter Raneses 2-2. Castle: Keliiholokai 12-45, Botelho 16-63.
PASSING—Mililani: Au 7-19-0—165, Brown 0-1-0—0, Morris 0-1-0—0, Santos 0-1-0—0. Castle: Botelho 15-40-2—286.
RECEIVING—Mililani: Brown 2-90, Santos 2-65, Kris Souza 1-3, Kaipo Patoc 1-4, Barbour 1-3. Castle: Ho 5-110, Miranda 2-64, Jared Suzui 3-44, Kaneao 3-58, Loren Lum 2-10.
JV—Mililani 30, Castle 6
Reported by Cary Izuka
• Roosevelt 26, Kaiser 20: Chris Mols passed for 469 yards and three touchdowns passes as the host Rough Riders rallied past the Cougars in an OIA White Conference game.
Mols threw TD passes of 53 and 72 yards to Jerry Perreira, and hit Matthew Terukina with an 85-yard scoring strike. The 72-yarder came in the fourth quarter and put Roosevelt ahead, 26-20.
David Chu passed for 192 yards and two touchdowns, and also ran 2 yards for another TD to lead the Cougars.
Kaiser 0 7 0 13—20
Roosevelt 7 0 7 12—26
Roos—Matthew Terukina 85 pass from Chris Mols (Anthony Holyfield kick)
Kais—Marc Esteban 22 pass from David Chu (Landon Beers kick)
Roos—Jerry Perreira 53 pass from Mols (Holyfield kick)
Kais—David Chu 2 run (Beers kick)
Roos—Jansen Keomaka 6 run (kick failed)
Kais—Esteban 11 pass from Chu (kick failed)
Roos—Perreira 72 pass from Mols (kick failed)
RUSHING—Kaiser: Ekahi Sallas 8-22, Chu 6-(-15), Gerard Collier 1-8, Chris Assily 1-5. Roosevelt: Keomaka 8-19, Daniel Siracusa 7-15, Mols 9-(-7).
PASSING—Kaiser: Chu 23-40-2—192, Keoni Doo 0-1-0—0. Roosevelt: Mols: 19-38-1—469.
RECEIVING—Kaiser: Esteban 13-135, Doo 6-47, Sallas 2-5, Beers 1-(-3), Ikaika Pai 1-8. Roosevelt—Perreira 8-211, Shown Francis 5-110, Terukina 1-85, Holyfield 3-45, Mitchell Loo 2-18.
JV—Kaiser 12, Roosevlt 11
By Jeff Azuma
• WAIPAHU 41, KALANI 0: Andrew Hale rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Paulo Aga hooked up with Reynolds Fruean for two TD passed as the host Marauders defeated the Falcons in an OIA White Conference game
The Marauders held the Falcons to 12 yards passing and 24 yards rushing for the game.
Kalani 0 0 0 0— 0
Waipahu 7 20 7 7—41
Waip—Andrew Hale 9 run (Avei Moevao kick)
Waip—Moevao 1 run (kick failed)
Waip—Reynolds Fruean 7 pass from Paulo Aga (Aga run)
Waip—Moevao 56 run (kick failed)
Waip—Fruean 23 pass from Aga (Moevao kick)
Waip—Hale 6 run (Moevao kick)
RUSHING—Kalani: Nicholas Wong 16-34, Jon Kuba 4-8, Travis Canonizado 2-6, Stephen Travis 4-(minus 17), Bazel Larosa 1-(minus 7). Waipahu: Andrew Hale 19-159, Avei Moevao 5-85, Branden Chung 10-22, Paolo Aga 1-14, Bryson Carvahlo 2-1, Werner Kamaunu 2-14.
PASSING—Kalani: Stephen Travis 3-12-0—12. Chris Tutt 0-1-0—0. Waipahu: Paulo Aga 5-8-0—85.
RECEIVING—Kalani: Nicholas Wong 2-12, Keaka Lee 1-0. Waipahu: Avei Moevao 2-44, Branden Chung 1-11, Reynolds Fruean 2-30.
JV—Waipahu 40, Kalani 0
Reported by Tats Hikiji
• Nanakuli 22, Pearl City 17: Senior quarterback Rusty Lawson ran 21 yards for TD with 1:18 left to play as the host Golden Hawks beat the Chargers in a White Conference opener for both.
Pearl City then drove to Nanakuli's 35 on two plays, but Lawson intercepted a pass with eight seconds left to seal the victory
Pearl City 7 0 7 3—17
Nanakuli 6 0 8 8—22
PC—Brian Denny 2 run (Ricky Shin kick)
Nana—Ikaika Asinsin 2 run (2-point conversion failed)
Nana—Rusty Lawson 13 run (Asinsing run)
PC—Denny 9 run (R.Shin kick)
PC—FG Ricky Shin 35
Nana—Rusty Lawson 21 run (I. Asinsing run)
RUSHING—Pearl City: Kiko Riego Day Dios 10-54, Daytan Lii 2-(minus 5), William Vaana 1-3, Lorenzo Garrett 12-28, Brian Denny 5-26. Nanakuli: Jerome Kekino 7-22, Philip Pall 4-26, Brian Garret 3-2, Ikaika Asinsing 13-71, Kaleo Enos 5-0, Nihal Ulufale 1-3, Jerome Kekilo 1-3, Rusty Lawson 9-104.
PASSING—Pearl City: Riego Day Dios 5-18-2—63. NÅnÅkuli: Brian Garret 0-2-0—0, Rusty Lawson 0-2-0—0.
RECEIVING—Pearl City: NA.
JV—Nanakuli 28, Pearl City 7
Reported by Malia Beaver
MIL
• Maui High 26, King Kekaulike 14: Andrew Malafu ran for two touchdowns and Ryan Ishizu ran for one more to lead the Sabers by Na Ali'i the Maui Interscholastic League season opener last night at War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku.
Dane Patoa's 75-yard pass TD to Dustin Cablco in the fourth quarter sealed the win for Maui.
PRESEASON GAMES
• Iolani 56, Kearny 0: Blake Wong rushed for 103 yards and scored on runs of 6 and 15 yards to power the Raiders past Kearny High of California in a preseason game at Iolani's campus field.
Quarterback Kila Ka'aihue threw for a 129 yards, including a TD, and also scored on a 6-yard run.
Kearny, Calif. 0 0 0 0— 0
Iolani 21 7 7 21—56
Iol—Tyler Street 12 fumble return (Noah Myers kick)
Iol—Blake Wong 6 run (Myers kick)
Iol—Kila Ka‘aihue 6 run (Myers kick)
Iol—Jay Marcouiller 6 pass from Ka‘aihue (Myers kick)
Iol—Wong 15 run (Myers kick)
Iol—Robert Mageo 4 run (Myers kick)
Iol—Mageo 11 run (Myers kick)
Iol—Brian Wallace 55 interception return (Myers kick)
RUSHING—Kearny: James Dance 15-21, Chris Daniels 10-88, Chris Caudillo 6-27, Antonio Meza 2-5, Rico Stringfellow 4-10, Delvon Garrett 1-2. Iolani: Wong 17-103, Ka‘aihue 8-11, Peter Heimerdinger 11-30, Mageo 6-14.
PASSING—Kearny: Caudillo 2-8-4—10. Iolani: Ka‘aihue 7-10-1—129, Mageo 4-7-1—58.
RECEIVING—Kearny: Delvon Garrett 1-9, Corey Pitts 1-1. Iolani: Ikaika Goo 2-39, Marcouiller 4-80, Nate Kawamura 3-30, Jon Yasuda 1-11, Tony Suetsugu 1-27.
• Kapa'a 35, Honoka'a 2: Dustin Maglinti returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, and Dahson Gonzales scored on runs of 4 and 2 yards in the third quarter as the Warriors grounded the visiting Dragons.
Kapa'a's Tyler Wakuta kicked all five extra points and also scored on a 4-yard run.
Honoka‘a 0 0 0 2— 2
Kapa‘a 14 0 14 7—35
Kap—Dustin Maglinti 90 kickoff return (Tyler Wakuta kick)
Kap—Dustin Mundon 41 run (Wakuta kick)
Kap—Dahson Gonzales 4 run (Wakuta kick)
Kap—Gonzales 2 run (Wakuta kick)
Kap—Wakuta 4 run (Wakuta kick)
Hon—Safety, punter tackled in endzone
Reported by Harold Naumu
• Kamehameha 26, Timpview 21: The Warriors defeated the visitors from Utah in a preseason game at Aloha Stadium. The Warriors led 26-0 at halftime and held on. No other details were reported.
JUNIOR VARSITY
• St. Louis 20, San Clemente, Calif. 18
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Correction: Ikaika Asinsin from Nanakuli scored a 2-yard touchdown and completed two 2-point conversions in Nanakuli's victory over Pearl City. His name was misspelled in yesterday's Advertiser.
