Waipahu rallies to beat Roosevelt
By Stacy Kaneshiro
Advertiser Staff Writer
WAIPAHU — Quarterback Paulo Aga's 15-yard touchdown pass to Kawika Raymondo with 28 seconds left rallied Waipahu past Roosevelt, 27-22, in O'ahu Interscholastic Association White Conference football last night at Masa Yonamine Stadium.
Roosevelt took the ensuing kickoff to its 27 and three plays later, moved as far as the Waipahu 45 with a half-second to play. But quarterback Chris Mols long pass toward the end zone to Shown Francis was incomplete as time ran out.
The Marauders (5-1 OIA, 6-1 overall) moved into sole possession of second place in the White and handed the Rough Riders (4-1, 4-2) their first loss of the season.
"This is a huge one," Waipahu coach Todd Fujimori said. "The playoffs are our goal and this puts us in a good place. We're in control of our destiny. We don't have to hope for people to win, so it was a huge game."
The game-winning score was set up after the Marauders, trailing 22-21, lost the ball on downs at the Roosevelt 10 with 2:23 left. From there the Rough Riders failed to make a first down on three running plays and were forced to punt.
"We were looking to get a running first down, but that didn't work out for us," Roosevelt coach Lester Parrilla said.
Then Branden Chung, who caught touchdown passes of 53 and 9 yards from Aga that gave Waipahu a 14-0 first quarter lead, returned a punt 32 yards to the Roosevelt 15 with 35 seconds left. On first down, Aga rolled right, saw his primary receiver covered, but found Raymond open.
"Everyone was still in the game," said Aga, who was 5-of-9 for 89 yards with three TD passes. "Nobody put their heads down."
The Marauders could have. After linebacker Fritz Crighton's 83-yard interception return for a touchdown gave Waipahu a 21-6 with 1:20 left in the first half, the Rough Riders responded with 16 unanswered points.
A 27-yard TD pass from Mols to Matthew Terukina with 24 seconds left in the half pulled the Rough Riders to 21-12.
Then Waipahu lost the ball on a bad pitch by Aga at the Waipahu 35. After a two-yard loss, Mols hit Corey Higa on a 33-yard pass to Waipahu 4. Three plays later, Mols scored on a 1-yard run with 7:23 left in the third quarter to pull Roosevelt to 21-19.
Early in the fourth quarter, Waipahu was forced to punt from its 31, but a high snap from center lost 14 yards, giving Roosevelt possession at the Waipahu 17. But it had to settle for a 25-yard field goal by Cameron Kimura that gave the Rough Riders their first lead of the game at 22-21 with 8:26 left in the game.
Waipahu took over with 8:16 before having its drive stopped after a five-yard pass from Aga to Chung on fourth-and-9 at the Roosevelt 15. That's when the Marauders' defense stiffened, forcing the Rough Riders to punt and set up their game-winning score. .
Roosevelt (4-1, 4-2) 0 12 7 3—22
Waipahu (5-1, 6-1) 14 7 0 6—27
Waip—Branden Chung 53 pass from Paulo Aga (Murphy Hunt kick)
Waip—Chung 9 pass from Aga (Hunt kick)
Roos—Jerry Perreira 14 pass from Chris Mols (kick failed)
Waip—Fritz Crighton 87 interception return (Hunt kick)
Roos—Matthew Terukina 27 pass from Mols (pass failed)
Roos—Mols 1 run (Cameron Kimura)
Roos—FG Kimura 25
Waip—Kawika Raymondo 15 pass from Aga (kick failed)
RUSHING—Roosevelt: Sean Tamayoshi 5-11, Chris Mols 4-16, Janson Keomaka 10-8. Waipahu: Andrew Hale 14-18, Aga 5-22, Val Ventura 1-(minus 7), Avei Moevao 16-128, Raymundo 1-3.
PASSING—Roosevelt: Mols 21-38-2—224, Tamayoshi 0-1-1—0. Waipahu: Aga 5-9-0—89.
RECEIVING—Roosevelt: Corey Higa 8-112, Tamayoshi 2-3, Perreira 3-46, Erik Kobayashi 1-2, Anthony Holyfield 2-8, Shown Francis 3-22, Matthew Terukina 2-31. Waipahu: Branden Chung 3-67, Chris Coloma 1-7, Kawika Raymundo 1-15.
JV—Roosevelt 19, Waipahu 6
Reported by Candice Hirai
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OTHER OIA
• 'Aiea 35, Nanakuli 22: Quarterback Lole Laolagi passed for 348 yards and five touchdowns as Na Ali'i remained unbeaten the OIA White Conference.
Laolagi completed 19 of 33 passes, including two touchdowns each to Reuben Medeiros and Chris Antonio.
Nanakuli (3-3, 3-4) 0 0 8 14—22
'Aiea (5-0, 6-0) 14 14 7 0—35
'Aiea—Chris Antonio 30 pass from Lole Laolagi (Jeffrey Veal kick)
'Aiea—Bryan Tucker-Salas 19 pass from Laolagi (Veal kick)
'Aiea—Reuben Medeiros 18 pass from Laolagi (Veal kick)
'Aiea—Medeiros 25 pass from Laolagi (Veal kick)
'Aiea—Antonio 25 pass from Laolagi (Veal kick)
Nana—Brian Garret 4 run (Ikaika Asinsin run)
Nana—Ronald Strode 21 pass from Garret (Asinsin run)
Nana—Marcus Simpson 70 pass from Asinsin (run failed)
RUSHING—Nanakuli: Phillip Pall 13-51, Jerome Kekino 2-13, Nihal Ulufale 1-minus-2, Garet 8-minus-13, Asinsin 13-42, Strode 1-2. 'Aiea: Faasalele Neemia Jr. 11-33, Laolagi 5-68, Dustin Grace 1-1.
PASSING—Nanakuli: Garet 6-12-1—138, Asinsin 1-3-0—70. 'Aiea: Laolagi 19-33-1—348, Grace 1-3-1—0.
RECEIVING—Nanakuli: Simpson 3-100, Asinsin 3-87, Strode 1-21. 'Aiea: Jeremy Yuen 1-15, Medeiros 7-100, Antonio 4-117, Tucker-Salas 2-23, Neemia 1-25, Richard Rodrigues 2-25, Kalani Kekawa 1-3, Nate Olaivar 2-40.
JV—Nanakuli 24, 'Aiea 19.
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• Campbell 25, Kaimuki 12: Shauncey Saito rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns, and Jonah Canionero passed for 115 yards and two TDs, leading the Sabers over the Bulldogs in an OIA Red Conference game at Kaiser field.
Campbell (3-2, 4-2) 18 0 7 0—25
Kaimuki (1-3-1, 1-4-1) 0 0 6 6—12
CAMP—Prentiss Anderson 16 from Jonah Canionero (kick failed)
CAMP—Shauncey Saito 33 run (kick failed)
CAMP—Gino Venti 6 pass from Canionero (pass failed)
CAMP—Saito 36 run (Saito kick)
Kaim—Chanceton Mirafuentes 3 pass from Jordan Caires (pass failed)
Kaim—Leland Ohelo 52 fumble return (run failed)
RUSHING—Camp: Shaun Arnold 2-0, Canionero 2-(minus 4), Saito 31-132, Aliikea Basham 2-18, Anderson 5-(minus 1), Anson AhSing 1-0. Kaim: Mirafuentes 9-22, Soloni Taumalolo 5-(minus 3), Ohelo 4-1, Caires 5-(minus 12).
PASSING—Camp: Canionero 5-11-0—115, Saito 0-2-0—0, Basham 0-3-0—0. Kaim: Caires 7-17-1—95, Wallace Simanu 0-2-0-—0.
JV—Campbell 14, Kaimuki 13.
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• Radford 32, Moanalua 29: Shane Roberson ran for a four-yard touchdown as the Rams rallied to beat the Menehune.
With 2:20 remaining, Moanalua drove to the 5-yard line. But Radford's defense held, stopping all four of Moanalua's scoring attempts.
Moanalua (1-4, 1-5) 7 0 15 7—29
Radford (4-2, 4-3) 13 6 0 13—32
Rad—Justin Rellin 5 run (kick failed)
Rad—Kiliho Kaniho 10 interception return (Tracy Burton kick)
Moan—James Strombach 68 pass from Ric Fukushima (Fukushima kick)
Rad—Shane Roberson 5 run (run failed)
Moan—Strombach 10 pass from Fukushima (Fukushima kick)
Moan—Demitrious Hawkins 2 run (Jamie Rego run)
Moan—Strombach 83 pass from Fukushima (Fukushima)
Rad—Rellin 60 run (Burton kick)
Rad—Roberson 4 run (run failed)
RUSHING—Moanalua: Fukushima 13-24, Adam Bird 4-11, Hawkins 8-33. Radford: Rellin 18-118, Roberson 11-51, David Foster 3-(-4), Matt Failunga 1-61, Cortez MaCoy 2-6.
PASSING—Moanalua: Fukushima 12-28-1—289. Radford: Foster 7-15-2—75.
RECEIVING—Moanalua: Strombach 6-187, Bird 2-50, Thomas Foster 3-46, Brando Popa 1-6. Radford: Failunga 2-7, Keoni Twata 1-14, Roberson 2-45, Rellin 2-9.
JV—Moanalua 28, Radford 6
Reported by Chrissy Miyaji
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• Mililani 29, Leilehua 13: Peter Reneses scored two touchdowns and Thomas Brown added two 39-yard field goals as the Trojans took a 22-0 halftime lead and held off the Mules.
Leilehua (0-5, 0-6) 0 0 7 6—13
Mililani (3-3, 4-3) 10 12 0 7—29
Mili—Peter Raneses 13 run (Thomas Brown kick)
Mili—FG Brown 39
Mili—Safety
Mili—FG Brown 39
Mili—Raneses 1 run (Chris Castell kick)
Lei—Sean Palea 1 run (Joshua Ocamb kick)
Mili—Kepa Morris 24 run (Castell kick)
Lei—MacKenzie Hanson 15 pass from Spencer Omalza (kick failed)
RUSHING—Leilehua: Yonni Perez 14-22, Palea 4-15, Omalza 2-(minus 28), Hanson 1-24, Nick Ratliff 1-(minus 3), Joshua Perez 1-8. Mililani: Morris 15-70, Raneses 6-72, Mana Au 8-4, Jose Santos 1-(minus 5), Braddah Kalahiki 1-(minus 3), Terry Jasper 2-18, Thompson Ah Loo 2-1, Sean Fujumoto 1-14.
PASSING—Leilehua: Omalza 11-33-2—163. Mililani: Au 8-15-0—147, Fujimoto 0-1-0-—0.
RECEIVING—Leilehua: Y. Perez 1-14, J. Perez 3-32, TK Fagan 2-52, JaWann Jackson 3-31, Hanson 2-34. Mililani: Santos 2-70, Trey Brown 4-72, Morris 1-0, Ah Loo 1-5
JV—Leilehua 14, Mililani 10
Reported by Jen Juan
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ILH
• Punahou 41, Damien 6: Todd LaFountaine ran for one touchdown and passed for another to lift the Buffanblu to an Interscholastic League of Honolulu victory at Punahou field.
Damien (0-3, 0-4) 0 0 6 0 — 6
Punahou (1-2, 3-2) 27 14 0 0 — 41
Pun—Michael Tanuvasa 12 run (Tamatoa Hackney kick)
Pun—Todd LaFountaine 12 run (Hackney kick)
Pun—Alex Fergus 20 blocked punt return (Hackney kick)
Pun— David Marsh 24 pass from LaFountaine (kick blocked)
Pun—Alex Chock 7 pass from Sean Fitzsimmons (Hackney kick)
Pun—David Dowsett 13 pass from Drew Monahan (Hackney kick)
Dam—Michael Lau 13 pass from Tevita Williams (pass failed)
RUSHING—Damien: Ranson Decosta 4-11, Daniel Chaves 5-18, Fehi Sevelo 7-52, Williams 7-38. Punahou: LaFountaine 5-27, Jason Sakata 2-38, Tanuvasa 14-68, Monahan 4-33, Fitzsimmons 1-minus-4.
PASSING—Damien: Decosta 5-18-1—33, Williams 5-8-0—48. Punahou: LaFountaine 1-1-0—24, Fitzsimmons 11-20-0—87, Monahan 1-1-0—13.
RECEIVING—Damien: Lau 5-50, Peter Campos 1-5, Andrew Canoy 3-24, Micah Komine 1-2. Punahou: Monahan 1-minus-4, Brian Sanders 1-14, Chock 2-10, Dowsett 1-13, Adam Doo 2-10, Weyn Wicklund 2-19, Chad Tamashiro 1-19, Peter Estermann 1-0, Peter Lee 1-19, Marsh 1-24.
Reported by Yukio Hamada
