Kahuku remains unbeaten
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
KAHUKU — Just three games into the year, the Kahuku High School football team appears to be in postseason form.
The defending state champion Red Raiders (3-0 overall) looked sharp as ever last night in a 47-0 home victory over undermanned Farrington (1-2) at Carlton E. Weimer Field. Kahuku scored all of its points in the first half, with reserves playing out the second half under a running clock.
The victory pushed the Red Raiders to 2-0 in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Red Conference, while Farrington fell to 0-2. The Governors have about 20 players ineligible due to academic probation.
Quarterback Inoke Funaki completed 8 of 13 passes for 137 yards and one touchdown, and tailback Mulivai Pula rushed for 84 yards and one touchdown on eight carries. Perhaps more importantly, the Red Raiders had only one turnover and were flagged just five times for 50 yards. In a season-opening 19-14 win over Skyline (Salt Lake City) two weeks ago, Kahuku was penalized 12 times for 100 yards and had three turnovers in the fourth quarter.
"That's what we've been working on," Kahuku coach Siuaki Livai said. "Last week against Kaimuki, I think we only had one 15-yard (penalty) and two or three (for) five yards. I'm happy we're getting less and less penalties. We can lose to anybody if we kill drives with penalties or turnovers."
That basically is what happened to the Governors, who struggled to hang onto the ball for the second straight week. Two Farrington fumbles and an interception helped Kahuku build a 27-0 lead midway through the first half.
Defensive lineman Darrell Tachibana recovered one of those fumbles in the end zone for a touchdown, and another fumble later on a punt situation gave the Red Raiders possession on the Governors' 1-yard line. Robert Tu'ifua ran it in from there on the next play to help make the score 34-0 with 3:13 remaining in the half.
Farrington finished with five fumbles, losing three, and also threw two interceptions. Kahuku converted three of those turnovers into touchdowns.
In a 14-0 loss to McKinley last week, Farrington fumbled six times, losing five.
Farrington (0-2) 0 0 0 0 — 0
Kahuku (2-0) 20 27 0 0 — 47
Kah—Moana Hafoka 34 run (Solomon Lee kick)
Kah—Mulivai Pula 28 run (Lee kick)
Kah—Darrell Tachibana fumble recovery in end zone (run failed)
Kah—Earvin Atuaia 1 run (Lee kick)
Kah—Loga Fonoimoana 6 run (Lee kick)
Kah—Robert Tu‘ifua 1 run (run failed)
Kah—Fonoimoana 28 pass from Inoke Funaki (Lee kick)
RUSHING — Farrington: Chris Feagaimalii 5-33, Limoni Anurar 1-10, Jay Ocol 4-8, Royce Machado 1-3, Kelson Lopez 1-1, Gilbert Sa 6-(-15). Kahuku: Pula 8-84, Kimo Leung-Cho 7-43, Atuaia 2-37, Hafoka 1-34, Funaki 2-22, Tyler Oto 2-12, Hans Fonoimoana 2-10, Tu‘ifua 3-7, Loga Fonoimoana 1-6, Travis Kaka 2-3.
PASSING — Farrington: Sa 6-12-1—62, Ocol 1-4-1—9. Kahuku: Funaki 8-13-0—137, Loga Fonoimoana 2-2-0—24, Oto 1-2-0—4.
RECEIVING — Farrington: Chad Mock 4-56, Yeoland Tamapua 2-14, Jeffery Acido 1-1. Kahuku: James Kammerer 4-71, Loga Fonoimoana 2-37, Atuaia 1-21, Benjamin Chase 1-19, Pula 2-13, Gideon Perez 1-4.
JV score: Kahuku 6, Farrington 0.
• McKINLEY 42, LEILEHUA 13: Abel Werner completed 13-of-15 passes for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for another score as the Tigers (2-0) defeated the Mules (0-2) in an OIA Red Conference game at Roosevelt.
Werner threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Lima Toa in the second quarter and a 10-yard scoring strike to Kimo Terry in the third quarter. Terry also scored on a 25-yard run in the first quarter.
McKinley's Lorgan Pau scored on a pair of 6-yard runs.
Werner scored the game's first points on a 2-yard run.
Leilehua (0-2) 7 0 0 6—13
McKinley (2-0) 14 14 7 7—42
McK—Abel Werner 2 run (Kalen Chock kick)
McK—Kimo Terry 25 run (Chock kick)
Lei—Joshua Perez 11 run (Daniel Poepoe kick)
McK—Lorgan Pau 6 run (Chock kick)
McK—Lima Toa 15 pass from Werner (Chock kick)
McK—Terry 10 pass from Werner (Chock kick)
McK—Pau 6 run (Chock kick)
Lei—Sean Palea 1 run (pass failed)
RUSHING—Leilehua: Yonni Perez 10-34, Perez 13-(-10), Palea 10-47. McKinley: Terry 7-99, Pau 12-44, Werner 6-9.
PASSING—Leilehua: Perez 6-8-0—55, Spencer Omalza 5-14-0—43. McKinley: Werner 13-15-0—115.
RECEIVING—Leilehua: MacKenzie Hanson 4-27, JaWann Jackson 3-57, TK Fagan 1-4, Perez 1-6, Palea 1-(-5), Kimo Kalaikai 1-9. McKinley: Lama Lauvao 3-23, Terry 2-23, Jose Morales 2-18, Joshua Bumanglag 2-12, Anapuni Coleman 2-14, Toa 1-15, Pau 1-0.
JV—Leilehua 16, McKinley
• 'AIEA 39, KALANI 0: Details of the OIA White Conference game were not reported. 'Aiea is 2-0 and Kalani 0-2.
NON-LEAGUE
• PUNAHOU 28, WAIAKEA 0: Quarterback Todd LaFountaine passed for 192 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for a touchdown to lead the Buffanblu of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu past the Warriors of the Big Island Interscholastic Federation in a non-league game at Alexander Field yesterday.
In other non-league games on the Big Island, Kamehameha No. 1 (split squad) defeated Konawaena 55-14, Pac-Five defeated Honoka'a 6-0 and Kohala defeated Kamehameha No. 2 (split squad) 21-19.
WAIAKEA (1-1) 0 0 0 0— 0
PUNAHOU (2-0) 6 9 0 13— 28
Pun—Jason Ching 19 pass from Todd LaFountaine (kick failed)
Pun—LaFountaine 6 run (pass failed)
Pun—FG Stan Fisher 24
Pun—Ching 45 pass from LaFountaine (kick failed)
Pun—Drew Monahan 17 pass from Sean Fitzsimmons (Wade Nakamura kick)
RUSHING—WaiÅkea: Jomo Young 25-42, Levi Naehu 4-14, Shannon Camero 5-8, Kale Hanohano 1-5, Bryson Pedro 2-3, Keola Hall 2-1, Brandon Watanabe 5-(-3). Punahou: Tamatoa Hackney 4-46, LaFountaine 7-39, Monahan 3-8, Jason Sakata 2-2.
PASSING—WaiÅkea: Young 3-19-4—32. Punahou: LaFountaine 14-21-1—192, Fitzsimmons 5-5-0—59, Sakata 0-3-0—0.
RECEIVING—WaiÅkea: Ben Fontes 1-18, Watanabe 1-9, Naehu 1-5. Punahou: Ching 4-64, Sakata 2-41, Mitchell Wong 4-40, Monahan 3-40, Alex Chock 4-34, Peter Lee 1-20, Brian Sanders 1-12.
MAUI
• LAHAINALUNA 17, BALDWIN 7: Ikaika Neizman and Laulile Latu rushed for touchdowns as the Lunas (1-0) defeated the Bears (1-1) in a Maui Interscholastic League game last night at War Memorial Stadium.
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