Kailua rallies past Kapolei
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
The Kailua High School football team scored 27 unanswered points last night to rally past visiting Kapolei, 27-20, in the non-league season opener for both teams.
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It was the coaching debut for Kailua's Gary Rosolowich, who took over for Darren Johnson after eight seasons. The Surfriders had reached the O'ahu Interscholastic Association championship game the past three seasons.
Kailua defensive back Kama Crowell returns an interception in the second quarter. Kailua rallied to beat Kapolei, 27-20, in the first non-league game for both teams. Kapolei led 20-0 at one point.
Kapolei, in just its third season at the varsity level, will be competing in the OIA's Red (top tier) Conference for the first time.
The Hurricanes looked more than ready for the challenge, jumping out to a 20-0 lead in the game's first 14 minutes as quarterback Jon Medeiros ran for two touchdowns and passed for another. Kailua finally answered with nine seconds remaining in the half, when Kelroy Kohatsu connected with Shaun Forges on an 11-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-goal.
The Surfriders' defense stepped up in the second half, pitching a shutout.
Kekoa Sua's 36-yard touchdown run closed the gap to 20-13 with 27 seconds left in the third quarter, then Kailua took the lead with 7:05 remaining in the game after Kohatsu's 1-yard quarterback sneak and two-point conversion pass to Forges.
Damien Torres scored on a 33-yard touchdown run with 1:19 left to put the Surfriders up 27-0, and the Hurricanes lost the ball on downs after the ensuing kickoff.
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Friday's Prep Summaries
Kapaa 13, Waialua 7
Chris Baltazar's game-winning 13-yard run broke a seven-all tie to give the host Warriors a season-opening win over the Bulldogs of the O'ahu Interscholastic Association.
Kapa'a gained 246 rushing yards on 52 carries.
Waialua (0-1) 0 7 0 0— 7
Kapaa (1-0) 0 7 6 0—13
KAP—Lot Sarsona 18 run (Russell Morita kick).
WAIAL—Mark Langaman 30 pass from Caleb Fore (Bobby Gouveia kick)
KAP—Chris Baltazar 13 run (kick fail).
RUSHING—Waialua: Fore 15-8, Brandon Repolla 4-12, Alvin Foster 7-5. Kapa'a: Lance Taniguchi-Fu 13-68, Baltazar 6-45, Kapena Gardner 7-23, Kalima Leong 6-0, Cody Mikami 3-7, Derek Saiki 2-3, Mason Ishiki 2-0, Sarsona 7-79, Bronson Yadao 6-21.
PASSING—Waialua: Fore 11-23-0 89. Kapa'a: Leong 1-3-0 22, Ekolu Allianic 0-3-0 0.
RECEIVING—Waialua: Chris Ballesteros 1-3, Jacob Valmoia 2-8, Adam Foster 3-8, Alvin Foster 1-2, Langaman 3-60, Repolla 1-8. Kapa'a: Ward Mikami 1-22.
JV score—Waialua 28, Kapa'a 7.
Reported by Harold Naumu
Mililani 41, Kaimuki 0
Kekoa Perbera scored on runs of 72, 3, and 41 yards and the host Trojans routed the Bulldogs in a non-league game.
Perbera gained 129 yards on six carries and fellow running back Jay Greene found the end zone twice. Mililani, who scored five touchdowns on the ground, ran for 258 yards on 21 carries.
Chris Dickerson added a 51-yard interception return for touchdown.
Kaimuki (0-1) 0 0 0 0— 0
Mililani (1-0) 6 14 14 7—41
MIL—Kekoa Perbera 72 run (kick failed)
MIL—Jay Greene 15 run (Michael Smith kick)
MIL—Chris Dickerson 51 interception return (Smith kick)
MIL—Perbera 3 run (Smith kick)
MIL—Perbera 41 run (Smith kick)
MIL—Greene 33 run (Smith kick).
RUSHING—Kaimuki: Keha Akau 6-45, Jona Qoro 8-40, Semi Qoro 7-11, Fiaui Vaisagote 2-9, John Aguon 4-4, Jason Nguyen 1-3, Shaun Dela Calzada 1-3, Josiah Kua 1-3, Tutulu Takafua 1-2, Clifford Etuale 1-2. Mililani: Perbera 6-129, Jordan Apduhan 4-51, Greene 4-48, Jordan Torres 2-17, Kekoa Osurman 2-8, Ryan Aguon 2-12, Maka Kahoano 1-(minus 7).
PASSING—Kaimuki: Vaisagote 3-7-0 9, Akau 2-7-0 (minus 2). Mililani: Kahoano 4-9-0 49.
RECEIVING—Kaimuki: Kua 1-10, Dustin Awaya 2-0, J. Qoro 2-(minus 3). Mililani: Apduhan 1-30, Joshua Moracco 1-16, Patrick Sung 1-9, Greene 1-(minus 6).
Reported by Kacie Allen
SAINT LOUIS 61, NANAKULI 7
Stanley Nihipali completed 13 of 25 passes for 208 yards and four touchdowns as the visiting Crusaders routed the Golden Hawks.
Saint Louis' Cameron Bayne caught two touchdown passes in the first quarter and both of Cameron Higgins' completions went for touchdowns.
Saint Louis 14 27 13 7—61
Nanakuli 7 0 0 0— 7
StL—Cameron Bayne 21 pass from Stanley Nihipali (Jeremy Shea kick).
StL—Bayne 19 pass from Nihipali (Shea kick)
Nana—Jaycee Alapai 1 run (Alex Maiava kick)
StL—Shane Perry 26 pass from Nihipali (Shea kick)
StL—Andrew Shriver 1 run (Shea kick)
StL—Cody Wells 7 run (kick failed)
StL—Shaun Kauleinamoku 13 pass from Nihipali (Shea kick)
StL—Nihipali 7 run (kick failed)
StL—Matthew Zablan 5 pass from Cameron Higgins (Kenton Chun kick)
StL—Preston Lynch 35 pass from Higgins (Evan Clavecillas kick)
RUSHING—Saint Louis: Wells 8-122, Shriver 4-28, Kevin Sullivan 2-19, Nihipali 1-7, Zachary Desilva 1-6, Devan Essler 3-27, Higgins 1-(minus 10), Lene Auelua Jr. 1-4. Nanakuli: Maiava 5-16, Alapai 10-49, Edmound Ybarra 4-26, Julio Jesus 1-(minus 2), Curtis Wright 3-(minus 10).
PASSING—Saint Louis: Nihipali 13-25-0—208, Higgins 2-4-0—40. Nanakuli: Alapai 1-16-2—4, Wright 0-1-0—0.
RECEIVING—Saint Louis: Kauleinamoku 3-51, Perry 1-26, Aaron Bain 3-58, Ryan Brilhante 2-26, Bayne 4-47, Zablan 1-5, Lynch 1-35. Nanakuli: Alex Distajo 1-4.
JV score—Nanakuli 6, McKinley 6.
Reported by Lilia Aki
Kailua 27, Kapolei 20
Kapolei (0-1) 13 7 0 0—20
Kailua (1-0) 0 6 7 14—27
KAP—Jon Medeiros 6 run (Aaron Santiago kick).
KAP—Ikaika Tan 22 pass from Medeiros (kick failed).
KAP—Medeiros 1 run (Santiago kick).
KAI—Shaun Forges 11 pass from Kelroy Kohatsu (run failed).
KAI—Kekoa Sua 36 run (Sua kick).
KAI—Kohatsu 1 run (Forges pass from Kohatsu).
KAI—Damien Torres 33 run (kick failed).
RUSHING—Kapolei: Medeiros 11-6, Radford Raquedan 13-103, Kamuela Foki 6-17, Gavin Lorenzo 1-(minus 4), Hapaki Nakamura 1-(minus 3), Brad Padayao 4-23, Santiago 1-(minus 5). Kailua: Sua 12-78, Torres 10-111, Kohatsu 5-(minus 1), Travis Holeso-Wolfe 3-15.
PASSING—Kapolei: Medeiros 6-16-3 120, Padayao 1-1-0 0. Kailua: Kohatsu 9-16-0 61.
RECEIVING—Kapolei: Tan 2-62, Jimmy Stevens 1-32, Lokahi Olayan 1-9, Tommy Ross 1-10, Foki 1-7, Raquedan 1-0. Kailua: Keaka Kepa 4-25, Forges 2-17, Sua 2-23, Holeso-Wolfe 1-(minus 4).
JV score—Kailua 20, Kapolei 6.
Other scores (Details not available):
'Aiea 20, Kaiser 14
Wai'anae 2, Campbell 0
Kalani 21, Roosevelt 19
Leilehua 35, Radford 3
East Alaska at Hilo, cancelled
