Posted on: Saturday, August 28, 2004

No. 5 Mililani beats 'Aiea, 34-13

By Stacy Kaneshiro
Advertiser Staff Writer

MILILANI — Defending O'ahu Interscholastic Association West champion Mililani was no gracious host in welcoming 'Aiea to the Red Conference in a 34-13 win last night.

'Aiea running back Teavaiki Vaa escaped the grasp of Mililani defensive lineman Jon Rulloda and broke away for extra yardage in the first quarter of last night's game. Mililani defeated 'Aiea, 34-13. Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser

The Trojans (1-0 West, 2-0 overall), ranked fifth in The Advertiser Top 10, showed why they were the preseason favorites to repeat by shutting down one of the most prolific offenses last year in the No. 10 Na Ali'i (0-1, 1-1), who earned a promotion to the Red after winning the White title.

"Our defense is our strong point," Mililani coach James Millwood said. "We have seven returnees. We're going to have to ride them all the way."

The Trojans contained 'Aiea quarterback Kali Kuia to 14 of 21 for 50 yards; one of his passes was intercepted by safety Justin Morris.

Mililani's secondary played a strong man coverage, minimizing damage by Kuia.

"Our DBs (defensive backs) worked real hard," said Trojans linebacker Aaron Pooloa, who was a defensive back last year. "We knew they had a good quarterback."

Offensively, once the Trojans figured out how to neutralize 'Aiea defensive tackle Rocky Savaiigaea, who registered five tackles for lost yardage, they controlled the ball long enough to keep 'Aiea off the field. Mililani rushed for 217 yards.

Running back/slot back Kekoa Perbera did the most damage with 81 yards on nine carries with touchdown runs of 38 and 16 yards. His first came in the second quarter on a trap from his slot position; the second came on a straight dive in the third quarter.

Running back Jordan Apduhan added a 16-yard run late in the third quarter that gave Mililani a commanding 34-7 lead.

Meanwhile, 'Aiea thought it had a game just before the half. Trailing 13-0, defensive end Roland Foumai returned a fumble 51 yards with 38 seconds left in the half to pull Na Ali'i to 13-7.

But Jon Santos silenced the 'Aiea fans 13 second later when he returned the ensuing kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown to give the Trojans a 20-7 lead at the half.

'Aiea's other score came early in the fourth quarter when R.J. Kiesel-Kauhane blocked a punt and returned the ball four yards for a touchdown to make it 34-13.

Na Ali'i's problem was penalties. They were flagged 12 times for 102 yards.

"We just self-destructed," 'Aiea coach Wendell Say said of the penalties. "Take nothing away from Mililani; they were well-prepared. We still have a long way to go. We still have to make corrections. Our execution was poor. Special teams and penalties killed us."

'AIEA (0-1, 1-1) 0 7 0 6—13
MILILANI (1-0, 2-0) 6 14 14 0—34

Mili—Maka Kahoano 1 run (run failed)

Mili—Kekoa Perbera 38 run (Jordan Torres kick)

'Aiea—Roland Foumai 51 fumble return (William Lawrimore kick)

Mili—Jon Santos 86 kickoff return (Torres kick)

Mili—Perbera 16 run (Torres kick)

Mili—Jordan Apduhan 32 run (Torres kick)

'Aiea—R.J. Kiesel-Kauhane 4 block punt return (kick failed)

RUSHING—'Aiea: Kali Kuia 5-11, Teavaiki Vaa 6-27, Donny Mapusaga 6-28. Mililani: Kahoano 6-51, Apduhan 7-57, Jay Greene 7-27, Kekoa Perbera 9-81, Ryan Aguon 5-(minus 1), Jodran Torres 1-2.

PASSING—'Aiea: Kuia 14-21-1—50. Mililani: Kahoano 4-10-0—55.

RECEIVING—'Aiea: Josh Blakemore 3-8, Terrance Blakemore 2-5, Teavaiki 1-(minus 4), Ian Dela Cuesta 2-1, Mapusaga 3-24, Aleni Loa 1-12, Lahaina Olsen-Kuroda 2-4. Mililani: Santos 3-47, Apduhan 1-8.

Nanakuli 19, Pearl City 11

Quarterback Jaycee Alapai rushed 17 times for 121 yards, including touchdown runs of 80 and 37 yards, and connected on a 20-yard touchdown pass to Alex Distajo as the Golden Hawks beat the Chargers.

Pearl City (0-1, 1-1) 0 8 3 0—11
NanaKuli (1-0, 1-1) 6 6 0 7—19

Nana—Jaycee Alapai 80 run (kick failed)

PC—Larry Vaa 14 pass from Joshua Tokunaga (Tyson Lidsay run)

Nana—Alex Distajo 20 pass from Alapai (kick failed)

PC—FG Steven King 20

Nana—Alapai 37 run (Alex Maiava kick)

RUSHING—Pearl City: Tokunaga 11-(minus 50), Nicholas Wilson-Perez 6-9. Nanakuli: Alapai 17-121, Edmound Yabarra 6-58, Maiava 10-32, Kalani Kolii 5-10.

PASSING—Pearl City: Tokunaga 6-37-1—71, Vaa 0-1-0—0. Nanakuli: Alapai 3-9-0—52; Curtis Wright 0-1-0—0.

RECEIVING—Pearl City: Vaa 1-14, Royal Kaua 1-12, Andrew Blue 2-5, Devin Yoshinaga 1-35, Wilson-Perez 1-5. Nanakuli: Ronald Peneku 1-11, Distajo 2-41.

JV score—Pearl City 7, Nanakuli 0.

Campbell 54, Kalaheo 0

Gregg Frink rushed for 61 yards and three touchdowns, and Shaye Asoau threw two touchdown passes to Issac Laupola as the Sabers routed the Mustangs.

Kalaheo (0-1) (0-2) 0 0 0 0 —0
Campbell (1-0) (1-1) 13 14 13 14—54

Camp—Gregg Frink 2 run (kick blocked)

Camp—Issac Laupola 64 pass from Shaye Asoau (Asoau kick)

Camp—Frink 4 run (kick blocked)

Camp—Laupola 18 pass from Asoau (James Bannister pass from Asoau)

Camp—Frink 20 run (conversion failed)

Camp—Victor Cachuela 24 pass from Asoau (Asoau kick)

Camp—Tristan Sealy 21 run (Asoau kick)

Camp—Ricky Tubania 60 interception return (Asoau kick)

RUSHING—Kalaheo: David Pershin 11-9, Jerome Lucena 5-22. Koakela Siliga 1-0, #36 1-3, #25 1-9. Campbell: Isiah Smith 5-46, Kaneala Stanton 3-46, Asoau 4-5, Evan Tanigawa 1-4, Frink 10-61, Jeffie Lee 3-29, Quinton Richards 2-10, Tristan Sealy 3-21.

PASSING—Kalaheo: Pershin 10-22-2—74. Campbell: Asoau 8-11-0—160.

RECEIVING—Kalaheo: Toli Ilaoa 2-21, Lucena 1-2, Siliga 5-30, Sean Mulcahey 2-21. Campbell: Lee 1-15, Laupola 5-116, Bannister 1-5, Cachuela 1-24.

JV score—Campbell 21, Kalaheo 0

Radford 27, Moanalua 7

Alex Daniels scored two rushing touchdowns as the Rams beat the Menehunes.

Radford (1-0, 1-1) 13 7 0 7—27
Moanalua (0-1, 1-1) 0 7 0 0— 7

Rad—Ryan Burciaga 14 run (Eric Venglar kick)

Rad—Russell Wantowski 6 run (kick failed)

Rad—Alex Daniels 10 run (Venglar kick)

Moan—Justin Dillinger 3 run (Landon Watanabe)

Rad—Daniels 29 run (Venglar kick)

RUSHING—Radford: Daniels 30-80, Burciaga 7-43, Wantowski 1-6, Marvin Fitchett 2-7. Moanalua: John Estores 10-(minus 20), Watanabe 4-8, Brandon Taniyama 1-(minus 1), Ben Crippen 2-4, Dillinger 4-19, Noel Tadeo 1-0, Stanford Leti 1-25, Shannon McMillan 2-18.

PASSING—Radford: Burciaga 4-13-0—50, Stephen Baughn 1-1-0—26. Moanalua: Estores 8-16-0—66.

RECEIVING—Radford: Kyle Blair 1-36, Joe Brundidge 1-(minus 5), Venglar 2-19, Fitchett 1-26. Moanalua: Crippen 2-12, Taniyama 3-35, Leti 2-11, Jim Mateo 1-8.

JV score—Moanalua 20-Radford 2.

Maui 23, Kamehameha-Maui 0

Eric Watson rushed for a touchdown and passed for another as the Sabers blanked the Warriors at War Memorial Stadium.

Ks-Maui 0 0 0 0— 0
Maui High 7 8 0 8—23

Maui—Maika Carpio 14 run (Carpio kick)

Maui—Eric Watson 1 run (kick failed)

Maui—safety, snap over head of punter; ball batted out of end zone

Maui—safety, snap over head of punter, ball recovered in end zone

Maui—Taylor Burrill 32 pass from Watson (kick failed)

JV score—Maui 6, Kamehameha 0

Punahou 41, Farrington 20

Steven Dennaway rushed five times for 83 yards and scored two touchdowns as the Buffanblu toppled the Governors at Kamehameha.

Farrington (0-2) 0 14 0 6—20
Punahou (2-0) 13 7 14 7—41

Puna—Steven Dennaway 47 run (River Kim kick)

Puna—Justin Ingalls 1 run (kick failed)

Puna—Dennaway 12 run (Kim kick)

Farr—Fetaiagogo Fonoti 1 run (James Hakuole kick)

Farr—Alex Mendoza 65 pass from Eti Antonio (Hakuole kick)

Puna—Brian Matsumoto 29 pass from Brett Kan (Kim kick)

Puna—Kainoa Johnson 1 run (Kim kick)

Puna—Myah Ostrowski 14 pass from Kan (Kim kick)

Farr—Fonoti 89 kickoff return (kick failed).

RUSHING—Farrington: Jonathan Naulolo 8-22, Hakauole 5-18, Antonio 9-(minus 45), Fonoti 6-10, Mendoza 1-16. Punahou: Dennaway 5-83, Matt Solomona 6-20, Johnson 6-18, Kainoa Carlson 2-(minus 1), Ingalls 3-(minus 7), Stanley Malama 1-(minus 8), Kan 1-(minus 13).

PASSING—Farrington: Antonio 12-25-0—231. Punahou: Kan 11-19-1—170, Ingle 6-12-0—91.

RECEIVING—Farrington: Brandon Agbunag 2-42, Fonoti 1-22, Mendoza 4-118, Johnny Tuimafeve 4-41, Hakuole 1-8. Punahou: Matsumoto 3-62, Branden Lee 1-28, Ostrowski 3-87, Kim 2-16, Dennaway 5-48, Johnson 2-17, Solomona 1-3.

Pac-Five 21, Kaimuki 0

Bryson Beirne rushed for a touchdown and passed for another as the Wolfpack blanked the Bulldogs at Kaiser.

Kaimuki (0-2) 0 0 0 0— 0
Pac-Five (2-0) 14 0 0 7—21

P5—Bryson Beirne 2 run (Brent Umehira kick).

P5—Cody Walker 42 pass from Beirne (Umehira kick).

P5—Royce Alvarado 12 pass from Nathan Alvarado (Umehira kick).

RUSHING—Kaimuki: Fiaui Vaisagote 6-(minus 23), Clifford Etuale 1-3, Semi Qoro 14-100, Jona Qoro 6-9, Holden Moi 1-4, John Aguon 1-14, Keha Akau 2-(minus 12), Team 2-(minus 10). Pac-Five: Gilbert Gonzales 3-(minus 5), Beirne 7-2, Gyles Lawrence 10-48.

PASSING—Kaimuki: Vaisagote 3-14-1 21, Akau 0-1-0 0. Pac-Five: Beirne 11-21-0 177, N. Alvarado 9-12-0 117.

RECEIVING—Kaimuki: Dwayne Tsukiyama 2-16, S. Qoro 1-5. Pac-Five: Umehira 6-81, Walker 5-122, R. Alvarado 5-60, Gonzales 3-24, Kamalu Kealoha 1-7.

San Clemente (Calif.) 31, Kaua'i 7

Nick Krempasky caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Bradley Donnelly and also ran four yards for another score, leading San Clemente (Calif.) over Kaua'i at Vidinha Stadium.

San Clemente (1-0) 7 10 14 0—31
Kaua'i (0-2) 0 7 0 0— 7

SC—Nick Krempasky 10 pass from Brad Donnelly (Dan Doyle kick).

SC—Mike Cook 80 run (Doyle kick).

Kaua—Kekoa Crowell 1 run (Frank Speetjens kick).

SC—FG Doyle 24.

SC—Krempasky 4 run (Doyle kick).

SC—Tavaurus Abram 45 run (Doyle kick).

RUSHING—San Clemente: Krempasky 8-55, John-Jay Berhagen 4-26, Cook 4-86, Kevin Fortin 1-13, Blaine Donohue 4-20, Chad Rusinkowich 2-19, Jake Selton 9-46. Kaua'i: Brian Rodriques 10-(minus 5), Crowell 4-(minus 12), Jonathan Rellin 3-15.

PASSING—San Clemente: Donnelly 8-11-0—102, Cook 6-9-1—61. Kaua'i: Crowell 13-26-3—114.

RECEIVING—San Clemente: Jake Rusinkovich 3-20, Max Swann 2-35, Luke Perkowski 1-12, Matt Miller 2-18, Abram 3-58, Krempasky 2-12, Beau Poteet 1-8. Kaua'i: Chad Lopez 1-10, Kevin Cadiente 4-32, Allen Kalili 2-10, Jett Jasper 2-49, Lucky Andres 1-16, Rodriques 2-12, Crowell 1-(minus 15).

JV score—San Clemente 13, Kaua'i 0.