Posted on: Sunday, November 7, 2004

Lahainaluna loses, but clinches MIL Division I title

Advertiser Staff

Josh Wilhelm rushed 11 times for 133 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown, to lead host King Kekaulike to a 27-7 victory over Lahainaluna in a Maui Interscholastic League football game at Pukalani, Maui, Friday night.

Despite the loss, Lahainaluna (8-1-1 overall, 3-1 in the MIL second half) clinched the MIL overall Division I title when Baldwin beat Maui, 48-0, last night at War Memorial Stadium.

Baldwin was 6-1-2, 3-1 in the second half. Maui finished 3-6, 1-3. Lahainaluna, co-champ of the MIL first half, was awarded the second-half title in a tiebreaker over Maui and King Kekaulike, which also finished the second half 3-1.

Lahainaluna will host the second-place O'ahu Interscholastic Association team in a first-round game in the state Division I tournament on Nov. 19.

In another game, Pac-Three defeated Kamehameha, 21-6, to win the MIL Division II title and Maui's berth in the DII state tournament.

LAHAINALUNA (8-1-1, 3-1) 7 0 0 0— 7

KING KEKAULIKE (5-4, 3-1) 7 3 14 3—27

Lah—Stanley Malamala 20 pass from Preston Medeiros (Lake Tasto kick)

King—Gavan Iwata 4 run (Zach Gilarski kick)

King—FG Gilarski 25

King—Josh Wilhelm 56 run (Gilarski kick)

King—Aaron Wood 68 run (Gilarski kick)

King—FG Gilarski 30

RUSHING—Lahainaluna: Wayne Phillips 7-34, Carson Chihara 3-20, Medeiros 10-13, Darren Hirouji 2-14, Tony Tafea 4-8, Glen Kuresa 4-15. King Kekaulike: Iwata 10-3, Duane Torres Jr. 1-8, Wilhelm 11-133, Javen Fulton 7-3, David Barlahan 5-32, Wood 7-93.

PASSING—Lahainaluna: Phillips 1-2-0—32. Medeiros 8-22-1—102. King Kekaulike: Iwata 2-6-0—29.

RECEIVING—Lahainaluna: Lake Casco 1-14, Chihara 1-9, Raymond Akoi 4-55, Malamala 2-52, Kuresa 1-4. King Kekaulike: Albert Dabu 1-13, Jeff Akinaka 1-16.

BIG ISLAND

Kealakehe, Konawaena advance in tourneys

Kealakehe defeated Kea'au, 41-0, to advance to the championship game of the Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division I tournament.

Kealakehe (7-4) plays Hilo (9-1) for the Division I title next week. Kea'au finished 4-6.

Shannon Hardie caught three touchdown passes from Mike Naihe in Konawaena's 40-14 victory over Kamehameha in the Division II playoffs on Friday.

Konawaena plays regular-season champion Hawai'i Prep for the Division II title on Saturday.

KAUA'I

KAPA'A 14, WAIMEA 0

Isaac Miyashiro scored on an 8-yard run in the second quarter and Lance Taniguchi-Fu added a 2-yard score in the third quarter as Kapa'a defeated Waimea, 14-0, to win its first game of the season in the Kaua'i Interscholastic Federation's regular-season finale for both teams Friday night at Vidinha Stadium in Lihue.

WAIMEA(2-3-1) 0 0 0 0— 0

KAPA'A (1-4-1) 0 7 7 0—14

Kapa'a—Isaac Miyashiro 8 run (Kai Kanoho kick)

Kapa'a—Lance Taniguchi-Fu 2 run (Kanoho kick)

RUSHING—Waimea: Aina Emayo 17-37, Bryson Niheu 3-17, Falefia Moe 2-3, Joseph Mecham 6-6, Justin Estes 3-(minus 13), Max Hedwin 7-(minus 7). Kapa'a: Bronson Yadao 10-33, Taniguchi-Fu 7-27, Kailima Leong 6-0, Miyashiro 8-27, Lot Sarsona 3-59, Derek Saiki 1-9, Ekolu Allianic 2-2, Makana Workman 1-0.

PASSING—Waimea: Hedwin 2-11-1—22, Estes 0-2-1—0. Kapa'a: Leong 1-4-1—40.

RECEIVING—Waimea: Eric Oroc 1-10, Kahele Regidor 1-12. Kapa'a: Ward Mikami 1-40.

JV score—Waimea 19, Kapa'a 0.

Reported by Harold Naumu