Three-time defending O'ahu Interscholastic Association West champion Mililani stumbled early and paid for it against visiting Wai'anae last night.

Quarterback Ben McQuown ran for two touchdowns and connected with Nathan Malaki for an early 72-yard scoring pass as the Seariders upset No. 7 Mililani, 28-13, in the OIA Red West season-opener for both teams.

"It was nice to travel and come away with a win, especially against a tough team like Mililani," Wai'anae coach Danny Matsumoto said. "It's always nice to open with a win, but gosh, this is only the first game."

Wai'anae (1-2 overall, 1-0 OIA Red West) looked sharp on offense, jumping out to a 14-0 halftime lead, and strong on defense, holding Mililani running back Jordan Torres to 85 yards on 16 carries.

"We had no discipline at all, and we didn't come out to play," said Torres, who entered last night averaging 214 yards per game in two preseason contests. "We can play a lot better. We were fooling around too much, nobody was doing their right jobs, people were slacking. We just have to work harder."

It didn't take long for Wai'anae to pounce on Mililani (2-1, 0-1). On the first play from scrimmage, McQuown hit Malaki on a slant for a 72-yard catch-and-run TD.

"Wai'anae just outplayed us," Mililani coach James Millwood said. "They played a good football game."

Millwood said Wai'anae played the type of football the Trojans were used to playing.

"They ran the ball well, play-actioned well, and we weren't very well prepared for that," Millwood said. "I don't think we tested them enough (with the running game). When we went after them in the opening of the third quarter, we did well."

Wai'anae built its lead to 14-0 in the second quarter on McQuown's 10-yard bootleg touchdown run.

"This gives us momentum for the next week," said McQuown, who completed 7 of 12 passes for 129 yards. "People wrote us off early, but our team performed well."

Mililani answered with quarterback Rustin Funakoshi's 1-yard run and Colin Lund's extra-point kick to close to 14-7 with 7:22 left in the third quarter, but the Seariders responded on their next possession. Wai'anae ran the ball nine consecutive times ending with Danny Kekoanui's 5-yard touchdown run. The kick failed and Wai'anae led 20-7.

The Seariders increased their lead in the third quarter behind the scrambling ability of McQuown. On fourth-and-18 on Mililani's 30, McQuown dropped back, pumped the ball once, and took off down the left sideline for a 30-yard touchdown.

"I saw the two defensive ends coming from the outside and the hole was wide open," McQuown said. "I had to make a big play. It was fourth down, and I couldn't get tackled."

Mililani refused go down quietly, scoring on the final play of the game when Funakoshi hit Torres for a 5-yard touchdown. Mililani did not attempt the extra point.

WAI'ANAE (1-2, 1-0) 7 7 6 8—28

MILILANI (2-1, 0-1) 0 0 7 6—13

Wai — Nathan Malaki 72 pass from Ben McQuown (Willie Duseigner kick).

WAI — MCQUOWN 10 RUN (DUSEIGNER KICK)

Mil — Rustin Funakoshi 1 run (Colin Lund kick).

Wai — Danny Kekoanui 5 run (kick failed).

Wai — McQuown 30 run (Kekoanui from McQuown).

Mil — Jordan Torres 5 pass from Funakoshi (no kick attempted). Mililani: Torres 16-85, Kala Perbera 2-7, Funakoshi 3-49, Tyran Onizuka 3-2. Wai'anae: McQuown 4-56, Joe Abell 10-49, Rustin Baker 6-17, Kekoanui 7-30, David Ferreira 3-41, Cranston Newman 3-37, No. 24 2-7, Nalu Hauhio 1-7, Chad Duran 1-2, No. 12 1-(minus 2).

PASSING — Wai'anae: McQuown 7-12-0—129. Mililani: Funakoshi 11-21-1—105.

RECEIVING — Wai'anae: Malaki 1-72, No. 12 2-11, Miller Ualegi 1-13, Kekoanui 1-10, Kawaika Kalani 1-15, No. 24 1-8. Mililani: B.J. Ogg 5-68, Joey Cadiz 2-10, Kawika Seguerre 2-4, Tyran Onizuka 1-18, Torres 1-5.

JV score — Wai'anae 14, Mililani 13.

MORE OIA

WAIALUA 41, ANUENUE 6: Adam Foster scored on a yard run and a 26-yard pass from Caleb Fore, and Tupu Foster scored a 3-yard run and a 1-yard pass from Fore as the host Bulldogs rolled to an OIA White victory.

'ANUENUE (0-3, 0-2) 6 0 0 0— 6

WAIALUA (2-1, 1-1) 21 6 7 7—41

Waial — Adam Foster 1 run (Kaikala Carvalho kick).

Waial — Kekoa Pasion-Almeida 48 punt return (Carvalho kick).

Waial — Adam Foster 26 pass from Caleb Fore (Carvalho kick).

'Anu — Kamaki Sherman 63 pass from Ka'ehukai Nauka (kick failed).

Waial — Tupu Foster 1 pass from Fore (kick failed).

Waial — Tupu Foster 3 run (Carvalho kick).

Waial — Edwin Rubio 17 pass from Fore (Carvalho kick).

RUSHING — 'Anuenue: Nauka 10-23, Kawika Po'aha 2-2, Kekona Ka'aihue 1-(minus 2), Sherman 2-14, Kanohokula Tolentino 12-49, Kaleohano Tolentino 1-30, 'Olu'olu Naone 1-15. Waialua: Donovan Matas 6-37, Adam Foster 4-28, Pasion-Almeida 3-81, Fore 10-20, Scott Endo 3-16, Toran Kobayashi 2-10, Tupu Foster 1-3.

PASSING — 'Anuenue: Nauka 11-23-0—192, Kekoa Donner 1-2-0—3. Waialua: Fore 15-26-0—206.

RECEIVING — 'Anuenue: Ka'aihue 1-5, Sherman 4-141, Makaio Liua 3-15, Lopaka Cullen 2-24, Keli'i Kon 2-10. Waialua: Matas 3-34, Ashley Carillo 2-54, Adam Foster 5-75, Josh Whittaker 2-19, Tupu Foster 2-7, Rubio 1-17.

REPORTED BY ALLYSA MALDONADO

WAIPAHU 28, ROOSEVELT 14: Keo Palimo'o rushed for 179 yards and scored on runs of 2 and 21 yards to lead the visiting Marauders past the Rough Riders in an OIA White game.

WAIPAHU (2-1, 2-0) 7 13 8 0—28

ROOSEVELT (1-2, 1-1) 0 0 0 14—14

Waip — Keo Palimo'o 2 run (Jamar Winston-Bautista kick).

Waip — Palimo'o 21 run (Winston-Bautista kick).

Waip — Matt Soueira 32 pass from Gil Fernandez (kick failed).

Waip — William Tapu 1 run (Soueira pass from Fernandez).

Roos — Kenese Ola 45 pass from Hai Chi Nguyen (kick failed).

Roos — Daniel Arruda 23 pass from Nguyen (Arruda pass from Nguyen). RUSHING — Waipahu: Palimo'o 16-179, Fernandez 7-40, Jesse Doctolero 10-55, Tyler Martin 5-28, Soueira 7-54, Tapu 3-9. Roosevelt: Shaide Quisano 3-2, Nguyen 7-(minus 21), Kavin Kikuyama 1-0.

NON-LEAGUE GAMES

KAILUA 12, DAMIEN 7: Zachary Akamine's second touchdown pass in the second half, a 24-yarder to Gerald Ho in the fourth quarter lifted the host Surfriders of the OIA over the Monarchs of the ILH.

DAMIEN (1-2, 0-0) 0 0 7 0— 7

KAILUA (1-2, 0-1) 0 0 6 6—12

Kail — Shaun Forges 9 pass from Zachary Akamine (kick failed).

Daim — Haku Correa 1 pass from George Martin (Kamalu Sakamoto kick).

Kail — Gerald Ho 24 pass from Akamine (pass failed). RUSHING — Damien: Kama Bailey 21-68, Kaimana Balanon 3-35, Rein Ota 2-17, Martin 6-(minus 10). Kailua: Keelen Gonda 7-23, Akamine 8-33, William Kekauoha 3-7, Traves Holeso-Wolfe 5-13.

PASSING — Damien: Martin 11-22-1—91. Kailua: Akamine 8-16-0—93, Ho 0-1-0—0.

RECEIVING — Damien: JJ Kaina 3-27, Bailey 5-35, Lesao Iakopo 1-11, Haku Correa 1-1, Kenneth Rossi Jr. 1-17. Kailua: Gonda 2-13, Ikaika Sugimoto 2-22, Ho 3-49, Forges 1-9.

REPORTED BY TANYA HEWAHEWA

SAINT LOUIS 17, CASTLE 13: Chase Alcott scored on a 5-yard run with just under three minutes to play, rallying the Crusaders of the ILH over the host Knights, who led 13-3 at halftime, of the OIA in a non-league game.

SAINT LOUIS (3-0, 0-0) 0 3 7 7—17

CASTLE (1-2, 1-0) 7 6 0 0—13

Cast — Dylan Masuda 55 fumble recovery (Scott Keiter-Charles kick).

SL — FG Kenton Chun 28.

Cast — Keiter-Charles 65 pass from Moku Bruhn (kick failed).

SL — Micah Mamiya 5 run (Chun kick).

SL — Chase Alcott 5 run (Chun kick).

RUSHING — Saint Louis: Alcott 2-32, Devan Esssner 8-33, Lene Auelua 5-13, Preston Lynch 1-(minus 5), Mamiya 9-(minus 4), Shane Ahlo 2-8, Keani Nishigaya 3-10. Castle: Damian Spotkaeff 7-16, Andrew Fakatoka 3-14, Kaleo Silva 3-10, Bruhn 3-(minus 3), Bronson Kekahuna 2-(minus 10).

PASSING — Saint Louis: Mamiya 16-40-1—166. Castle: Bruhn 7-15-1—59, Bryson Ukauka 3-10-2—23.

RECEIVING — Saint Louis: Kuli'a Aiona 3-56, Lucas Gonsalves 1-0, Ryan Iaea 1-(minus 5), Essner 1-(minus 3), Ahlo 2-13, Alcott 2-16, Auelua 1-16, Nishigaya 1-5, Billy Stutzmann 2-52, Shane Andrade 2-16. Castle: Keiter-Charles 3-74, Corey Paredes 1-(minus 10), Kekahuna 1-(minus 1), Fakatoka 2-6, Spotkaeff 3-13.

JV score — Saint Louis 25, Castle 7.

REPORTED BY RANDALL KOBASHIGAWA

NEIGHBOR ISLAND GAMES

BALDWIN 45, KAMEHAMEHA-MAUI 9: Chase Nakamura returned the opening kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown to start the scoring and caught a 18-yard TD from Jordan Helle in the fourth quarter to cap the visiting Bears' victory over the Warriors in a Maui Interscholastic League game.

BALDWIN (2-0, 2-0) 14 31 0 0—45

KAMEHAMEHA (0-2, 0-1) 0 6 0 3— 9

Bald — Chase Nakamura 83 kick off return (Dane Fernandez kick).

Bald — Colton Quinabo 80 pass from Jordan Helle (Fernandez kick).

Bald — Kaulana Alo-Kaonohi 15 run (Fernandez kick).

Bald — FG Fernandez 31.

Bald — Chanti Dulosan 33 run (Fernandez kick).

Bald — Kyle Kaimiola-Kaaihue 22 interception return (Fernandez kick).

KS — Rocky Keawekane 1 run (pass failed).

Bald — Nakamura 18 pass from Helle (Fernandez kick).

KS — FG Kainama Severson 37.

REPORTED BY RODNEY HIGA

LAHAINALUNA-PAC-3: The MIL game was postponed when the Lunas were unable to make the trip from Lahaina at War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku because of a brush fire. A make-up date has not been set.

KEALAKEHE 61, KA'U 0: Gabe Tuata caught a touchdown pass, ran for one, returned a kickoff for another and took back two punts for scores as the host Waveriders rolled past Trojans in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation game.

Reach Brandon Masuoka at bmasuoka@honoluluadvertiser.com.