KANE'OHE — McKinley's defense held strong against a late first-and-goal situation and staved off Castle, 12-9, last night in O'ahu Interscholastic Association football action.

The visiting Tigers improved to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the OIA's Red Conference Eastern Division. Castle, ranked No. 9 in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media, fell to 2-3, 2-1.

The Knights got a safety to close to 12-9 with four minutes remaining after sacking McKinley quarterback Tilton Kaluna in the end zone. Following the ensuing free kick, they eventually earned a first-and-goal on the 4-yard-line, but a block-in-the-back penalty pushed them back to the 13.

After an incompletion, Bryson Ukauka threw a 7-yard pass to Jesse Humalon to give Castle second-and-goal at the 6. But an option keeper on third down went for only one yard, and Ukauka couldn't handle a wet ball on the fourth-down shotgun snap and the Tigers took over after a scramble for the loose ball with just under a minute remaining.

With the Knights out of timeouts, McKinley took a knee twice to run out the clock.

Castle scored on the game's first play from scrimmage, an 80-yard strike from Ukauka to Scott Keiter-Charles. The Tigers closed to 7-6 with 14 seconds left in the first quarter on Keawe Kalama's 1-yard plunge, but the extra-point attempt went wide right.

Kalama, who set up the touchdown with a 61-yard run, finished with 124 yards on 18 carries.

McKinley went up 12-7 with 4:41 left in the half on Kaluna's 74-yard TD run on a keeper.

Ukauka completed 23 of 40 passes for 245 yards.

The game was delayed for about 25 minutes as Tigers defensive back Joshua Ward was taken away by ambulance after a collision with teammate Josh Nakama on Nakama's second-quarter interception. Ward was able to move his arms and legs and was taken to The Queen's Medical Center for observation.

MCKINLEY (2-2, 1-1) 6 6 0 0—12

CASTLE (2-3, 2-1) 7 0 0 2— 9

Cas — Scott Keiter-Charles 80 pass from Bryson Ukauka (Keiter-Charles kick).

McK — Keawe Kalama 1 run (kick failed).

McK — Tilton Kaluna 74 run (run failed).

Cas — Safety, Kaluna tackled in end zone.

RUSHING — McK: Kalama 18-124, Kaluna 8-74, Isaac Iuta 2-2, Alan Hashimoto 1-0. Cas: Curran Aquino 2-30, Ukauka 4-(minus 21), Bronson Kekahuna 1-4, Damian Spotkaeff 3-5, Corey Paredes 1-1.

PASSING — McK: Kaluna 8-19-1—58. Cas: Ukauka 23-40-1—247.

RECEIVING — McK: Kalama 2-38, Hashimoto 2-2, Tuimatagalu Togia 4-18. Cas: Keiter-Charles 3-101, Paredes 3-42, Jesse Humalon 9-56, Bronson Kekahuna 6-46, Shayne Carvalho 1-5, Spotkaeff 1-(minus 3).

JV score — Castle 32, McKinley 2.

'AIEA 44, RADFORD 34

Keenan Naeole passed for 163 yards and three touchdowns, and Daniel Liilii ran for 181 yards and returned a kickoff 57 yards for a TD as Na Alii held off the Rams in an OIA Red West game. Radford was led by Justin Lord, who threw for 380 yards, including four TD passes, and also ran for one score.

'AIEA (3-2, 2-1) 17 7 13 7—44

RADFORD (1-3, 0-2) 0 13 7 14—34

'Aiea — Lofa Liilii 10 pass from Keenan Naeole (run failed).

'Aiea — Mason Puckett 34 FG.

'Aiea — Crenston Ioapo 12 pass from Naeole (Esra Knight pass from Naeole).

Rad — Kyle Blair 10 pass from Justin Lord (Johnathan Atangan kick).

'Aiea — James Buchanan 21 pass from Naeole (Puckett kick).

Rad — Travis Daniels 18 pass from Lord (run failed)

'Aiea — Quinton Petersen 1 run (Puckett kick).

Rad — Blair 30 pass from Lord (Atangan kick).

'Aiea — Knight 10 run (kick failed).

Rad — Scott Ruehl 85 from Lord (kick failed).

'Aiea — Daniel Liilii 57 kick return (Puckett kick).

Rad — Lord 1 run (Stephen Palmer pass from Lord).

RUSHING — 'Aiea: D. Liilii 11-181, Ioapo 9-33, Petersen 5-12, Naeole 2-minus 13, Knight 1-10, Shawn Medeiros 1-0. Radford: Ezekiel Pulou14-74, Lord 8-11, Team 2-minus 8.

PASSING — 'Aiea: Naeole 18-29-1-163. Radford: Lord 20-35-1-380.

RECEIVING — 'Aiea: Buchanan 7-74, L. Liilii 2-25, D. Liilii 4-40, Ioapo 1-12, Knight 3-9, Bryan Echalas 1-3. Radford: Palmer 1-3, Ruehl 3-128, Blair 8-137, Chaseton Scott 3-61, Steve Jenkins 1-18, Daniels 3-39, 41 1-minus 3.

JV score — Radford 21, 'Aiea 12.

Reported by David Lane

WAI'ANAE 24, LEILEHUA 0

Joe Abell rushed for 83 yards, including a 16-yard TD run, and Willie Duseigneur kicked a 36-yard field goal as the visiting Seariders took a 10-0 halftime lead and never looked back in beating the Mules in an OIA Red West game.

WAI'ANAE (3-2, 3-0) 0 10 7 7—24

LEILEHUA (3-2, 2-1) 0 0 0 0— 0

Waian — Joe Abell 16 run (Willie Duseigneur kick).

Waian — Duseigneur 36 FG.

Waian — Kaipo Punihale 20 interception (Duseigneur kick).

Waian — Dean Tabangcura 37 run (Duseigneur kick).

RUSHING — Wai'anae: Johnathan Abell 9-25, Roy Demello 3-12, Joe Abell 17-83, Ben Mcquown 2-19, David Ferreira 5-39, Rustin Baker 4-70, Glen Wain 2-minus 3, Justin Kauwalu 2-39, Johnavan Naparan-Vistante 1-3. Leilehua: Micah Abreu Laybon 14-62, Bryant Moniz 1-minus 4, Paul Hernandez 1-1, Kaipo Derego 1-8.

PASSING — Wai'anae: Togamalu Brown 1-1-0-3, Mcquown 3-6-0-13. Leilehua: Moniz 12-24-4-141, Derego 4-10-1-60.

RECEIVING — Wai'anae: Nigel Kawai 2-6, Danny Kekoanui 1-14, Kauwalu 1-minus 4. Leilehua: Martin Iosefo 4-52, Allan Macam 1-6, Aric Edra 4-65, Abreu Laybon 4-48, Hernandez 3-30.

JV score — Leilehua 27, Wai'anae 21.

Reported by Udie Algoso

ROOSEVELT 25, NANAKULI 0

Lowen Kahoolihala threw for 251 yards and two touchdowns, ran 9 yards for another score, and the host Rough Riders got a 40-yard punt return from Keola Mojica to beat the Golden Hawks in an OIA White game.

NANAKULI (0-4, 0-3) 0 0 0 0— 0

ROOSEVELT (2-3, 2-2) 12 6 7 0—25

ROOS — Keola Mojica 40 punt return (kick failed).

ROOS — Lowen Kahooilihala 9 run (pass failed).

ROOS — Kaui Kauolulo 7 pass from Kahooilihala (kick failed).

ROOS — Daniel Arruda 54 pass from Kahooilihala (Fowler kick).

RUSHING — Nanakuli: Keoki Kaeha 9-45, Chase McGill 10-minus 18. Roosevelt: Shaide Quisano 6-4, Kavin Kikuyama 6-29, Mojica 1-23, Kaooilihala 4-5, Tony Fautanu 2-4, Arruda 1-16, Hai Chi Nguyen 4-minus 8.

PASSING — Nanakuli: McGill 10-23-3-113. Roosevelt: Kahooilihala 11-19-0-251, Nguyen 1-2-0-13.

RECEIVING — Nanakuli: Gysen Garcia 5-43, Julius Seabrooks 4-43, Juan West 1-27. Roosevelt: Kenese Ola 2-45, Arruda 3-86, Kauolulo 2-31, Justin Otaguro 3-93, Kyle Onaga 1-2, Lowen Furuta-Harada 1-7.

JV score —Roosevelt 19, Nanakuli 13.

MOANALUA 37, KALAHEO 36

Jordan Monico rushed for 80 yards and scored on three short touchdown runs, and threw a 19-yard TD pass to Savai'i Eselu as Na Menehune held off the Mustangs, who closed to 37-36 in the fourth quarter on Cody von Appen's 19-yard pass to Donavan Correa.

KALAHEO (1-4, 0-3) 7 15 7 7—36

MOANALUA (2-3, 1-2) 7 14 8 8—37

Moa — Jordan Monico 1 run (Justin Watanabe kick).

Kalah — Cody von Appen 1 run (Timothy Allen kick).

Moa — Monico 1 run (Monico run).

Kalah — Kao Malama-Custer 14 pass from Von Appen (kick failed).

Moa — Savai'i Eselu 19 pass from Monico.

Kalah — Safety.

Kalah — Chris Cavaco 19 pass from Von Appen (86 kick).

Moa — Monico 2 run (Tiave run).

Kalah — Von Appen 2 run (Allen kick).

Moa — Pono Tiave 19 run (Jarin Salvador-Atabay pass from Monico).

Kalah — Donavan Correa 19 pass from Von Appen (Allen kick).

RUSHING — Kalaheo: Koakela Siliga 7-33, Cavaco 2-22, Larry Soto 1-4, Von Appen 16-71, Bruce Andrews 1-20, Aka Poole 6-60. Moanalua: Steven Sedenio 1-2, Tiave 6-40, Jarin Salvador-Atabay 6-50, Monico 20-80, Eric Quinn 2-11, Mark Tupas 10-23.

PASSING — Kalaheo: Von Appen 12-17-0-121. Moanalua: Monico 3-5-0-47, Salvador-Atabay 1-0-0-0.

RECEIVING — Kalaheo: Siliga 1-11, Cavaco 3-43, Correa 2-26, Malama-Custer 3-26, Andrews 2-13, Poole 1-2. Moanalua: Tiave 2-28, Savaii Eselu 1-19.

JV score — Moanalua 14, Kalaheo 6.

KAUA'I INTERSCHOLASTIC

KAUA'I 30, WAIMEA 0

Andrew Renauld threw three touchdown passes and Brendan Young rushed for 197 yards, including a 43-yard TD run, and also caught a 7-yard scoring pass to lead the Red Raiders over the Menehunes in a Kaua'i Interscholastic Federation game at Vidinha Stadium.

WAIMEA (3-1, 1-1) 0 0 0 0— 0

KAUA'I (3-0, 1-0) 0 7 0 23—30

Kau — Pono Matthews 10 pass from Andrew Renauld (Kainoa Lemke kick).

Kau — FG Lemke 38.

Kau — Jonathan Gebauer 9 pass from Renauld (Lemke kick).

Kau — Brendan Young 7 pass from Renauld (kick failed).

Kau — Young 43 run (Tyrus Ceria-Lux kick).

RUSHING — Waimea: Ikaika Rapacon 15-46, Jarrick Ornellas 3-9, Jayrald Watanabe 3-7, Alan-Michael Gaspar 7-6, Oni Schmidt 5-6, #33 1-5, Kalen Fleming 3-(minus 3). Kaua'i: Young 18-197, Matthews 7-55, Renauld 5-24.

PASSING — Waimea: Fleming 3-7-1—11. Kaua'i: Renauld 11-18-0—77, Matthews 2-2-0—10.

RECEIVING — Waimea: Christopher Newcomb 1-8, Gaspar 1-3, Watanabe 1-0. Kaua'i: Gebauer 7-48, Matthews 2-17, Ceria-Lux 2-9, Young 1-7, Skyler Ramson 1-6.

JV score — Kaua'i 14, Waimea 0.

MAUI INTERSCHOLASTIC

BALDWIN 54, KING KEKAULIKE 14

Jordan Helle threw five touchdown passes, including four to Chase Nakamura, as the visiting Bears rolled to a Maui Interscholastic League victory.

BALDWIN (4-0, 4-0) 14 19 21 0—54

KEKAULIKE (3-1, 3-1) 0 6 0 8—14

Bald— Colten Quinabo 23 pass from Jordan Helle (run failed).

Bald — Chase Nakamura 21 pass from Helle (3 pass from Helle).

Bald — Nakamura 19 pass from Helle (run failed).

Bald — Nakamura 7 pass from Helle (pass failed).

Kekau— Kyle Duarte 15 run (kick failed).

Bald — Nakamura 36 pass from Helle (Dane Fernandez kick).

Bald — Chansi Bolosan 8 run (Fernandez kick).

Bald — Jayson Patao 37 interception return ( Fernandez kick).

Bald — Brian Kaopuiki 3 run (Fernandez kick).

Kekau— Shannon Kamakaokalani 4 run (Shelton Bangasan run).

KAMEHAMEHA 34, PAC-THREE 7

The Warriors cruised to a victory last night at War Memorial Stadium. Details of the game were unavailable.

Reported by Rodney Higa

Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com.