Waipahu surprises Wai'anae
Advertiser Staff
Troy Matautia ran for 169 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw the go-ahead 34-yard TD pass to Joshua Lacar as visiting Waipahu upset No. 3 Wai'anae, 28-15, in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red West game.
Matautia, who entered the game as the state's leading rusher, ran for scores of 60, 10 and 5 yards at Raymond Torii Stadium. Wai'anae's Danny Kekoanui finished with 114 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
WAIPAHU (5-2, 3-2) 7 0 8 13—28
WAI'ANAE (4-3, 4-1) 15 0 0 0—15
Wain — Danny Kekoanui 4 run (Terrance Akao kick)
Waip — Troy Matautia 60 run (Neil Guiang kick)
Wain — Kekoanui 3 run (Kekoanui run)
Waip — Matautia 10 run (Matautia run)
Waip — Joshua Lacar 34 pass from Matautia (Guiang kick)
Waip — Matautia 5 run (kick failed)
RUSHING — Waipahu: Matautia 21-169, Victor Moananu 2-(minus 11), Lacar 4-25. Wai'anae: Kekoanui 26-114, Johnathan Ligsay 6-12, Keoni Napierala-Rose 8-23, Damien Dela Cruz 6-32, Eleu Wilson 6-38.
PASSING — Waipahu: Lacar 4-7-0—27, Matautia 1-3-0—34. Wai'anae: Napierala-Rose 6-15-0—82.
RECEIVING —Waipahu: Matautia 1-2, Moananu 2-8, Marvin Gomez 1-17, Lacar 1-34. Wai'anae: Tofia Manufekai 2-42, Jahsiah Bales 2-29, Maurice Simpson 1-9, Kalin Sandobal 1-2.
JV score — Wai'anae 24, Waipahu 13
Reported by Kat Cadirao