Shaydon Kehano does a little bit of everything for the Castle football team.

The 5-foot-11, 165-pound senior "hardly comes off the field," according to Knights coach Nelson Maeda. As a junior, Kehano was named Oahu Interscholastic Association Red East Conference Offensive Player of the Year, but he also plays free safety on defense and returns kickoffs and punts on special teams.

"We try to get the ball into his hands as much as we can," Maeda said. "He's our go-to guy."

Kehano again proved his worth Friday, helping Castle rally to a 23-16 playoff win at Waianae. Kehano led all players with six catches for 119 yards. He put his team ahead by two scores with a 25-yard touchdown reception from Jaymason Lee in the first quarter to make it 15-0.

Waianae got a safety in the second quarter and a pair of touchdown runs in the second half to take a 16-15 lead. The score held until the final minute of the fourth quarter.

"It was really a tale of two halves," Maeda said.

When Castle regained possession with about 1:30 to play, Maeda knew he wanted the ball in Kehano's hands.

"He's such a great receiver," Maeda said. "He's very elusive in the open field, really can't say enough about him."

Kehano didn't disappoint. He scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 33-yard screen pass from Lee with 47 seconds left.

"We were fortunate to have caught Waianae in a blitz," Maeda said. "They were bringing their people and we were able to get our linemen downfield to block the secondary."

Maeda noted that Kehano's speed can be deceiving.

"He's got what we call 'football speed,' " Maeda said. "He may not look that fast when he's running, but he can turn a 5-yard pass into a 60-yard jaunt."

Kehano also caught the two-point conversion pass from Lee to put the Knights ahead by seven.

Maeda also credited his defense, noting that Waianae had four shots at the end zone following Castle's go-ahead score.

"It was a good case of the team not giving up until the end," Maeda said. "This was a big win for us, because it was the first time in six years that we got past our first playoff game — we've lost in the first round or quarterfinals in each of the last five seasons — so this gives us a minimum of two more games."

Castle meets Kahuku in a semifinal at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Aloha Stadium.

"I can't tell you how elated the team is to get another chance at Kahuku," Maeda said. "The first time we played them in the regular season, it wasn't pretty, they dominated and the score was 30-6, so we hope to give them a better game this time around."