Wahine sweep scrappy
Rebels in three games
Youth served and was served Friday night, UNLV by necessity and Hawaii by luxury. The Wahine came away with the 15-4, 15-6, 15-10 volleyball victory but the Rebels won some confidence and may have found a new setter.
The cross-over match between the two Western Athletic Conference opponents did not count in the standings. It did go a long ways, however, toward defining the future of the two-year-old UNLV program and the storied tradition of Hawaii.
"We're still trying to figure out what we can and can't do," said UNLV coach Deitre Collins after the 76-minute loss at the Special Events Arena. "I didn't think they (the Wahine) were very strong but maybe it was because it was us. It could be they weren't expecting UNLV to do anything and didn't get fired up to play us.
Saturday night's 7 p.m. match with the Aztecs would count in the standings. San Diego State (6-5, 2-0 WAC), picked to finish behind Hawaii in the Pacific Division, has lost four of its last five matches, including a four-set defeat at Loyola Marymount Tuesday.
"San Diego State will be much tougher than UNLV and we need to be tougher and focused," said Hawaii coach Dave Shoji.
Waianae moves to 4-0
in win over Farrington
Kamuela Black rushed for 141 yards and scored two touchdowns as the defending Oahu Interscholastic Association Red Conference champion Waianae Seariders improved to 4-0 with a 32-7 victory over Farrington before 3,743 fans Friday night at Aloha Stadium.
A home field win against Campbell next Friday night would clinch the 1997 conference title.
Kana Kawai completed 7 of 12 passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns, including a 34-yarder to Chuckie Narvaez in the third quarter that gave Waianae a 26-7 bulge and sealed the verdict.
On that drive, which opened the second half, Kawaii ran off 15 plays and ate up 6 minutes and 25 seconds.
''Their offensive line just executed and made some good blocks,'' said Farrington head coach Skippa Diaz, referring to Waianae's 361 yards of total offense on 15 first downs.
''We made a lot of mistakes and with Waianae you can't make too many mistakes.''
Leilehua 21, Roosevelt 14: Cameron Watson ran for three touchdowns and a two-point conversion to lead Leilehua to a 21-14 win over Roosevelt in an Oahu Interscholastic Association Red Conference game at the Rough Riders' stadium last night. Watson gained 233 yards on 17 carries and 172 of those yards came on his three touchdown runs, of 73, 29 and 70 yards, all in the first half, as the Mules (3-1-1) took a 21-0 lead. Roosevelt (0-5) made a game of it behind the passing of Chad Kapanui. He threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Corpos and an 81-yard scoring toss to Chad Owen.
Waipahu 13, Castle 7 : At Waipahu, the Marauders (3-1) held the Knights (0-4) to 70 total yards and quarterback Kaiser Seumalo's fourth-quarter touchdown run provided the winning margin in a Red Conference game. The Knights scored on a 6-yard pass from Alika Shores to Arnubi Bruhn with 2:34 to play to pull within six points, but the Marauders then ran out the clock to preserve the win.
Kaiser 18, Moanalua 7: At Moanalua, Vernon Johnson ran for two touchdowns as the Cougars (3-2) beat the Menehunes (2-3) in the White Conference. Johnson, who finished with 89 yards on 23 carries, scored from 1-yard out in the second quarter and then on a 6-yard run in the final period. Teammate Ryan Kaneshiro broke a 74-yard scoring run in the third quarter and ended up with 116 yards on eight carries. Moanalua's Jeremy Harper rushed for 52 yards on 10 carries, including an 11-yard touchdown run.
Nanakuli 14, Kalani 13: At Kaiser, Silas Ah Sui ran for one touchdown and passed for another, and the Golden Hawks (4-1) hung on to pull out a Blue Conference victory against the Falcons. Kalani (2-3) pulled to within one point with 9:41 to play on a 7-yard touchdown run by Kapono Kamakawiwo'ole, his second score of the game. But the point-after conversion hit the upright and missed. Kalani later got down to the Nanakuli 12-yard line with about two minutes left but fumbled the ball away. Bobby Holt gained 96 yards rushing on 17 carries for Nanakuli, while Kamakawiwo'ole rushed 13 times for 54 yards for the Falcons.
Kahuku 27, Aiea 7: At Aloha Stadium, the Red Raiders (4-0) rallied from a 7-6 deficit in the first quarter in a White Conference game. Na Alii dropped to 1-3. No details were reported.
Kalaheo at Mililani: This game was not reported by the home team.
