Saturday, August 18, 2001
[ PREP FOOTBALL ]
Kahuku survived a furious fourth-quarter comeback to defeat Skyline High School of Utah 19-14 last night in a preseason football game. Red Raiders clothesline Skyline
By Jason Kaneshiro
jkaneshiro@starbulletin.comKahuku took a 19-0 lead after three quarters. Skyline then rallied for two touchdowns to get back into the game before Kahuku cornerback Trumaine Oto intercepted a pass from Dustin Barker with 43 seconds remaining to seal the victory.
The defending state champion Red Raiders, currently on a 10-game winning streak, avenged a 24-21 loss to the Eagles last season.
"I give this game to the defense," said Kahuku coach Siuaki Livai. "They came back and saved us."Kahuku dominated the first half to take a 14-0 lead. Muli Vaipula dashed 62 yards for a touchdown on the Red Raiders' first play from scrimmage.
The Red Raiders then used trickery to extend the lead. Defensive lineman Jonathan Mapu lined up at tight end and caught a 6-yard scoring pass from Inoke Funaki in the second quarter.
In the third period, Funaki completed a pass to James Cammerer, who then pitched the ball to Pula, who took it the rest of the way for a 56-yard touchdown.
The Red Raiders could have taken an even bigger lead if not for a goal-line stand by the Skyline defense to end the first half.
The Eagles' offense finally clicked in the fourth quarter. Barker sprinted 11 yards for Skyline's first score.
Two drives later, a fumble by Kahuku's Irvin Atuaia gave Skyline the ball at the Red Raider 32. Two plays later, Danny Copinga took a pitch from Barker and ran 5 yards for a touchdown.Skyline's Nate Stevens then intercepted a Funaki pass with 2:41 remaining. But Oto's interception on fourth down ended Skyline's comeback hopes.
"We'll take this win, but we had many opportunities to put them away in the beginning," Livai said. "It was a great start to the season."
At Kahuku H.S. Field
Skyline 0 0 0 14 -- 14 Kahuku 7 6 6 0 -- 19 Kahuku: Mulivai Pula 62 run (Solomon Lee kick)
Kahuku: Jonathan Mapu 6 pass from Inoke Funaki (kick failed)
Kahuku: Pula 56 pass from Funaki (run failed)
Skyline: Dustin Barker 7 run (Casey Kaiser kick)
Skyline: Danny Copinga 5 run (Kaiser kick)
RUSHING--Skyline: Tommy Morgan 5-72, Barker 16-22, Adam Shaw 8-33, Dallas Reid 1-2, Tom Jensen 1-(-3), Copinga 1-5; Kahuku: Pula 9-92, Funaki 9-20, Irvin Atuaia 8-13, Travis Kaka 2-4, Moana Hafoka 2-4, Loga Fonoimoana 1-0.
PASSING--Skyline: Barker 2-6-1, 23 yards; Kahuku: Funaki 14-26-1, 298 yards, Fonoimoana 1-2-0, 45 yards.
RECEIVING--Skyline: Isaac Cannon 1-2, Michael Fredericks 1-21; Kahuku: Fonoimoana 5-113, James Cammerer 5-95, Kaka 1-21, Mapu 1-6, Hafoka 1-45, Benjamin Chase 1-7, Pula 1-56.
St. Louis 42, Nanakuli 0:Junior defensive back Timo Paepule led a smothering Crusaders defense with 6 tackles, including 3 for a loss, 7 hurries, 4 knockdowns and 3 sacks.
St. Louis held Nanakuli to 22 yards (19 rushing, 3 passing) of total offense.
The Crusaders finished with 382 yards (125 rushing, 257 passing) of total offense.
Junior quarterback Bobby George completed 12 of 19 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns playing just one half.
At Nanakuli H.S. Field
St. Louis (1-0) 14 7 14 7 -- 42 Nanakuli (0-1) 0 0 0 0 -- 0 STL--Prince Brown 1 run (Michael Houar Kick)
STL--Jason Rivers 48 pass from Bobby George (Houar Kick)
STL--Rivers 6 pass from George (Houar Kick)
STL--Justin Cabansag 1 run (Houar Kick)
STL--Jon Amano 38 pass from Chris Sokugawa (Houar Kick)
STL--Sam Kaneshiro 13 pass from Andy Kubic (Houar Kick)
Junior varsity: St. Louis 22 Nanakuli 19
Mililani 50, Pearl City 13: At Mililani, Jose Santos sparked a potent Trojans first-half offense by scoring touchdowns in three different ways and Billy Barbour rushed for three scores in a preseason game.
Santos scored on a 30-yard run in the first quarter and less than a minute later returned a kickoff 85 yards for another touchdown. In the second quarter Santos caught a 20-yard scoring pass from quarterback Mana Au.Au finished the game 9-for-20 for 86 yards with one TD. Barbour racked up 67 yards rushing.
At Mililani H.S. Field
Pearl City (0-1) 7 6 0 0 -- 13 Mililani (1-0) 21 7 15 7 -- 50 Junior varsity: Pearl City 13, Mililani 12
Kaiser 20, Kalaheo 10: The first snap of the game set the tone for the evening as the Cougars rolled up 20 unanswered points in the first half.
The Mustangs fumbled the snap, giving the Cougars the ball on the 25. Several plays later on the 14, Gerard Collier took an option from quarterback David Chu from off the right side and scampered in. Kaiser converted on three of five Kalaheo turnovers.
An intentional safety by Chu and a fourth quarter 5-yard TD run by Garcia put 10 points on the board for the Mustangs.
At Kaiser H.S. Field
Kalaheo (0-1) 0 0 2 8 -- 10 Kaiser (1-0) 13 7 0 0 -- 20 Rushing -- Kalaheo: Tyson DeCambra 11-46; Garcia 10-61; Kalani Kane 5-26; Simmons 2-11. Kaiser: Chu 9-54; Ekahi Sallas 13-32; Collier 7-34; Chris Assily 3-6; Marc Esteban 2-10.
Passing -- Kalaheo: Garcia 6-20-2, 48 yards. Kaiser: Chu 13-16, 156 yards.
Receiving --Kalaheo: Jeremy Neufeldt 4-39; Simmons 1-5; Brandon Pelekai 1-4. Kaiser: Keoni Doo 4-48; Estaban 4-69; Pai 3-32; Sallas 2-7.
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