[ HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ]
GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARBULLETIN.COM
McKinley quarterback Abel Werner was corralled by Mililani defenders Mikhail Labray and Jake Ingram last night.
Mililani slips past McKinley
in overtime to reach semisThe Trojans prevail 13-12 after
stifling the Tigers' 2-point conversion
try in OT
Jordan Apduhan swept left for a 20-yard touchdown and Darren Smith kicked the extra point to give host Mililani a thrilling 13-12 overtime victory over McKinley last night in the first round of the Oahu Interscholastic Association Division I football playoffs.
In the overtime period, each team got one crack to score from the 20-yard-line. After Aphudan and Smith put the Trojans up 13-6, the Tigers (5-4) fought back to make it 13-12 on Abel Werner's 20-yard TD pass to Iakopo Taumua. They tried the 2-point conversion for the win, but Werner's pass to Michael Vasconcellos dropped to the ground to end it.
"We practiced so hard and prepared so hard for this," McKinley running back Quinton Sayers said. "One little pass, that's all that separated us at the end. I hope they (the Trojans) go all the way."
Werner's 11-yard touchdown pass to Taumua with 1:59 left in regulation tied it at 6 and a bad snap over the head of Werner -- the holder -- foiled McKinley's bid for the late victory and sent the game to OT. The 70-yard scoring drive swiped away -- at least temporarily -- what looked like certain victory for the Trojans (9-0).
"It was such a relief when we finally won it because it could have gone either way," Mililani coach James Millwood said. "We had a hard time on offense all night; McKinley made it really hard on us."
The Trojans qualified for their first appearance in the state Division I tournament and move on to play Kailua on Friday in the league semifinals.
Apduhan's winning score almost didn't happen. He was hit near the line of scrimmage and again at the 5-yard line, but managed to stay on his feet and dive into the corner of the end zone.
"This is absolutely great," Apduhan said. "I was able to bounce to the outside after that first hit, and on that second hit, I just tried to keep my legs pumping.
"I think we'll do great in the games coming up. We won as a team and this team has a lot of heart."
On the Tigers' 2-point conversion try, the Trojans called a timeout after they got a look at what formation McKinley set up in.
"They lined up in trips and we know they like to run that go route," Millwood said, "and luckily they didn't complete it."
One of two McKinley first-half turnovers led to Mililani's only touchdown in regulation. Mikhail Mabry's fumble recovery led to Peter Raneses' 16-yard scoring run off tackle for a 6-0 lead with 5:33 left before the break.
Smith's effective punting kept the Tigers from starting with decent field position. He had two punts of 50 yards and one of 42 in the opening half. He boomed a 61-yarder in the second half as well.
The Trojans' defense killed two long McKinley drives to keep the Tigers off the board early. On McKinley's first possession, Mililani halted an 82-yard march at the 5-yard line.
With less than three minutes to go in the half, Werner's accurate passing got the Tigers to the Mililani 26, but Matt Welsh picked off a Werner pass at the 13.
Mililani won the turnover battle 3-0.
Early in the second half, the Tigers had another golden chance to score, driving to the Trojans' 7. But they coughed up the ball and Mililani's Tony Butindaro recovered.
At Mililani H.S. field
Mili-- Peter Raneses 16 run (kick failed)
McKinley (5-4) 0 0 0 6 6 -- 12 Mililani (9-0) 0 6 0 0 7 -- 13
McK -- Iakopo Taumua 11 pass from Abel Werner (run failed)
Mili -- Jordan Apduhan 20 run (Darren Smith kick)
McK -- Taumua 20 pass from Werner (pass failed)
RUSHING -- McKinley: Werner 8-62, Quinton Sayers 12-62, Michael Vasconcellos 13-37, Daniel Desoto 2-8. Mililani: P. Raneses 9-53, Jordan Apduhan 11-43, Carlo Raneses 7-28, Maka Kahoano 7-25, Jordan Perry 1-(-3).
PASSING -- McKinley: Werner 16-29-200-1. Mililani: Kahoano 6-16-0-38.
RECEIVING -- McKinley: Sayers 7-66, Daniel Desoto 3-50, Vasconcellos 3-43, Taumua 3-41. Mililani: Aran Bisho 1-14, Andrew Tokumi 2-12, Jon Santos 1-5, Perry 1-4, P. Raneses 1-3.
Junior varsity -- Mililani 21, Radford 6
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STANDINGS
ILH
Division I League Overall Team W L T PF PA W L T PF PA Kamehameha 5 1 0 168 78 7 1 0 237 84 Saint Louis 5 1 0 165 75 6 1 0 199 87 Punahou 3 3 0 139 128 5 4 0 205 176 Division II League Overall Team W L T PF PA W L T PF PA Iolani 2 3 1 80 129 4 5 1 193 188 Damien 1 4 0 77 118 1 5 0 96 155 Pac-Five 0 4 1 48 149 2 4 1 96 178 KIF
y-clinched league championship
Conference Overall Team W L T PF PA W L T PF PA ay-Kauai 5 0 0 124 32 5 2 0 146 93 b-Waimea 3 2 0 84 46 5 2 0 135 87 Kapaa 0 6 0 28 143 1 7 0 59 205
a-clinched Division I state tournament berth
b-clinched Division II state tournament berth
MIL
c-clinched first-round championship
Second round Overall Team W L T PF PA W L T PF PA Maui 2 0 0 72 12 6 2 0 176 51 King Kekaulike 1 0 0 22 20 5 1 0 150 90 Baldwin 1 1 0 40 28 7 1 0 183 53 Lahainaluna 1 2 0 33 51 1 7 0 61 194 Pac-Three 0 2 0 19 75 2 5 0 73 179 Final first round League overall Team W L T PF PA W L T PF PA c-Baldwin 4 0 0 110 25 5 1 0 150 53 King Kekaulike 3 1 0 101 63 4 1 0 123 83 Maui 2 2 0 60 33 3 2 0 114 39 Pac-Three 1 3 0 27 96 1 5 0 46 171 Lahainaluna 0 4 0 28 109 1 5 0 55 142
BIIF
Conference Overall Team W L T PF PA W L T PF PA Kealakehe 6 0 0 258 13 6 1 0 258 54 Hilo 5 1 0 170 59 5 1 0 170 59 Waiakea 5 1 0 156 89 6 1 0 202 101 Hawaii Prep 4 2 0 128 90 4 4 0 156 157 Konawaena 5 2 0 203 65 5 3 0 203 102 Honokaa 2 5 0 115 155 2 7 0 130 205 Keaau 1 5 0 108 203 2 6 0 115 246 Kohala 1 5 0 58 154 1 6 0 60 161 Ka'u 0 8 0 32 397 0 8 0 32 397
SCHEDULE AND SCORES
ILH
Yesterday
St. Louis 33, Iolani 20
Punahou 14, Kamehameha 6
OIA Division I playoffs
Kahuku 41, Waianae 8
Kailua 42, Nanakuli 6
Farrington 21, Pearl City 7
Mililani 13, McKinley 12, OT
KIF
Waimea 31, Kapaa 8
MIL
Maui 18, Lahainaluna 6
BIIF
Konawaena 46, Ka'u 0
Keaau vs. Kohala, not reported
Today
ILH
Pac-Five vs. Damien at Kamehameha, 2 p.m.
MIL
King Kekaulike vs. Pac-Three at War Memorial Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
BIIF
Waiakea at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m.
Hilo at Kealakehe, 30 minutes after end of 5 p.m. J.V. game.
OIA PLAYOFFS
Yesterday
Red Conference
Quarterfinals (Winners qualify for Division I state tournament)
Kahuku 41, Waianae 8
Kailua 42, Nanakuli 6
Farrington 21, Pearl City 7
Mililani 13, McKinley 12, OT
Friday
Semifinals
Farrington at Kahuku
Kailua at Mililani
Nov. 7
Third place
Semifinal losers, at Aloha Stadium, 5 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, at Aloha Stadium
White Conference
Next Saturday
Semifinals (Winners qualify for Division II state tournament)
Radford vs. Aiea, site and time TBA
Kalaheo vs. Kapolei, site and time TBA
Nov. 14
Championship
Semifinal winners, at Mililani H.S. field
OIA
Kailua used the legs of Damien Torres to jump out to a 21-0 halftime lead and cruised the rest of the way to advance to the semifinals of the OIA Red playoffs.
Kailua 42, Nanakuli 6Torres finished with 262 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns, and quarterback Kelroy Kohatsu threw touchdown passes of seven and 40 yards to Jeremy Wicker.
At Kailua H.S. Field
Kail--Damien Torres 19 run (Mike Sakaba kick)
Nanakuli (5-4) 0 0 6 0 -- 6 Kailua (7-1-1) 14 7 14 7 -- 42
Kail--Jeremy Wicker 7 pass from Kelroy Kohatsu (Sakaba kick)
Kail--Torres 1 run (Mike Sakaba kick)
Kail--Torres 12 run (Mike Sakaba kick)
Nan--Kyle Beck 2 yards (run failed)
Kail--Wicker 40 pass from Kohatsu (Sakaba kick)
Kail--Donovan Ho 13 yards (Sakaba kick)
RUSHING -- Nanakuli: Donald Fisher 1-23, Beck 8-15, Alex Maiava 1-6, Jaycee Alapai 16-1. Kailua: Torres 21-262, Ho 10-43, Dylan Linker 1-19, Aaron Kunioka 1-(minus-1), Kohatsu 1-(minus-4).
PASSING -- Nanakuli: Alapai 5-14-66-1, Beck 0-1-0-0. Kailua: Kohatsu 9-12-155-0.
RECEIVING -- Nanakuli: Beck 2-10, Jeral Alapai 2-6, Maiava 1-50. Kailua: Wicker 4-96, Linker 2-31, Sione Tuifua 1-10, Mike Kealoha 1-9, Albert Kealoha 1-9.
MIL
Lahainaluna scored first, but Andrew Nakihei responded with three rushing touchdowns as the Sabers beat the Lunas in a low-scoring affair.
Maui 18, Lahainaluna 6Nakihei amassed 218 yards on 29 carries, as Maui did not complete a pass in the win.
At War Memorial Stadium
Lah -- Darren Hirouji 6 run (pass failed).
Lahainaluna (1-7, 1-2) 6 0 0 0 -- 6 Maui (6-2, 2-0) 6 6 0 6 -- 18
Maui -- Andrew Nakihei 7 run (kick blocked).
Maui -- Nakihei 28 run (pass failed).
Maui -- Nakihei 24 run (run failed), 1:52RUSHING -- Lahainaluna: Mahi Medeiros 16-62, Paul Maielua 7-50, Hirouji 4-7, Carson Chihara 4-6, Kaniela Tuipulotu 2-1, Nahiku Phillips 2-0. Maui: Nakihei 29-218, Chad Sagon 3-21, Ryan Ishizu 7-18.
PASSING -- Lahainaluna: Medeiros 9-23-0-121. Maui: Watson 0-5-0-0.
RECEIVING -- Lahainaluna: Nahe Akoi 3-40, Glen Kuresa 2-34, Patrick Oyama 1-19, Chihara 1-18, Phillips 1-8, Hirouji 1-2.
Junior Varsity -- Lahainaluna 16, Maui High 7
BIIF
Six different Konawaena players scored on rushing touchdowns, including Kaimana Llanes, who rushed for 100 yards on eight carries.
Konawaena 46, Ka'u 0Cody Gilsley, who scored on a 9-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, also scored on a 9-yard reception from quarterback Michael Naihe.
