HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARBULLETIN.COM
Kapolei's Cyril Ontai nearly intercepted a pass intended for Kailua's Darren Sugimoto, left.
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Kapolei gets its first playoff victory
As a reward for their landmark win last night, the Kapolei Hurricanes can look forward to a trip to the North Shore next weekend.
The Hurricanes earned their first postseason win as a Division I program with a 35-14 rout of Kailua in the first round of the Oahu Interscholastic Association Red Conference playoffs last night at Mililani.
With the win, Kapolei (4-5) advances to face defending Division I state champion and OIA Red East top seed Kahuku in the quarterfinals on Saturday at the Red Raiders' field.
"It's another steppingstone for our program," Kapolei coach Darren Hernandez said. "We got eliminated the last two years in Division I, so we're happy we were able to move on and finally get past the first round.
"(Kahuku is) the toughest place to play on this whole island and I think in the long run it's going to help our program, because if you can play Kahuku at Kahuku you can play anybody anywhere."
Kapolei quarterback Mason Koa played a major role in the Hurricanes' berth in the OIA Red quarterfinals. The junior ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more as Kapolei built a 35-0 lead early in the third quarter.
Koa deftly operated Kapolei's spread option attack to rush for a game-high 90 yards and completed nine of 11 passes for 133 yards.
Hernandez said Koa's performance brought back memories of former Kapolei quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada.
"It's something we feel works in our favor -- you put your best player at quarterback and you run the option with him," Hernandez said. "That's been our trademark."
Kailua, which finished fifth in the OIA Red East, ends its season at 4-5.
"We were never in this game," Kailua coach Gary Rosolowich said. "We just came out flat as a pancake and never rose up, that's the bottom line. It was an up-and-down season, this was a down.
"You have to give credit to Kapolei. They came out, they were prepared, they were ready to play and we weren't."
Kapolei was actually in playoff mode a week early, as the Hurricanes needed a win over OIA Red West champion Waianae in the final week of the regular season just to qualify for the postseason. They pulled off the 17-13 upset and built on their momentum with last night's win.
"They were both playoff games," Koa said. "Last week we had to win to stay in it and today we had to win again to stay in the playoffs."
Said Hernandez: "I like this team. I felt they had the potential to make some noise around playoff time and they've done it. I'm pleased and hopefully this it will continue."
Kapolei took control by scoring on four consecutive possessions in the first half to take a 28-0 lead into halftime.
Koa ran for two touchdowns and completed a 12-yard scoring pass to Curtis Kiyabu. Kamuela Foki accounted for a touchdown with a 1-yard dive in the second quarter.
Kapolei had a 41-yard run by Koa called back due to a holding penalty on its opening possession, which eventually stalled. After the defense stopped Kailua on downs, Koa took off on a 60-yard keeper around the left side to the Surfriders' 3 and scored one play later.
The Hurricanes then scored on a four-play drive with Koa rolling to the right and hitting Kiyabu near the sideline for a 14-0 lead.
After Foki's score, Kailua fumbled on the ensuing kickoff and Kapolei's Clarence Laurita recovered at the Surfriders' 14. Koa then broke loose for the touchdown on the next play.
Koa passed for 97 yards and rushed for 94 more in the first half, while Kailua managed 94 yards in total offense before the break.
"Without my line I would have nothing," Koa said.
Koa added to his passing statistics on Kapolei's first drive the third quarter, rolling to his right and hitting Caleb Spencer for a 30-yard gain. Koa and Spencer later connected on a 5-yard touchdown pass to push the lead to 35-0 and put the OIA's mercy rule into effect.
Kailua halted the running clock with Keelen Gonda's 1-yard touchdown run with 7:19 left in the game and added another score with a 33-yard TD pass from Zachary Akamine to Darren Sugimoto.
ILH
No. 2 Punahou 31, Damien 21
Miah Ostrowski scored on a pair of reverses, the last one from 56 yards out to seal it, and the Buffanblu outlasted the Monarchs.
Ostrowski compiled 181 total yards for Punahou, which withstood 283 yards from Damien's Kama Bailey, who rushed for 206 yards.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
ILH
No. 2 Punahou 31, Damien 21
At Punahou H.S. field
| Damien (3-4-1, 2-2-1) |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
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21
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| Punahou (6-2, 3-2) |
0 |
7 |
3 |
21 |
-- |
31 |
Pun--Miah Ostrowski 11 run (River Kim kick).
Dam--George Martin 15 rush (Waylend Sakamoto kick).
Pun--FG Kim 31.
Pun--Kimo Makaula 76 return (Kim kick).
Dam--Kama Bailey 14 pass from Martin (kick failed).
Pun--Kyle Whitford 90 kick return (Kim kick).
Dam--Martin 1 rush (Christian Vasconcellos pass from Martin).
Pun--Ostrowski 56 rush (Kim kick).
RUSHING--Damien: Bailey 30-206, Kaimana Balanan 10-71, Martin 11-6, J.J. Kaina 1-2. Punahou: Miah Ostrowski 2-67, Dalton Hilliard 6-10, Kainoa Carlson 3-6, Team 1-(-1), Brett Kan 2-(-2).
PASSING--Damien: Martin 9-22-0-160, Kaina 0-2-0-0. Punahou: Kan 16-30-0-202.
RECEIVING--Damien: Bailey 4-77, Kenneth Rossi Jr. 1-37, Kameren Amaral 1-18, Kaina 1-16, Chris Cross 1-7, Rein Ota 1-5. Punahou: Ostrowski 7-114, Kim 4-52, Hilliard 3-6, Kameron Stienhoff 1-25, Kyle Whitord 1-5.
OIA RED PLAYOFFS
Kapolei 35, Kailua 14
At Mililani H.S. field
| Kailua (4-5) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
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14
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| Kapolei (4-5) |
14 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
-- |
35 |
Kap--Mason Koa 3 run (Curtis Kiyabu kick).
Kap--Kiyabu 12 pass from Koa (Kiyabu kick).
Kap--Kamuela Foki 1 run (Kiyabu kick).
Kap--Koa 14 run (Kiyabu kick).
Kap--Caleb Spencer 5 pass from Koa (Kiyabu kick).
Kail--Keelen Gonda 1 run (Travis Holeso-Wolfe pass from Zachary Akamine).
Kail--Darren Sugimoto 33 pass from Akamine (pass failed).
RUSHING--Kailua: Akamine 8-50,Gonda 12-19, Shaun Forges 2-13, Kale Sumner 1-11. Kapolei: Koa 10-90, Foki 5-13, Brian Tabion 3-8, Jason Recamara 1-8, Josh Hose 3-3, Nate Dixon 1-0, Brandon Delos Santos 1-(-7), Kelii Tolentino 3-(-24).
PASSING--Kailua: Akamine 15-33-1-185, Gonda 1-1-0-29, Sumner 2-2-0-19. Kapolei: Koa 9-11-0-133, Tolentino 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING--Kailua: Sugimoto 8-94, Holeso-Wolfe 4-24, William Kekauoha 2-51, Kaleo Wong 2-31, Forges 1-27, Stanley Evans-Gonda 1-6. Kapolei: Spencer 3-76, Foki 2-17, Dixon 1-15, Recamara 1-12, Kiyabu 1-12, Cyril Ontai 1-1.
MIL
Baldwin 14, Lahainaluna 6
BIIF
Konawaena 37, Ka'u 0
Kea'au 48, Kohala 19
Kealakehe 35, Hilo 7
FRIDAY'S LATE RESULTS
Pearl City 33, Roosevelt 25,
At Roosevelt H.S. field
| Pearl City (6-2-1, 5-2-1) |
7 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
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33
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| Roosevelt (4-6, 3-5) |
13 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
25 |
Roos--Keola Mojica 34 fumble return (Trace Matsuda kick).
Roos--Daniel Arruda 28 pass from Hai Chi Nguyen (kick failed).
PC--Antoin Dewalt 15 run (Sean Hasegawa kick).
Roos--Colin Ta'a 18 pass from Nguyen (kick failed).
PC--Dewalt 5 run (Hasegawa kick).
Roos--Kaui Kauodulo 5 pass from Nguyen (run failed).
PC--Tyler Lauifi 2 run (pass failed).
PC--Francis Hewlett 53 pass from Dewalt (pass failed).
PC--Dewalt 61 run (Hasegawa kick).
RUSHING--Pearl City: Dewalt 23-216, Micah Dela Cruz 14-51, Chris Gitten 5-9, Lauifi 1-2, Kodie Franks 2-(-1). Roosevelt: Shaide Quisano 7-34, Kavin Kikuyama 2-5, Nguyen 11-(-17).
PASSING--Pearl City: Franks 2-5-0-32, Dewalt 1-1-0-53. Roosevelt: Nguyen 12-25-1-155, Kauodulo 0-1-0-0, Jordan Bush 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING--Pearl City: Hewlett 2-85. Roosevelt: Justin Otaguro 4-61, Kenese Ola 2-37, Kauodulo 2-8, Arruda 1-28, Ta'a 1-15, Lowen Furuta-Harada 1-5, Kyle Onaga 1-1.
Kaimuki 34, Kalani 0
At Kaiser H.S. field
| Kalani (0-9, 0-8) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
0
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| Kaimuki (5-3-1, 5-2-1) |
7 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
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34 |
Kaim--Makalii Nahinu 5 run (Perry Faleao kick).
Kaim--Christopher Etuale 33 pass from Stephen Harris (Faleao kick).
Kaim--Etuale 50 run (Daniel Villagran Ching kick).
Kaim--Harris 1 run (Villagran Ching kick).
Kaim--Craig Cabudol 20 run (Villagran Ching kick).
RUSHING--Kalani: Dustin Kimura 15-7, Jason Lee 2-(-1), Dillon Matsuda 7-(-50). Kaimuki: James Bower 6-55, Etuale 2-51, Dolly Ainuu 6-45, Chase Nanod 7-35, Keone Reyes 4-27, Joshwa Salvador 4-26, Cabudol 4-25, Harris 4-24, Nahinuu 2-9, Faleao 2-9, Brain Miyamoto 1-3, Maua Tuitele 1-3.
PASSING--Kalani: Matsuda 2-19-1-8. Kaimuki: Harris 3-8-1-66, Cabudol 0-3-0-0.
RECEIVING--Kalani: Ryan Tanaka 1-5, Kimura 1-3. Kaimuki: Travis Pologa 2-33, Etuale 1-33.
