HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
FL MORRIS / FMORRIS@STARBULLETIN.COM
Cale Honda and Manti Te'o stopped Waianae's Danny Kekoanui in Punahou's win over the Seariders yesterday.
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Punahou tops Waianae
Of all the questions surrounding No. 1-ranked Punahou, none was more prominent than the one concerning the offensive line.
The Buffanblu, of course, had no doubts. With a 37-21 win over Waianae yesterday, it's hard to argue with the results.
Cayman Shutter threw for 243 yards and four touchdowns as Punahou's air attack picked up where it left off last year. Shutter was sacked only twice while completing 16 of his 23 pass attempts, but grimaced about throwing two picks.
"I was too greedy," Shutter said. "I thought I could move (Waianae's defense) with my eyes. We had so many guys open, but they made great adjustments."
Robby Toma hauled in nine of those passes for 134 yards, including several spectacular, leaping grabs in tight coverage. That gave a crowd of about 1,500 at sunny Alexander Field plenty to cheer about.
As for the offensive line, there's room for improvement, the coaches say.
"Our goal is zero sacks and 100 yards rushing," offensive line coach Jonah Ka'akua said.
Punahou ran the ball 28 times for just 23 yards against an aggressive Seariders defense. Dalton Hilliard tallied 55 yards on 12 carries.
"The receivers weren't blocking too well when Dalton was breaking it," Toma said. "It was always one of the guys we're blocking who was making the tackle."
The Buffanblu did enough through the passing game despite a tenacious rush from Waianae tackles Wade Keliikipi and Elijah Talbert.
"They were very good inside, but our line handled themselves pretty well," said Chad Nishikawa, another O-line coach.
Punahou amassed 312 total yards out of its pistol, shotgun and I-slot sets.
The Buffanblu defense, led by linebacker Manti Te'o, permitted 122 rushing yards on 32 attempts by the visitors. They sacked Waianae passers six times.
"It was good to get out here and hit somebody who can get right back up," Te'o said.
Seariders senior Danny Kekoanui ran for 82 yards on 10 attempts and caught five passes for 55 yards. Converted defensive lineman Eleu Wilson, a 290-pound junior, had 38 yards on nine carries.
Punahou raced to a 21-0 lead in the opening quarter and was never threatened.
Stabren Caires returned the opening kickoff 85 yards to paydirt, and Shutter hit Toma for a 33-yard scoring play -- despite a tip by Waianae defensive back Charles Inferrera -- to give the Buffanblu a 13-0 lead with 8:52 left in the quarter.
With its third series, Punahou covered 28 yards in six plays. Shutter found Galen Arakawa on an out pattern in the end zone for a 14-yard toss. Hilliard scored on a toss sweep for a 2-point conversion and Punahou had a 21-0 lead with 4:54 to go in the first quarter.
The Seariders used Wilson as a battering ram up the middle to set up Kekoanui's 56-yard jaunt up the right sideline for their first score with 3:17 remaining in the first.
"He helps me out a lot. He's a good blocking fullback," Kekoanui said. "A good decoy."
At Alexander Field
| Waianae (0-0, 0-2) |
7 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
-- |
21
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| Punahou (0-0, 1-0) |
21 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
-- |
37 |
Pun--Stabren Caires 85 kick return (Robert Izuta kick)
Pun--Robby Toma 33 pass from Cayman Shutter (kick failed)
Pun--Galen Arakawa 14 pass from Shutter (Dalton Hilliard run)
Wain--Danny Kekoanui 56 run (Terrance Akao kick)
Pun--Toma 15 pass from Shutter (Izuta kick)
Pun--Kimo Makaula 16 pass from Shutter (kick failed)
Wain--Kekoanui 16 pass from Napierala-Rose (Akao kick)
Pun--FG Mountan Mitchell 30
Wain--Napierala-Rose 28 run (Akao kick)
RUSHING--Waianae: Kekoanui 10-82, Eleu Wilson 9-38, Napierala-Rose 7-25, Maurice Simpson 3-(-24), Damien Delacruz 3-1. Punahou: Hilliard 12-55, Caires 10-2, Matthew Parrish 3-(-13), Shutter 3-(-21).
PASSING--Waianae: Simpson 1-4-1-(-4), Napierala-Rose 8-16-1-199. Punahou: Shutter 16-23-2-243, Parrish 3-7-0-46.
RECEIVING--Waianae: Kekoanui 5-55, Delacruz 2-7, Jahsiah Bales 1-18, Kalin Sandobal 1-15. Punahou: Toma 8-134, Makaula 5-68, Arakawa 2-33, Hilliard 2-28, Mark Silverstein 2-26.
Junior varsity--Waianae 13, Punahou 7
OIA WHITE
Radford 40, Aiea 9
Quarterback Doug Brown ran for a touchdown and threw for four more as the Rams blew out Na Alii at home. Radford pulled away with 21 unanswered points in the second quarter.
At Radford
| Aiea (0-1, 1-1 ) |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
-- |
9
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| Radford (1-0, 1-1) |
7 |
21 |
6 |
12 |
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46 |
Rad--Doug Brown 24 run (Tama Fiaseu kick)
Aiea--FG Mason Puckett 32
Rad--Shawn Putman-Curry 10 pass from Brown (Fiaseu kick)
Rad--Putnam-Curry 24 pass from Brown (Fiaseu kick)
Rad--Brad Osborne 1 pass from Brown (Fiaseu kick)
Rad--Deshawn Robinson 12 pass from Brown (kick failed)
Aiea--Freddy Taiulu 10 run (run failed)
Rad--Tavita Baravilala 40 interception return (kick failed)
Rad--Mosiah Manuma 85 interception return (kick failed)
RUSHING--Radford: Brown 5-28, Jennings 9-21, Robert Limos 5-14, Jospeh Olmstead 1-(-2), Fiaseu 4-(-4), Osborne 3-(-10). Aiea: Sean Malepeai 9-20, Talilu 5-18, Vance Baron 2-16, Titan-Otto Salausa 3-8, Anae Vaa 1-0, Kaau Kuia 3-(-17).
PASSING--Radford: Brown 15-23-1-215; Osborne 1-1-0-2. Aiea: Taliulu 6-15-1-122; Kuia 1-15-3-10.
RECEIVING--Radford: Putnam-Curry 8-120, Brad Osborne 3-20, Fiaseu 1-37, Deshawn Robinson 2-25, Andrew Forester 1-13, Jared Victorino 1-2. Aiea: Puckett 2-61, Tupu Faumuina 1-28, Salausa 1-17, Ryan Akau 1-10, Sedrick Nelson 1-10, Dalton Alcantra 1-6.
Junior varsity--Radford 21, Aiea 14
Kalaheo 70, Kalani 0
Vince Santiago and Phil Tauai both gained more than 100 yards rushing and Levi Lomu had three touchdowns to lead the Mustangs past the Falcons.
The Kalaheo defense scored twice.
At Kailua
| Kalani (0-1, 0-1) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0
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| Kalaheo (2-0, 2-0) |
28 |
21 |
7 |
14 |
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70 |
Kalh--Vince Santiago 7 run (Dongwoo Kim kick)
Kalh--Shane Stephens fumble recovery in endzone (Kim kick)
Kalh--Dwayne Mitchell 30 run (Kim kick)
Kalh--Levi Lomu 5 run (Kim kick)
Kalh--Phil Tauai 15 run (Kim kick)
Kalh--Lomu 10 run (Kim kick)
Kalh--Lomu 60 run (Kim kick)
Kalh--Mason Hugentugler 15 run (Kim kick)
Kalh--Mitchell 75 interception return (Kim kick)
Kalh--Hugentugler 50 run (Kim kick)
RUSHING--Kalaheo: Santiago 6-150, Tauai 6-110, Lomu 4-80, Hugentugler 3-75, Mitchell 2-30, Torin Kringel 3-15, Stephens 1-10. Kalani: John Kaleimamahu 15-30, Michael DiSeria 5-20.
PASSING--Kalaheo: Tauai 2-4-0-40. Kalani: DiSeria 5-20-2-60 .
RECEIVING--Kalaheo: Lomu 1-15, Eki Atanoa 1-25. Kalani: stats not available.
Junior varsity--Kalaheo 27, Kalani 7
INTERLEAGUE
Konawaena 17, Waimea 9
Thomas Deniz threw for 110 yards and rushed for 68 to lead the Wildcats past the Menehunes.
Sam Unger ran the ball for 62 yards and a touchdown in the winning effort, while Kawika Karratti had six tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery.
At Konawaena
| Waimea (1-0) |
6 |
0 |
3 0 |
— |
9 |
| Konawaena (2-0) |
7 |
3 7 |
0 |
— |
17 |
Waipahu 42, Pac-Five 7
Joshua Lacar and Troy Matautia combined to run for 271 yards as the host Marauders crushed the Wolfpack.
At Waipahu
| Pac-Five (1-1) |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
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7
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| Waipahu (2-0) |
0 |
19 |
16 |
7 |
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42 |
Waip--Jason Buccat 60 pass from Joshua Lacar (Neil Guiang kick)
Waip--Lacar 82 run (kick failed)
P5--Darin Kamealoha 29 pass from PJ Minaya (Brendan Sagucio kick)
Waip--Troy Matautia 89 kickoff return (run failed)
Waip--Victor Moananu 42 run (Guiang kick)
Waip--Safety
Waip--Matautia 1 run (Guiang kick)
Waip--Lacar 62 run (Guiang kick)
RUSHING--Waipahu: Lacar 6-146, Matautia 21-125, Moananu 5-38, Brandon Sahagun 5-30, Fremont Aguinaldo 2-5. Pac-Five: Kamealoha 2-26, London Amorin 1-14, Tyler Watkins 2-4, Landan Burkhart 3-3, Chalson Baition 3-(-4), Logan Murakami 1-(-10), Brenton Beirne 4-(-27), Minaya 3-(-31).
PASSING--Waipahu: Lacar 1-2-0-60, Matautia 0-1-0-0. Pac-Five: Minaya 15-31-2-141, Beirne 5-8-0-57, Murakami 2-4-0-24.
RECEIVING--Waipahu: Buccat 1-60. Pac-Five: Baition 8-42, Kamealoha 7-112, Everett Kim 3-31, Amorin 2-21, Jordan Doi 2-16.
Also
Kealakehe 20, King Kekaulike 12
Honokaa 34, Saint Anthony 12
Edison 43, Lahainaluna 10
Kauai 58., Hilo 0
FRIDAY'S LATE RESULT
Farrington 25, Roosevelt 6
At Roosevelt H.S.
| Farrington (1-0, 2-0) |
3 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
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25
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| Roosevelt (0-1, 0-2) |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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6 |
Far--FG Apelu Sooalo 15
Far--Dayton Kealoha 12 run (run failed)
Far--Isaiah Iuta 20 fumble return (run failed)
Roos--Matthew Kualii-Moe 31 pass from Shon Fujii (run failed)
Far--James Smith 55 punt return (Robert Molina kick)
Far--FG Sooalo 20
RUSHING--Roosevelt: Tyler Kila 18-87, Fujii 7-13, Kona Monteilh 1-8, Lowen Furuta-Harada 1-3. Farrington: Sooalo 24-164, Anthony Noga 5-26, Molina 2-8, Kealoha 7-6, Ani Isumu 1-(-5).
PASSING--Roosevelt: Fujii 6-18-1-78, Kaahele Kaolulo 1-0-0-0, Kila 0-1-1-0. Farrington: Kealoha 2-13-1-40.
RECEIVING--Roosevelt: Kualii-Moe 3-63, Lemioso Afuola 1-6, Alex Fowler 1-5, Furuta-Harada 1-4. Farrington: Isumu 1-25, Drake Miller 1-15.
Junior varsity--Roosevelt 19, Farrington 0
