Prep Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Friday, October 31, 1997

Kahuku, Waianae
reach semifinals

By Pat Bigold
Star-Bulletin

Talamoni Talamoni rushed for 147 yards on 23 carries and scored three touchdowns to rally Kahuku to a 46-26 victory over Waipahu in the Oahu Interscholastic Association playoff quarterfinals last night before 3,102 fans at Aloha Stadium.

The Red Raiders (8-0), White Conference champions, will face the winner of today's Campbell-McKinley game at 8:05 p.m. Thursday at the stadium.

Talamoni's scoring runs of 10 and 3 yards in the second quarter and 12 yards in the third quarter helped Kahuku overcome a 13-6 first-quarter deficit and assume a 32-13 lead 31 seconds into the second half.

''I was just following the O- line's blocks all night," said Talamoni, a junior who began the season as the third-string back but is starting now because of injuries to other players.

''I told them the offensive line is our strength," said Kahuku head coach Siuaki Livai.

The Red Raiders' line, which averages 248 pounds across, has junior Tuufuli Masoe at center, senior Jesse Thompson at right guard, junior James Tupola at left guard, junior Siuaki Livai Jr. at right tackle and senior Tumu Asuao at left tackle.

Quarterback Kaiser Seumalo completed five of eight passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter to give the Marauders (4-4) and early lead.

But Joshua Ah You turned the tide when he intercepted a Seumalo pass on the Waipahu 22 and rambled in untouched to draw the Red Raiders within one point, 13-12, 3:40 into the second quarter.

Moments earlier, Kahuku had been stalled on a 44-yard drive to the Marauders' 15 , failing to convert on a 4th-and-10 situation.

''That interception took away our momentum and it hurt our confidence," said Waipahu head coach Sam Delos Reyes.

Then the Kahuku defensive line put the squeeze on Waipahu, allowing Seumalo to complete only two of 10 passes the rest of the half.

On the other side, the Red Raiders' offensive line was opening holes for their backs.

''They're maybe as good as Waianae on the line, and Waianae has a great line," Delos Reyes said.

Kahuku 	6 	18 	15 	7--46
Waipahu 	13 	0	6 	7--26

Waip--Colin Santos 15 pass from Kaiser Seumalo (Sanako Lafaele kick)
Kah--Diamond Kaaihue 20 pass from Robert Thompson (kick failed)
Waip--Javin Nouchi 26 pass from Seumalo (kick failed)
Kah--Joshua Ah You 22 interception return (pass failed)
Kah--Talamoni Talamoni 10 run (run failed)
Kah--Talamoni 3 run (pass failed)
Kah--Joseph Fotu 10 pass from Thompson (Napalikuho Kahalepuna kick)
Waip--Johnathon Sagadraca 16 pass from Seumalo (kick failed)
Kah--Tim Welch-Ornellas 12 run (Kahalepuna kick)
Waip--Chad Ramos 28 pass from Seumalo (Lafaele kick)

<img src="bu.gif"> Waianae 49, Mililani 22: At Aloha Stadium, Kana Kawai, who took about a dozen stitches in his chin last weekend against Kailua and was questionable as a starter, passed for 157 yards (seven-for-12) and three touchdowns, and rushed for another score to lead the Seariders (7-1) into the semifinals at 8:05 p.m. Friday against the winner of tonight's Leilehua-Farrington game.

The Seariders amassed 23 first downs (nine in the first quarter) to 13 for the Trojans, and had 477 yards in total offense.

Kamuela Black led nine Searider rushers with 133 yards on 13 carries.

Waianae polished off drives of 96, 26, and 66 yards in the first half with touchdown passes by Kawai to take a 21-7 lead.

The Seariders got two interceptions from Kalai Irvine in the half and launched their first scoring push off his first pick at the Waianae 4.

Glenn Kawaiaea put the Seariders on the board after finding himself alone in the flat for a Kawai pass with 7:31 left in the first quarter. He outran the defensive backfield 56 yards to the end zone.

Kawaiaea then grabbed a 19-yard pass 41 seconds into the second quarter to give the Seariders a two-touchdown lead.

Kawai finished the scoring in the half when he hit Chucky Narvaez with an 11-yard pass with 20 seconds left.

Senior Shane Alfar had a big game on both sides of the ball for the Trojans. Alfar, a running back of offense and a linebacker on defense, scored on a 4-yard run in the second quarter to cut the Waianae lead to 14-7. He scored on a 55-yard interception return in the second half, recovered a fumbled punt and was in on six tackles for losses, including two sacks.

Mililani 	0 	7	7	8--22
Waianae 	7	14 	14 	14--49

Waia--Glenn Kawaiaea 56 pass from Kana Kawai (Kini Pave kick)
Waia--Kawaiaea 19 pass from Kawai (Pave kick)
Mili--Shane Alfar 4 run (Barney Beter kick)
Waia--Chucky Narvaez 11 pass from Kawai (Pave kick)
Waia--Kamuela Black 18 run (Pave kick)
Waia--Lambert Keaweehu 1 run (Pave kick)
Mili--Alfar 55 interception return (Beter kick)
Waia--Kawai 19 run (Pave kick)
Waia--Mose Tiolu 38 run (Pave kick)
Mili--Jose Serate 4 run (Brad Macloves run)