Saturday, September 29, 2001
[ PREP FOOTBALL ]
Kailua brought the house, while Kahuku brought a single play. OAHU INTERSCHOLASTIC ASSOCIATION
/ MAUI INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUEKahuku blows past
Kailua for Red leadBy Jerry Campany
jcampany@starbulletin.comThat play was a perfectly executed screen pass to Mulivai Pula that earned 142 yards in the three times Kahuku tried it in the first half, en route to a 48-7 win over Kailua at Kailua last night.
"(The screen play) could have gone two other times, but (Kailua was) holding," Kahuku head coach Siuaki Livai said. "We purposely put it in the game plan because we thought it would work. The beauty of it is that you don't even need your entire offensive line to make it work."
The Surfriders started the fight by opening the game with an onside kick and trying a fake punt at the end of its first drive. Both attempts failed, and the second one was countered by a 47-yard screen pass from Inoke Funaki to Pula for the first score. Kahuku ran the same play to Pula -- this time for 37 yards -- to set up its second score, a 1-yard sneak by Funaki.
Then Kailua quarterback Taleki Mailau served up the first of his two interceptions to Kahuku's George Perry, letting Kahuku run the score to 20-0 just after the second quarter began.
Kailua kept things simple on its next drive, and it worked. The Surfriders ran four sweeps behind right tackle Larry Sooalo and tight end Pat Sooalo, capping a 55-yard drive with and 8-yard counter by Brenton Harbottle.
With Kailua within two scores, Kahuku ran its screen play one more time, using it to score from 68 yards out for a 26-7 lead. The Red Raiders put the play back in the book thereafter as Kailua failed to threaten again. The Red Raiders wore down gritty Kailua in the second half, rushing for 122 yards while being held to only 4 on the ground in the first 24 minutes.
"The big plays killed us," Kailua coach Darren Johnson said. "I'm not disappointed because we played hard, but this is not indicative of our football team. We just made too many mistakes."
Mililani 10, McKinley 0: The Trojan defense gave the homecoming crowd something to cheer about with a shutout victory over the Tigers.
With McKinley trying to respond to a 47-yard field goal in the fourth quarter by Mililani's Thomas Brown, an inadvertent snap from the shotgun formation sailed into the end zone.
Kaipo Patoc pounced on it for a Trojan touchdown to seal the game.
The Mililani defense pressured the quarterback the entire game, and Willi Leilua and Devin Achime each recorded sacks.
Next week Mililani takes on Leilehua, and McKinley plays Kailua.
OIA WHITE
Radford 16, Kaiser 14: Justin Rellin scored on a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and the Rams won at home on homecoming night.Landon Beers caught a 10-yard scoring pass from David Chu to pull Kaiser within two points, but the Cougars never got any closer.
Radford rushed for 194 yards, with Shane Roberson leading the way with 85 yards on 12 carries.
The Rams defense limited Cougar quarterback David Chu, who entered the game second in the OIA with 970 yards, to just 55 yards passing. The defense also held receiver Marc Esteban to just 7 yards on 4 catches.
The Rams (3-2) host Moanalua next week, while the Cougars (2-3) have a bye.
Waipahu 28, Kalaheo 6: Avei Moevao scored twice the Marauder's defense did the rest, limiting the Mustang offense to 83 total yards (7 rushing, 76 passing).
Andew Hale, the OIA White's leading rusher, controlled the tempo of the game for the Marauders, picking up 118 yards on 18 carries.
Liu Suiaunoa recorded 14 tackles for Kalaheo in a losing effort.
MIL
Baldwin 28, King Kekaulike 10: Gered Mochizuki started the Bears' scoring with a 92-yard kickoff return, as Baldwin racked up 28 unanswered points to beat Na Alii.Michael Donahoo threw TD passes of 6 and 17 yards. The Bear defense did not give up a touchdown until the fourth.
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