[ HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ]
Lahainaluna rallies
to trip Hawaii Prep
Lahainaluna rallied past Hawaii Prep for a 21-14 victory at War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku to advance into the semifinals of the Division II state football tournament last night.
Trailing 14-9, Kaniella Tuipolotu ran in from 6 yards out with 48 seconds left before halftime to put the Lunas up for good.
After Nahiku Phillips' 24-yard touchdown run in the fourth, HPA threatened with 32 seconds left in the game. Ka Makani had fourth-and-10 on the Lunas' 11, but Billy Case was stopped on the 5-yard line.
Michael Kopra scored all of HPA's points -- on 24- and 71-yard runs. He also kicked both extra points.
Lahainaluna, which won its second game of the season, faces OIA White Champion Aiea on Friday at Kamehameha Schools' Kunuiakea Complex.
At War Memorial Stadium
Lah -- FG Paul Maielua 27
Hawaii Prep (7-5) 0 14 0 0 -- 14 Lahainaluna (2-7-1) 3 12 0 6 -- 21
HPA -- Michael Kopra 24 run (Kopra kick)
Lah -- Nahiku Phillips 33 pass from Mahi Medeiros (kick failed)
HPA -- Kopra 71 run (Kopra kick)
Lah -- Kaniella Tuipolotu 6 run (run failed)
Lah -- Phillips 24 run (kick failed)RUSHING--HPA: Kopra 22-274, Leighton Hind IV 3-22, Zach Say 3-9, Mauae Purdy 9-8, Billy Case III 1-6. Lah: Paul Maielua 9-69, Phillips 5-66, Darren Hirouji 7-27, Tuipulotu 5-23, Carson Chihara 4-5, Mahi Medeiros 4-3.
PASSING--HPA: Purdy 3-4-1--22, Kopra 1-1-0--13. Lah: Medeiros 7-15-0--107, Maielua 0-1-0--0, Phillips 0-1-0--0.
RECEIVING--HPA: Sparky Springmeier 2-19, Kopra 1-13, Timmy Garcia 1-3. Lah: Nahe Akoi 4-53, Phillips 3-54.
