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UH injuries don't appear to be serious


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POSTED: Sunday, October 19, 2008

The battered and bruised Hawaii football team arrived home safely from Idaho yesterday following Friday's 27-7 loss at Boise State.

While several players—running back Kealoha Pilares, cornerback Ryan Mouton, safety Erik Robinson, defensive lineman Keala Watson and newly reinstated Francis Maka—suffered myriad injuries in the game, all appeared to be reasonably healthy to Warriors offensive coordinator Ron Lee before and after the trip home.

He said a full evaluation of their health would be applied tomorrow, when the team begins a standard week of practice with running and a film session in preparation for Saturday's game against Nevada.

“;Everybody was walking, nobody really down,”; Lee said. “;Monday, they'll see our trainers and our doctors, we'll get a better read then. I saw Keala walking, I saw Pilares walking.”;

Pilares, who started at running back, sprained his ankle in the first quarter and walked around on crutches following the game. Watson was helped off the field in the second quarter but returned to play.

The team has today off.