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Kaiser raises the rent on Kalani every year.
The Cougars won the 38th meeting between the schools that share the same home field, blowing out the Falcons 62-20 on Kaiser’s field. Kaiser beat Kalani by 40 last year and hasn’t lost to the Falcons since 1999.
"We’ve been struggling on offense and we wanted to establish an identity," Kaiser coach Rich Miano said. "When all three phases are working well, something like this can happen."
Every phase of the game certainly worked for the Cougars, who got scores on a punt return, kickoff return, interception return, five rushes and one pass.
Thomas Leong broke the plane three times, and Fitou Fisiiahi matched him. Leong opened the scoring for Kaiser with a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown after Kalani’s first offensive series.
"I just saw the hole on the right side and broke it off," Leong said. "That’s about it; I just saw it and hit it hard."
The rest of his teammates did, as well.
Kahoalii Karratti led the way as the quarterback, hitting on 12 of his 16 passes for 120 yards to seven different receivers, and Leong led the ground attack with 89 yards. Leong fumbled to end Kaiser’s first series, but everything after that worked perfectly. Fitou Fisiiahi followed Leong’s punt return with a pair of touchdown runs and the rout was on. Fisiiahi got his third rushing touchdown late in the game when Kaiser went for it on fourth and 1 from Kalani’s 40. Fisiiahi ran up the middle untouched for the score to make it 48-6.
But don’t accuse Miano of running it up on Kalani coordinators Ron and Cal Lee. It is the last thing the Kaiser coach wanted to do.
He wore a pained expression while walking through the postgame handshake line, trying to keep his eyes off the big number his boys put on the scoreboard.
"I’m not saying this to patronize the Lee brothers, but what they do offensively, they are going to win a lot of games," Miano said. "(QB Noah Brum) spins the ball real well and they have some receivers, they are not far off from being a good team. Those are my lifelong friends and I respect them."
At Kaiser
| Kalani (0-1, 0-2) |
0 |
6 |
0 |
14 |
— |
20 |
| Kaiser (1-0, 1-1) |
14 |
27 |
7 |
14 |
— |
62 |
Kais–Thomas Leong 70 punt return (Matt Sai kick)
Kais–Fitou Fisiiahi 4 rush (Sai kick)
Kais–Fisiiahi 8 rush (Sai kick)
Kais–Leong 1 rush (Sai kick)
Kais–Melvin Kahunanui 15 interception return (Sai kick)
Kaln–Blaise Manabe 16 pass from Noah Brum (pass filed)
Kais–Kahunanui 16 pass from Kahoalii Karratti (kick failed)
Kais–Fisiiahi 40 rush (Sai kick)
Kaln–Brandon Roberts 16 pass from Brum (pass filed)
Kais–Leong 14 run (Sai kick)
Kaln–Trevor Yamashita 20 pass from Brum (Kaneshiro from Brum)
Kais–Leong 94 kick return (Sai kick)
RUSHING–Kaln: Ikona Mamiya 7-54, Brandon Nahina 3-0, Brum 5-(minus-18). Kais: Thomas Leong 11-89, Fisiiahi 4-60, Isaac Slade-Matautia 3-16, Parker Higgins 1-9, Nic Tom 1-9, Jonah Saio 1-(minus-4), Karratti 4-(minus-6).
PASSING–Kaln: Brum 19-45-2-194. Kais: Karratti 12-16-1-178, Kahi Neves 1-1-0-10.
RECEIVING–Kaln: Roberts 7-68, Manabe 4-28, Yamashita 3-54, Mamiya 3-0, Sean Romo 2-44. Kais: Kahunanui 4-59, Higgins 2-48, Iakona Makaneole 2-25, Justin Ikei 1-19, Tom 1-10, Jonah Saio 1-10, Fisiiahi 1-9, Elima Haole 1-8.
Radford 67, Anuenue 0
The Rams shut out Na Koa in their OIA White opener, scoring 47 points by the half.
Radford’s Cody Lui-Yuen threw for 147 yards with three touchdowns. Tobias Powell, Jameson Pasigan and Chance Cacatian added two TDs each for the Rams.
At Radford
| Anuenue (0-1, 0-2) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
— |
0 |
| Radford (1-0, 2-0) |
26 |
21 |
14 |
6 |
— |
67 |
Rad–Tobias Powell 1 run (Andrew Killen kick)
Rad–Powell 40 run (Killen kick)
Rad–Rashon Osborne 7 run (kick blocked)
Rad–Absolom Henry 28 pass from Cody Lui-Yuen (kick failed)
Rad–Jameson Pasigan 26 pass from Lui-Yuen (Killen kick)
Rad–Chance Cacatian 67 run (Killen kick)
Rad–Pasigan 5 pass from Lui-Yuen (Killen kick)
Rad–Cacatian 4 run (Killen kick)
Rad–Kaimi Mercado 12 run (Killen kick)
Rad–Isaiah Lavatai 70 interception return (kick blocked)
RUSHING–Anue: Kaimalino Bobiles 11-37, Kaimiloa Tasaka 2-10, Ikaika Benjamin 5-6, Lance Pedro 1-5, Kona Kelekolio 1-3, Kimo Romena 3-3, Kainoa Keli-Nahaku 4-3, A.J. Grace-Kekawa 5-(minus-4). Rad: Powell 4-74, Cacatian 5-73, Osborne 2-38, Justin Lugo 1-13, Mercado 1-12, Dylan Frank 1-3, Brendan Cabrera 1-0.
PASSING–Anue: Kimo Romena 6-12-0-40, Kelekolio 0-2-0-0. Rad: Lui-Yuen 8-10-3-147.
RECEIVING–Anue: Bobiles 2-0, Benjamin 1-25, Naalii Dureg 1-18, Kelekolio 1-1, Keli-Nahaku 1-(minus-4). Rad: Pasigan 3-43, Henry 2-52, Lugo 2-38, Thomas Reid 1-14.
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