Lakalaka leads Punahou past Kapolei
Steven Lakalaka broke a tackle in the first quarter of Punahou's win over Kapolei last night.
Junior Steven Lakalaka scored three touchdowns as No. 4 Punahou easily defeated Kapolei 35-6 last night at Aloha Stadium.
The 5-foot-10, 200-pound Lakalaka, who rushed for 119 yards on 16 carries, scored the Buffanblu’s first three touchdowns — two on runs of 4 and 16 yards and on a 16-yard pass from senior quarterback Dean Matsuo.
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Kapolei’s only score came on an 8-yard run by fullback Keaka Fernandez with 3:35 left in the first half.
Despite the lopsided score, Punahou head coach Kale Ane voiced his respect for the Hurricanes.
"I thought their kids played hard. (Kapolei) is a tough team to play," he said. "There were a lot of difficult formations for us to defend.
"They’re very athletic on their defense, so it was a good test for us. I thought the game was in doubt for a long time. We have a lot of respect for (Kapolei head coach) Darren (Hernandez), and the whole team."
Jacob Ioane ran for a pair of touchdowns for Punahou to put the game out of reach.
Matsuo completed half of his pass attempts (7-for-14) and did not throw an interception.
Kapolei, a run-oriented squad, gained 131 yards rushing and was led by Fernandez (70 yards) and quarterback Keaka Napuelua Ah Yee (53 yards). But the Hurricanes struggled with the passing game for the second straight week, being held to 3 yards on six attempts. They were shut down by Pearl City in their opener.
| Kapolei (0-2) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 |
| Punahou (1-0) | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | — | 35 |
Pun–Steven Lakalaka 4 run (Christian Fairbairn kick)
Pun–Lakalaka 16 run (Fairbairn kick)
Kapo–Keaka Fernandez 7 run (Trey Kamachi kick failed)
Pun–Lakalaka 17 pass from Dean Matsuo (Fairbairn kick)
Pun–Jacob Ioane 1 run (Fairbairn kick)
Pun–Ioane 2 run (Fairbairn kick)
RUSHING—Kapo: Fernandez 11-70, Keaka Ah Yee 10-53, Darrius Lopez 1-7, Arellano 2-4, Rodrick Raquedan 1-3, Elden Mitchell Moses 1-3, Kamachi 4-(minus 9). Pun: Lakalaka 16-119, Zachary Hernandez 8-30, Matsuo 8-13, Ioane 4-12, Kale Dyas 3-7.
PASSING—Kapo: Ah Yee 2-5-0-3, Kamachi 0-0-1-0. Pun: Matsuo 7-14–0-105; Dyas 1-1-0-21.
RECEIVING—Kapo: Raquedan 1-6, Fernandez 1-(minus 3). Pun: Matthew Parrish 1-35, Mountan Mitchell 2-32, Lakalaka 2-23, Micah Saula 1-21, Cole Dudoit 2-15.
Mike Yuen contributed to this report.
