The first Oahu Interscholastic Association Red East team to finish the regular season did so in impressive fashion.
Kailua clinched a first-round bye in the OIA playoffs, scoring 28 unanswered points to pull off a 28-8 win over visiting Castle on Friday night.
The Surfriders have won four of five after starting the year 0-3 and finished league play 4-2 and in third place.
“This is undisputed third place,” Kailua coach Gary Rosolowich said. “We know where we are, we don’t know who we’re going to play, but this is a good win and allows us to focus on the playoffs.”
The Surfriders rode running back Jarrin Young to the victory. The 5-foot-7, 170-pound junior rushed for 229 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries.
Kailua won’t play for three weeks, giving Young plenty of time to recover from a hard night’s work.
“I’m a little sore, but (it)feels good,” he said. “Our defense came up big and made a bunch of big plays, which made it easier for (the offense).”
Kailua forced five turnovers, including an interception by Neamitupou Tuifua in the fourth quarter that helped the Surfriders score two touchdowns in 63 seconds.
The Knights scored all eight points on defense as Kailua held Castle to 237 total yards.
Junior Jeremiah Taleni had two of Kailua’s four sacks.
“It was kind of tough because we’d played a bunch of running teams like three weeks in a row,” Taleni said. “We worked our butts off learning new stuff in practice this week and were able to pull it off.”
Both teams committed three turnovers in the first half with Castle’s last coming at the worst time.
Senior linebacker Shane Kalai picked off a pass by Sabu Kekoanui with less than a minute remaining in the first half, returning it 36 yards to the Castle 9-yard line. Three plays later, Young rumbled into the end zone with 9 seconds remaining for a touchdown.
Young followed that up with a successful 2-point conversion to tie the game at 8-8.
“That was huge for us,” Rosolowich said. “The defense did a great job creating turnovers to help our offense get more opportunities.”
Castle outgained Kailua 154 to 1 in the first quarter, taking an 8-0 lead when Jacob Martin recovered a fumble in the end zone for a score.
The Knights also earned a safety when Puni Rapoza tackled Surfriders quarterback Kahaku Iaea in the end zone for the first points of the game.
The Surfriders didn’t complete a pass in the first half, as Young was the only Kailua player to net positive yardage, rushing for 86 yards on 14 carries.
Castle quarterback Kela Shea finished 18-for-27 for 159 yards and two interceptions.
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at Kailua H.S. field
| Kailua (4-2, 4-4) |
0 |
8 |
6 |
14 |
— |
28 |
| Castle (2-3, 2-5) |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
— |
8 |
Cas—Safety, Kahaku Iaea tackled by Puni Rapoza in endzone
Cas—Jacob Martin fumble recovery in endzone (run failed)
Kail—Jarrin Young 2 run (Young run)
Kail—Mikaiah Gonda 15 run (kick failed)
Kail—Young 48 run (Sierra Kadooka kick)
Kail—Young 4 run (Kadooka kick)
RUSHING—Kailua: Young 33-229, Gonda 7-31, Kila Zuttermeister 2-18, Jordan Thomas 1-0, Neamitupou Tuifua 1-(-1), Iaea 2-(-25). Castle: Olycon Finau 11-66, Sabu Kekoanui 2-13, TEAM 2-(-3), Kela Shea 5-(-5).
PASSING—Kailua: Iaea 4-10-1-34, Jason Herrera 0-1-0-0, Young 0-1-0-0. Castle: Shea 18-27-2-159, Kekoanui 1-6-2-7.
RECEIVING—Kailua: Micah Kaimana 2-23, Gabriel Oamilda-Scholtz 1-9, Zuttermeister 1-2. Castle: Micah Maeda 4-50, Finau 4-38, Kamalei Kam-Aweau 3-21, Bulla Clayton 2-22, Jacob Martin 2-13, Kekoanui 2-11, Layne Suyat 1-14, Teawe Olds 1-(minus 3).
Junior varsity—Castle 33, Kailua 0
OIA RED EAST
Moanalua 52, Roosevelt 7
Senior quarterback Dillon Turk threw five touchdown passes and ran for a sixth, all in the first half, to power Na Menehune over the Rough Riders.
Turk connected on 13 of 18 passes for 219 yards. Anthony Bowen caught two passes for scores of 21 and 45 yards.
At Moanalua
| Roosevelt (0-5, 0-6) |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
— |
7 |
| Moanalua (3-2, 4-3) |
17 |
28 |
0 |
7 |
— |
52 |
Moan—FG Lee Arakawa 27
Moan—Donald Lambert 19 from Dillon Turk (Arakawa kick)
Moan—Christian Akana 24 pass from Turk (Arakawa kick)
Moan—Anthony Bowen 21 pass from Turk (Arakawa kick)
Moan—Turk 4 run (Arakawa kick)
Moan—Bowen 45 pass from Turk (Arakawa kick)
Moan—John MIchael Sharsh 17 pass from Turk (Arakawa kick)
Roos—Leland Kahoohilihala 25 pass from Keha Wong (Lopaka Boyd kick)
Moan—Morton Taulelei 38 interception return (Arakawa kick)
RUSHING—Roosevelt: Donnevon Ito 6-20, Jonah Felipe 1-7, Wong 2-6, Toa Fola 5-5. Moanalua: Jay Laudato 8-47, Turk 5-26, Kaleo Yanai 4-13, Marciano Tauvela 2-10, Akana 1-7, Nainoa Coelho-Lopes 1-6, Maxwell Fiatoa 2-5, Nainoa Eselu 1-2.
PASSING—Roosevelt: Wong 9-28-4-82, Fola 1-3-0-3. Moanalua: Turk 13-18-0-219, Fiatoa 1-6-0-4.
RECEIVING—Roosevelt: Kahoohilihala 3-45, Chevy Coelho 3-13, Ito 2-17, Boyd 1-7, Cayden Joaquin 1-3. Moanalua: Bowen 4-94, Sharsh 4-50, Lambert 2-31, Akana 2-25, Coelho-Lopes 1-19, Chad Aragon 1-6.
Junior Varsity—Moanalua 35, Roosevelt 7
OIA RED WEST
Mililani 34, Kapolei 0
Junior quarterback Jarin Morikawa threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns as the Trojans shut down the Hurricanes.
Morikawa also had two of Mililani’s extra-point kicks. The other two were by senior Elizabeth Gustafson.
At Mililani
| Kapolei (2-4, 3-5) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
— |
0 |
| Mililani (2-3, 3-4) |
7 |
13 |
14 |
0 |
— |
34 |
Mil—Akana Arquette 1 run (Jarin Morikawa kick)
Mil—Kaimi Wilson 9 pass from Morikawa (kick failed)
Mil—Ryan Barsatan recovered blocked punt in end zone (Morikawa kick)
Mil—Tyler Matas 34 pass from Morikawa (Elizabeth Gustafson kick)
Mil—Deshawn Duncan-Benson 54 pass from Morikawa (Elizabeth Gustafson kick)
RUSHING—Kapolei: Mana Reis 13-41, Dylan Keomaka 5-31, Kaeo Kanoa 3-16, Brandon Cambra 3-8, Darrius Lopez 4-3, Trey Kamachi-Allen 3-(-19), Mitchell Moses 3-(-24). Mililani: Kaimi Andres-Kamakau 11-55, Arquette 4-11, Kainoa Souza-Paaluhi 1-10, Chaz Castro 5-9, Kamalii Olayan-Keawe 1-7, Morikawa 1-(-2).
PASSING—Kapolei: Kamachi-Allen 3-11-0-22, Cambra 1-2-0-9, Kanoa 0-2-0-0. Mililani: Morikawa 17-27-1-232, Brock Teixera 1-2-0-(-3).
RECEIVING—Kapolei: Moses 2-18, Kanoa 1-9, Reis 1-4. Mililani: Duncan-Benson 9-150, Wilson 6-46, Matas 1-34, Castro 1-2, Colton-Ray Dayacos-Gaspar 1-(-3).
Junior Varsity—Mililani 28, Kapolei 12
OIA WHITE
Waialua 25, Nanakuli 7
Senior running back Kennedy Siaosi rushed for two touchdowns to lead the Bulldogs to their first victory of the season.
At Waialua
| Nanakuli (1-6, 1-7) |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
— |
7 |
| Waialua (1-6, 1-6) |
6 |
7 |
0 |
12 |
— |
25 |
Wail—Jacob Acupido 27 pass from Taleon Lele (kick failed)
Wail—Kennedy Siaosi 16 run (Thomas Pule kick)
Nan—Derrick Mane 65 run (Kealii Chai kick)
Wail—Siaosi 11 run (run failed)
Wail—Jesse Hurst-Kauwalu 48 interception return (kick failed)
RUSHING—Nanakuli: Mane 1-65, Brady Kaaihue 2-10, Charles Garcia 6-10, Jamaal Winston 1-3, Nyenoa Ulangca-Kauweloa 4-(-21). Waialua: Hurst-Kauwalu 1-48, Siaosi 6-46, Ezra Travis 7-34, Kebi Dellatan 4-14, Jallel Fabro 4-7, Dustin Ibrao 1-1, Lele 8-(-3), Nicholas Turner 1-(-4).
PASSING—Nanakuli: Ulangca-Kauweloa 13-31-3-127. Waialua: Lele 9-18-0-114.
RECEIVING—Nanakuli: Charles Garcia 3-48, Brandon Felisi 3-13, Winston 3-13, Alika Moore 2-37, Kaaihue 1-11, Nathan Kipi 1-5. Waialua: Acupido 2-43, Travis 2-31, Xeveer Repollo 2-9, Christopher Gervacio 1-19, Christian Agcaoili 1-14, Ibrao 1-(-2).
Surfing to become a state sport
The state of Hawaii will announce that it is adding surfing to its list of public high school sports on Monday.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie and professional surfer Carissa Moore are among those expected to announce the change at 11 a.m. by the banyan tree on Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki.
Surfing was approved as a scholastic sport in Hawaii in 2004, and now surfers are closer to being able to compete for state championships.
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