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Roosevelt 54, Pearl City 0
Roosevelt (4-0, 4-0 OIA Division II) continued its undefeated streak with a victory over Pearl City at Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium on Friday.
The whitewash was Roosevelt’s most lopsided shutout in school history, beating a 52-0 win over Kaiser in 1975.
Shepard Kekahuna scored Roosevelt’s first touchdown on a 14-yard interception return less than two minutes into the game. Fellow senior Chase Akana followed with a 74-yard TD reception to quickly extend Roosevelt’s lead to 14-0.
A 26-yard TD connection from senior quarterback Sky Ogata to senior receiver Devin Naihe preceded a 25-yard pass to senior Kirk Calinao to give the Rough Riders a 27-0 lead before the end of the first quarter. Sophomore linebacker Kyson Aponte-Stone scored the final TD of the first half on a 51-yard pick-6.
Kekahuna scored his second touchdown on an 81-yard kickoff return and junior receiver Wesley James’ 2-yard TD catch closed the third quarter with Roosevelt ahead 47-0. Junior defensive lineman Skyler Thrasher finished the game with a 9-yard fumble return for a score.
>> Pearl City (2-2, 2-1) 0 0 0 0 — 0
>> Roosevelt (3-0, 3-0) 27 6 14 7 — 54
Roosevelt — Shepard Kekahuna 14 interception (Isaac Segawa kick)
Roosevelt — Chase Akana 74 pass from Sky Ogata (Segawa kick)
Roosevelt — Devin Naihe 26 pass from Ogata (Segawa kick)
Roosevelt — Kirk Calinao 25 pass from Ogata (PAT failed)
Roosevelt — Kyson Aponte-Stone 51 interception return (PAT failed)
Roosevelt — Kekahuna 81 kickoff return (Segawa kick)
Roosevelt — Wesley James 2 pass from Ogata (Paul Ho kick)
Roosevelt — Skyler Thrasher 9 fumble return (Ho kick)
RUSHING — Pearl City: Victor Atkins 5-32, Stanton Hong 1-10, Alii Gaspar 11-2, Kainua Maddox 1-1, Rastin Tobosa 1-(minus 12), Makana Canyon 9-(minus 46). Roosevelt: Ogata 6-40, Myka Kukahiwa 4-33, TEAM 1-(minus 25).
PASSING — Pearl City: Canyon 4-12-2-19. Roosevelt: Ogata 12-21-1-182, Akana 3-4-0-27.
RECEIVING — Pearl City: Kainuma Maddox 1-16, Alii Gaspar 1-7, Juan Vargas 1-2, Preston Hong 1-(minus 6). Roosevelt: Akana 2-81, Naihe 2-30, Brandon Teixeira 2-24, Calinao 1-25, Izen Antolin-Kalewahea 2-18, Scott Chung 2-17, James 2-6, Kukahiwa 1-6, Sole Laloulu 1-2.
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Noelle Kakimoto, Special to the Star-Advertiser
Waipahu 43, Radford 14
With rain looming over Waipahu’s Masa Yonamine Athletic Complex, the Marauders geared up to play the Radford Rams with key rusher Alfred Failauga sidelined. Even without their premier running back, the Marauders proved that they could score early and often on a struggling Rams team.
Waipahu (2-3, 2-1 OIA Division I) second-string running back Austin Pola proved his worth in the opening drive, accounting for more than 60 yards and punching it in on a 7-yard touchdown.
Radford (0-4, 0-3) answered three drives later with a 5-yard touchdown from quarterback Jiovanni Tafisi, who only completed two passes in the first quarter.
It was all downhill for the Rams in the second quarter, as another quick rushing touchdown by Pola, who finished with 218 rushing yards, shifted momentum. Waipahu then tallied a safety off a botched Radford punt snap and a touchdown off a 4-yard jet sweep by wide receiver Jeff Badua.
Cody Marquez tossed a 9-yard touchdown to Jovan Gooman to put the Marauders up 30-7 going into the locker room.
>> Waipahu (2-3, 2-1) 7 23 0 13 — 43
>> Radford (0-4, 0-3) 7 0 0 7 — 14
Waipahu — Austin Pola 7 run (Brycen Amorozo kick)
Radford — Jiovanni Tafisi 5 run (Kendall Saxon kick)
Waipahu — Pola 2 run (Amorozo kick)
Waipahu — Safety, ball batted out of end zone
Waipahu — Jeff Badua 4 run (Amorozo kick)
Waipahu — Jovan Gooman 9 pass from Cody Marquez (Amorozo kick)
Radford — NA 17 pass from Maka Sakimi (Saxon kick)
Waipahu — Solofu Setu 51 pass from Marquez (Amorozo kick)
Waipahu — Pola 61 run (kick failed)
RUSHING — Waipahu: Pola 23-218, Marquez 5-25, Badua 1-4, No. 5 1-(minus 7). Radford: Danneh Alpha 10-71, Jiovanni Tafisi 9-17, No. 21 7-23, Jonah Ongory 0-0, Kalob Victorino-Avilla 3-0, Marcus Howard 3-(minus 4), Saxton 5-(minus 14).
PASSING — Waipahu: Marques 13-24-0-241. Radford: Tafisi 8-18-0-94, Kalob Victorino-Avilla 2-8-1-13, Marcus Howard 1-2-0-15, Maka Sakami 1-1-0-17.
RECEIVING — Waipahu: Solofa Setu 3-65, Jovan Gooman 3-56, Logan Lauti 3-74, Branden Tsuchiyama 3-37, Pola 1-9. Radford: Damon Nelson 3-58, Anaiah Taimatuia-Puni 3-32, Saxton 2-15, NA 2-19, No.20 1-18, Branden Kent 1-(minus 3).
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Liam Monahan, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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