Punahou’s Vincent Terrell exited Aloha Stadium and headed toward the team bus after a resounding 42-0 win over Waianae. After a career day of four rushing touchdowns and 179 yards, he was approached in the tunnel by former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch.
“Good (stuff),” the five-time Pro Bowler told the Buffanblu senior.
Terrell, understandably, was flattered.
“He had a camp at our school and he was working with the running backs and I was working with him. I didn’t even know he was going to be here. That’s just great,” Terrell said.
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Lynch was seen entering the field with Mililani coach Rod York. The 33-year-old retiree spoke to the Trojans before their game against Kamehameha. After Punahou’s game, Terrell said he hoped he showed the man known as “Beast Mode” that the moniker carries on.
The Buffanblu had no trouble carving up the Seariders’ defense from the start. Terrell’s first two touches were both rushing touchdowns in the first quarter to give the Buffanblu a 14-0 lead.
After a Quinn Maretzki field goal early in the second quarter, Terrell added his third touchdown of the day on a 45-yard rush, zooming past a Waianae defense that appeared to be drained from the heat of the 2:13 p.m. kickoff.
“Vincent played well. When he can run and make big plays, we’re a very dangerous team, so it’s big for him to be able to run loose,” Punahou coach Kale Ane said. “The offensive line had a great game. We’re very pleased when Vince has a great game like that.”
Punahou (6-0) lost senior quarterback Hugh Brady to a torn ACL in its second game of the season, a 31-0 victory over Farrington. Since then, freshman John-Keawe Sagapolutele has taken the reins behind center. He completed his first six passes and was an efficient 10-for-15 with 179 yards at the half, which included an 81-yard touchdown toss to Christopher Paige placed perfectly in stride with 1:43 left in the second quarter.
A torrential downpour that started right as the teams took the field for the second half made for a messy final two quarters. The Seariders fumbled the ball three times in the second half, while Sagapolutele was unable to complete all five of his passes in the third quarter to finish 10-for-20.
“I think we did pretty good. We were executing pretty well until it started raining. Things got a little shaky,” Sagapolutele said. “Especially when the ball got wet.”
Ane also credited his special teams for the victory, a unit led by Maretzki, who earned his first college offer from Army earlier this week. The senior was a perfect 4-for-4 on extra points and 2-for-2 on field goals. In the third quarter, he also pinned Waianae just outside of its goal line.
The Buffanblu took care of business on their end to set up next Friday’s battle against Saint Louis in a battle of unbeaten ILH teams. In the most recent edition of the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 released on Sept. 8, the Crusaders were ranked No. 7 nationally.
“A great team. They’re not eighth in Hawaii, they’re eighth in the country or seventh and very deserving,” Ane said. “Strong offense, strong on defense and special teams. It’s gonna be a great challenge for us.”
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No. 3 Punahou 42, Waianae 0
At Aloha Stadium
>> Waianae (1-3, 0-3) 0 0 0 0 — 0
>> Punahou (6-0, 4-0) 14 18 3 7 — 42
Punahou — Vincent Terrell 15 rush (Quinn Maretzki kick)
Punahou — Terrell 25 rush (Maretzki kick)
Punahou — FG Maretzki 26
Punahou — Terrell 45 rush (Koa Eldredge rush)
Punahou — Christopher Paige 81 pass from John-Keawe Sagapolutele (Maretzki kick)
Punahou — FG Maretzki 30
Punahou — Terrell 85 rush (Jordan Kapisi kick)
RUSHING — Waianae: Kolu Quisquirin-Sabagala 21-77, Malik Brown 1-43, Shaydon Lopes 1-6, Kealii McLeod 1-3, Saege Ayala 1-(minus-6), Sheldon McLeod 7-(minus-15), TEAM 3-(minus-54). Punahou: Terrell 12-179, Theodore Chun 1-4, Sagapolutele 1-0.
PASSING — Waianae: McLeod 4-15-0-21, Ayala 1-1-0-36. Punahou: Sagapolutele 10-20-0-179, Eldredge 1-1-0-32, Ian Eveleth 1-2-1-7.
RECEIVING — Waianae: Josiah Schlitkus-Pagurian 1-36, Quisquirin-Sabagala 1-11, Nainoa Machado 1-6, Kaai Tambaoan-Kaeo 1-3, Ayala 1-1. Punahou: Paige 5-144, Eldredge 3-35, Rayden Kiaaina-Caires 3-32, Payton Macapulay 1-7.
