Quarterback Kyler Dicion hit Kai Hoekstra for three scores and Storm Quilinderino rushed for 145 yards and two scores as the Bulldogs rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat the Mustangs.
Waialua built an 18-0 lead behind Dicion’s 48-yard TD pass to Hoekstra and 1-yard run. But Jordan Neufeldt scored three times in the second quarter to help Kalaheo to a 24-18 halftime lead.
Hoekstra added a 38-yard TD catch at the beginning of the third quarter and followed with his third TD of the night on an 8-yard catch. Kainoa Ferguson notched a field goal of 36 yards, but the Bulldogs’ Quilinderino ran 72 yards for a score and a 39-27 Waialua lead.
Waialua junior defensive back Dylan Yadao returned an interception 62 yards for a score to help extend the lead. Neufeldt finished the game with a 9-yard scoring run, his fourth TD of the night. He finished with 24 carries and 85 yards rushing.
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Waialua 49, Kalaheo 36
At Waialua Stadium
>> Kalaheo (0-6, 0-5) 0 24 6 6 — 36
>> Waialua (3-3, 2-2) 18 0 14 17 — 49
Waialua — Kai Hoekstra 48 pass from Kyler Dicion (pass failed)
Waialua — Storm Quilinderino 12 run (pass failed)
Waialua — Dicion 1 run (run failed)
Kalaheo — Jordan Neufeldt 5 run (Jack Lemonds kick)
Kalaheo — Neufeldt 1 run (Lemonds kick)
Kalaheo — Neufeldt 1 run (Lemonds kick)
Kalaheo — FG Kainoa Ferguson 26
Waialua — Hoekstra 38 pass from Dicion (Kayde Mahuka kick)
Waialua — Hoekstra 8 pass from Dicion (Mahuka kick)
Kalaheo — FG Ferguson 36
Waialua — Quilinderino 72 run (Mahuka kick)
Kalaheo — FG Ferguson 31
Waialua — Dylan Yadao 62 interception (Mahuka kick)
Waialua — FG Mahuka 38
Kalaheo — Neufeldt 9 run
RUSHING — Kalaheo: Neufeldt 24-85, Jackson Aber 4-16, Isaiah Akiu 4-7. Waialua: Quilinderino 13-145, Dicion 2-10, Jonah Baker 2-9.
PASSING — Kalaheo: Akiu 14-31-4-135, Neufeldt 1-3-0-11. Waialua: Dicion 6-25-2-176.
RECEIVING — Kalaheo: Justin Taylor 4-54, Jonah Lene 4-46, Izaiah Abordo 5-30, Riis Webber 1-15, Matthew Darnell Jr. 1-1. Waialua: Hoekstra 4-104, Justyce Lacar 2-72.